Darul Uloom Deoband
Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Darul Uloom Deoband (main). For Darul Uloom Deoband (Waqf), see Darul Uloom Waqf.
The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Uttar Pradesh-based Darul Uloom is one of the most important Islamic seminaries in India and the largest in the world. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others in 1866. Mahmud Deobandi was the first teacher and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was the first student.
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دارالعلوم دیوبند | |
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Other name | Darul Uloom |
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Type | Islamic university |
Established | 31 May 1866 (158 years ago) (1866-05-31) |
Founders | Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid, Fazlur Rahman Usmani and others. |
Rector | Abul Qasim Nomani |
Students | c. 5000 |
Location | , India |
Campus | Urban, 70 acres (28 ha) |
Website | www |
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On 14 October 2020, the executive council of the seminary appointed Arshad Madani as the principal (sadr-mudarris) and Abul Qasim Nomani as the senior hadith professor (shaykh al-hadith).[1]