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Deobandis represent a group of scholars affiliated with the reformistDeobandi movement, which originated in the town ofDarul Uloom Deoband innorthern India. Founded in 1866, this movement sought to safeguard Islamic teachings amidst non-Muslim governance and societal changes.[1] Emphasizing strict adherence toIslamic law and traditional scholarship, particularly in areas likehadith andfiqh, Deobandīs have established aglobal network of schools, primarily concentrated in South Asia. Their influential roles encompass teaching,imamship, mosque guardianship, preaching, writing, engaging in debates, and publishing religious literature, withMuhammad Qasim Nanotvi,Rashid Ahmad Gangohi andAshraf Ali Thanvi being their most celebrated scholars.[2]