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Deobandi movement

The Deobandi movement or Deobandism is a Sunni Islamic revivalist movement that traces its origins to the founding of the Darul Uloom madrasa in Deoband, British India in the late 19th century. The Deobandi movement's Indian clerical wing, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, was founded in 1919 and played a major role in the Indian independence movement through its…

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Headquarters
Darul Uloom Deoband
Classification
Islam
Founder
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi · Muhammad Yaqub Nanawtawi · Rafiuddin Deobandi · Sayyid Muhammad Abid · Zulfiqar Ali Deobandi
Missionary organization
Tablighi Jamaat
Orientation
Sunni, Sufi
Origin
31 May 1866; 160 years ago (1866-05-31) Deoband, North-Western Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)

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related to Contemporary Deobandis · 88
Deobandi movement → Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, Abdul Halim Bukhari, Abdur Rahman, Adam Al-Kawthari, Afghanistan, Al Jamia Al Islamia, Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia, Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum, Allama Nurul Islam Olipuri, Amir, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish, Bangladesh Mujahid Committee, Bangladesh Quran Education Board, Bangladeshi Islamic Scholar, Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, Befaqul Madarisil Arabia BangladeshMamunul, Central Member, Chancellor
related to Deobandi jihadism · 46
Deobandi movement → Afghan, Afghan Jihad, Afghan Mujahideen, Afghan War, Afghanistan, After, Amir, Battle, British, Chief, Commander-in-chief, Darul Uloom Deoband, Darul Uloom Haqqania, Deobandi, Deobandis, Following, He, However, Imdadullah Muhajir Makki, In
related to Pakistan · 32
Deobandi movement → Abdullah Shah Ghazi's, According, Ahl-i Hadith, Balochistan, Barelvi, Barelvis, Data Darbar, Deoband, Deobandi, Deobandi-affiliated, Deobandis, Having, Heritage Online, Iranian, Karachi, Khal Magasi, Lahore, Let, Madrasah, Muslims
related to South Africa · 30
Deobandi movement → Among, Asad Madni, Deobandi, Deobandi-style, East Africa, Graduates, India, Indian Gujarati, Islamic, Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, Madrasas, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, Many, Masihullah Khan, Muslim Judicial Council, Similarly, Some, South, South Africa, South African
related to Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) · 25
Deobandi movement → Ahl-i-Hadith, Almost, Daqa'iq, Deobandi, Deobandis, Ghair Muqallid, Hadith, Hanafi, Hanafi Law, Hidayah, Idah, In, Kanz, Marghinani, Mukhtasar, Nur, Quduri, Quran, Sharh, Students
related to Beliefs · 23
Deobandi movement → Abd, Afghanistan, Ahl, Aqidah, Deobandi, Islamic, Jama'ah, Medina, Mughal India, Muhammad, Muhammad Iqbal, Scholars, Shah Abdul Aziz, Shah Ismail Dehlvi, Shah Muhammad Ishaq, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Sufi, Sunnah, Sunni, Tayifa
related to Iran · 19
Deobandi movement → After, Baloch, Baluchestan, Baluchestan's Iran, Deoband, Deobandi, India's Hanafi, Iran, Iran's, Iranian, Its, Persian-speaking, Sistan, Students, The Deobandis, The Naqshbandi, These, This, Today
related to Sufism · 14
Deobandi movement → Al-Muhannad, Deobandi, Deobandis, Inspired, Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, Mawlid, Mufannad, Muhammad, Muharram, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi's, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi's Sufi, Sufi, The, They
related to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam · 10
Deobandi movement → Deobandi, Indian National Congress, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, JUI, Muslim League's, Pakistan, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, The, The JUI
related to Tablighi Jamaat · 9
Deobandi movement → Although, Deobandi, Deobandi Muslims, Hindu, It, Its, South Asian Muslim, Tablighi Jamaat, UK

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deobandi movement islamic pakistan deobandis india muhammad darul deoband uloom bangladesh ahmad south scholars sufi jamiat british shah hadith scholar

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Deobandi movementClassificationIslam1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderRashid Ahmad Gangohi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderMuhammad Yaqub Nanawtawi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderRafiuddin Deobandi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderSayyid Muhammad Abid1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderZulfiqar Ali Deobandi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderFazlur Rahman Usmani1.00infobox
Deobandi movementFounderMuhammad Qasim Nanawtawi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementHeadquartersDarul Uloom Deoband1.00infobox
Deobandi movementMissionary organizationTablighi Jamaat1.00infobox
Deobandi movementOrientationSunni, Sufi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementOrigin31 May 1866; 160 years ago (1866-05-31) Deoband, North-Western Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)1.00infobox
Deobandi movementPublicationsAl-Muhannad ala al-Mufannad1.00infobox
Deobandi movementRegionPrimarily South Asia1.00infobox
Deobandi movementTheologyMaturidi1.00infobox
Deobandi movementTypeIslamic revivalist movement1.00infobox

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