Mazahir Uloom is an Islamic seminary in Saharanpur, India. The following is a list of notable alumni of the seminary. For Mazahir Uloom Jadeed alumni, please see that article.
Name | Introduction | Ref |
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Abdul Ghani Azhari (1922–2023) | He established the Dar al-‘Ulum Nizamiyya Madinatul Islam in Badshahibagh in Saharanpur. | [1] |
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh | Bangladeshi Islamic scholar | [2] |
Abdul Hafeez Makki | He taught hadith at the Madrasah as-Sawlatiyah | [3] |
Abrarul Haq Haqqi | Indian Sufi scholar and mentor | [4] |
Muhammad Ali Mungeri | The co-founder of Nadwatul Ulama | [5] |
Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi | Former vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband | [6] |
Habibur Rahman Khairabadi | The Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband | [7] |
Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi | Pakistani scholar and author of Seeratul Mustafa | [8] |
Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri | Author of the Deobandi creed book Al-Muhannad ala al-Mufannad | [9] |
Mahmood Hasan Gangohi | Former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband | [10] |
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri | Former principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. | [11] |
Salman Mazahiri | Former Vice-chancellor of Mazahir Uloom. | [12] |
Sanaullah Amritsari | Co-founder of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | [13] |
Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri | Founding principal of Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Obaidia Nanupur | [14] |
Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri | Indian hadith scholar. | [15] |
Yusuf Motala | Founder of the Darul Uloom Bury | [16] |
Shah Abd al-Wahhab | He was the chief disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi in Bengal and the 2nd Rector of Darul Uloom Hathazari. | [17] |
Zafar Ahmad Usmani | Pakistani jurist and a founding figure of Pakistan. | [18] |
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