Mahmud Deobandi

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Mahmud Deobandi
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Died1886
Resting placeDeoband
Religion Islam
Denomination Sunni Islam
Jurisprudence Hanafi
Known forbeing first teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband
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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]

Biography

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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