Sayyid Muhammad Abid (also known as Hāji Abid Hussain) (1834–1912) was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded

Darul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...

. He was the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for three times.

Early life and education

Abid Hussain was born in 1834 in

Deoband Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km (93 miles) from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institutions of India is located ther ...

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, in a family having descendancy to

Hussain Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or ...

thorough

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. Aged 7, he studied

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and

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. He went to

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for higher education. In the meantime, he had to return to Deoband because of his father's health issues. However, his father died a few days later which made him to discontinue his studies. He was authorized in

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and Karim Bakhsh Rampuri.

Career

Abid Hussain was one of the founding figures of

. At first, he differed from the rest of the founding members about the separation of "madrasa" from the Jama Masjid, and opined that the "madrasa" should remain intact in the Jama Masjid. He changed his opinion later and was the second person who laid the foundation of new building of Darul Uloom Deoband, after the first stone was laid by Miyanji Munne Shah.The sale-deed of the land where the new building of Deoband seminary was constructed is named in his favor. He served the Deoband seminary as vice chancellor for three times. First, from its inception in 1866 to 1867. The second time from 1869 to 1871 and the third time from 1890 to 1892. He was also a member of the first governing body of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Death and legacy

Abid Hussain died in 1912 in Deoband. His disciples include Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani.

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* {{Darul Uloom Deoband Deobandis 1834 births 1912 deaths Founders of Darul Uloom Deoband Muhtamims of Darul Uloom Deoband People from Deoband Hanafis Members of the Majlis-e-Shura of Darul Uloom Deoband