Mazahir Uloom
Jamia Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur (Urdu: جامعہ مظاہر علوم، سہارنپور) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is known to be the second largest Islamic seminary in India after Darul Uloom Deoband.
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| Type | Islamic university |
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| Established | 9 November 1866 |
| Founders | Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri, Muhammad Sa'adat Ali, Mazhar Nanotawi |
| Chancellor | Muhammad Aaqil Saharanpuri |
| Location | Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nickname | Mazahir |
| Website | jamiamazahiruloom |
History
Mazahir Uloom was established six months after the foundation of Darul Uloom Deoband by Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri, Mazhar Ali Nanotawi and Sa’adat Ali Faqih on 9 November 1866.[1]
It was initially patronized by Rashid Ahmad Gangohi and it touched the peak of fame and name during the time of Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri.[1]
The position of Ameen-e-Aam (General Secretary) was setup in 1988 in the madrasa and Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi became its first General Secretary and remained on this position until 1993.[2]
Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi [3] and Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri have been the known Hadith Professors of Mazahir.
Notable alumni
- Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri
- Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi
- Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (Second Ameer of Tablighi Jamaat).
- Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi (the author of Seeratul Mustafa).
- Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband.
- Muhammad Yunus Jawnpuri, former Shaykh al-Hadith of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur.
- Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri
- Zafar Ahmad Thanwi [4]
- Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
- Maulana Iftikhar ul Hassan
- Yusuf Motala
See also
- List of educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh
References
- Syed Mehboob Rizwi. History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 1) (First Print, 1980 ed.). Idara-E-Ehtemam, Dar al-Ulum Deoband. p. 356.
- Rafiuddin Haneef Qasmi (September 2019). "Mawlana Muhammad Talha: Life and Services". Monthly Darul Uloom. Darul Uloom Deoband. 193 (9). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Madrasa Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur 1866-2011". Deoband.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Shaykh Zafar Ahmad Uthmani". 18 January 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2020.