Mullah Mahmud Deobandi | |
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Personal | |
Died | 1886 |
Resting place | Deoband |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Known for | being first teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband |
Muslim leader | |
Mahmud Deobandi (also known as Mulla Mahmud) (died 1886) was a Muslim scholar who became the first teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband. [1] His most notable student is Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. [2]
Mahmud was a fellow of Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, the founder of Darul Uloom Deoband. He studied ahadith with Shah Abdul Ghani. [3] In 1866, when Darul Uloom Deoband was established, he was appointed as a teacher. [4] He taught in Darul Uloom Deoband for twenty years until he died in 1886. [5] He is buried in Deoband. [3]
His students include Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Ashraf Ali Thanwi [6] [5] and Azizur Rahman Usmani. [7]
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