Rafiuddin Deobandi (1836 – 1890) was an

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Muslim scholar who served as the Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Biography

Deobandi was born in 1836. He was a disciple of Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi. He served the Deoband seminary as the Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband twice; first time from 1867 to 1868, and the second time from 1871 to 1888. Rafiuddin died in 1890 in

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and was buried in Jannat al-Baqīʿ.

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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 ...

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Deoband Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institution of India is located there. Etymo ...

, edition=1981 1836 births 1890 deaths Hanafis Deobandis Academic staff of Darul Uloom Deoband Vice-Chancellors of Darul Uloom Deoband Burials at Jannat al-Baqī Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam 19th-century Indian Muslims People from Deoband