Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
Indian Islamic scholar (1826–1905) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rashīd Aḥmad ibn Hidāyat Aḥmad Ayyūbī Anṣārī Gangohī (1826 – 11 August 1905) (Urdu: مولانا رشید احمد گنگوہی) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar, a leading figure of the Deobandi jurist and scholar of hadith, author of Fatawa-e-Rashidiya.[2] His lineage reaches back to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.[4][5]
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Born | 1826[1][2] |
Died | 11 August 1905 (aged 78)[1][2] |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh |
Notable idea(s) | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1857 |
Battles/wars | Indian War of Independence |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Haji Imdadullah |
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Along with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi he was a pupil of Mamluk Ali Nanautawi. Both studied the books of hadith under Shah Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi and later became Sufi disciples of Haji Imdadullah.[6] His lectures on Sahih al-Bukhari and Jami` at-Tirmidhi were recorded by his student Muhammad Yahya Kandhlawi, later edited, arranged, and commented on by Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, and published as Lami al-Darari ala Jami al-Bukhari and Al-Kawakib al-Durri sharh Jami al-Tirmidhi.[7]