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The Tradition of the Scholars of Deoband

Translation of Maslak Ulama-i-Deoband

$6.95

The Tradition of the Scholars of Deoband

Translation of Maslak Ulama-i-Deoband

Global geopolitics over the last twenty years is such that Deoband and the scholars affiliated to it have prominently appeared in the public conscious. What and who the scholars of Deoband are, what they believe in and what their positions on issues are seem complex, confusing journalists, academics and even common Muslims.

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$6.95

Global geopolitics over the last twenty years is such that Deoband and the scholars affiliated to it have prominently appeared in the public conscious. What and who the scholars of Deoband are, what they believe in and what their positions on issues are seem complex, confusing journalists, academics and even common Muslims. With lots of people fudging in dark rooms trying to understand Deoband, it is as Barbara Metcalf mentions that “the need to understand Deoband and other Islamic movements in their own terms…continues to be of great urgency in the plural, global world of today.” This translation of Qari Muhammad Tayyab’s book on this subject, Maslak Ulama-i-Deoband, is an attempt to meet this need.

The Author

There is a popular Arabic proverb that “the owner of the house knows what is in it”, and this quite rightly applies to the author of this book Qārī Muḥammad Ṭayyib (d.1983), whose unique and privileged position enabled him to elucidate the way of Deoband. He was not just the grandson of Mawlānā Muḥammad Qāsim Nānautawī (d.1880), the founder of Dar al-‘Ulum Deoband, but was also Deoband’s chancellor (muhtamim) for more than half a century. Often referred to as Ḥakīm al-Islām (or the Physician of Islam), Qārī Muḥammad Ṭayyib graduated from Deoband in 1918. He studied under the luminaries of the age and traversed the path of taṣawwuf under Ḥakīm al-Ummah Mawlānā Ashraf Alī Thānawī (d.1943). He died in Deoband at the age of 85 and was buried close to his illustrious grandfather.

 

The Translator

Mawlānā Ismaeel Nakhuda graduated from Darul Uloom Bury, UK, in 2001. He thereafter completed a BA in Journalism and Linguistics and an MA in Magazine Journalism, and has worked in journalism and communications ever since. He has previously worked as a Sub-Editor at the Arab News in Saudi Arabia and as a Communications Consultant at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Mawlānā Ismaeel currently works in PR and communications and has a keen interest in Islamic history, Sufism and the lives of the early scholars of Deoband.

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Sarah Virani
Enlightening

This book is a gem. Having read it I feel more confident in my understanding of who the scholars of Deoband are and their role in protecting the faith of millions of Muslims. It is an honour to be part of a generation that was protected by Islam as a result of their sacrifices. The tradition of scholars of Deoband highlights the importance of understanding the Quran, Sunnah and Islamic sciences under the great elders and shaykhs so as to also gain spiritual purification and nurturing of our souls. May Allah allow us to have the correct etiquette when studying under our scholars so we may attain the maximum benefit and gain a better understanding of right and wrong to bring ourselves closer to Allah.

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Ismail
Brilliant MashAllah

Alhamdulillah, this is a very good book to gain a better understanding of our Akaabir. It definitely goes a long way in helping to strengthen the bond with them and value what they did for our deen. MashAllah it is well translated by Maulana Ismail

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