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Darul Uloom Deoband
The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim ...
Madarsa Islami MeerutMazahir Uloom Saharanpur
Mazahir Uloom ( ur, ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influen ...
Panjab University Allahabad University
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Maulana Tanveer-ul-Haq Thanvi
Maulana Tanveer-ul-Haq Thanvi son of Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi ( ur, ) is an Current Imam of Thanvi Masjid, CEO of Jamia Ehtishamia Madarsa after his Father death in 1980 and Pakistani politician who has been a member of Senate of Pakistan, sin ...
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Hussain Ahmad Madani Shabbir Ahmad UsmaniIzaz Ali Amrohi
Izaz Ali Amrohi ( ur, ; November 1882 – 1955) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the second and ninth Grand Mufti of the Darul Uloom Deoband. His book ''Nafahtul Arab'' is taught in madrassas including the Darul Uloom Deoband.
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Asghar Hussain Deobandi
Asghar Hussain Deobandi (also known as Mian Sayyid Asghar Hussain) (16 October 1877 — 8 January 1945) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who co-founded Madrasatul Islah.
Born on 16 October 1877 in a Deoband-based family, claiming descent to ...
Muhammad Ibrahim Bilawi
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Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi (born; 15 May 1915 – 11 April 1980) ( ur, ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, researcher, Islamic jurist and khatib.
Early life and education
Thanvi was born in 1915 to Zahoor ul Haq in
Thana Bhawan,
India. After memorization of the Quran at the age of 12, he studied Persian books from Madrasa Arabia Meerut and Arabic education from
Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur
Mazahir Uloom ( ur, ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influen ...
. He then entered to
Darul Uloom Deoband
The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim ...
in 1930 and graduated in 1937. In 1937, he passed the examinations of Aalim Fazil from
Allahabad University and
Punjab University Punjab University may refer to:
India
* Punjab Agricultural University, a state agricultural university in Ludhiana, Punjab
* I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, a State university in Jalandhar, Punjab
* Panjab University, a public collegia ...
. He had a spiritual and kinship relationship with
Ashraf Ali Thanwi. His teachers include
Hussain Ahmad Madani,
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani,
Izaz Ali Amrohi,
Asghar Hussain Deobandi
Asghar Hussain Deobandi (also known as Mian Sayyid Asghar Hussain) (16 October 1877 — 8 January 1945) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who co-founded Madrasatul Islah.
Born on 16 October 1877 in a Deoband-based family, claiming descent to ...
, Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi.
Career
In 1939 Ehtesham-ul-Haq started his preaching activities in New Delhi. From that time onwards, he also met eminent political personalities including
Liaquat Ali Khan,
Khawaja Nazimuddin and
Abdur Rab Nishtar. He continued to preach in Ashraf Ali Thanvi's ''Majlis Dawa-ul-Haq'' from 1930 to August 1947.
Meanwhile, he received a message from
Liaquat Ali Khan to participate in the 1945 elections, on the advice of his leadership, he never participated in elections or accepted participation in any political party. From 1940 to 1947, he spent his time only in preaching. On 9 August 1947, during the partition, Thanvi came to Karachi and later to the
Jacob Lines where the Jamia Masjid Thanvi (named after him) is located today, which was then a small mosque. Ehtesham-ul-Haq along with
Liaquat Ali Khan played an important role in the resettlement of the refugees from India.
Death
He died on 11 April 1980, of a heart attack, the body was brought from Delhi to Karachi on a special flight and led to rest next to Jamia Masjid Thanwi Karachi.
References
People from Muzaffarnagar district
Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
Mazahir Uloom alumni
Panjab University alumni
University of Allahabad alumni
Deobandis
Pakistani Islamic religious leaders
Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
People from Karachi
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1915 births
1980 deaths