Mu’arrikh-e-Millat, Sayyid-ul-Millat, Mawlāna Muhammad Miyan Deobandi | |
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| 5th General Secretary ofJamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
| In office 1962 – August 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi |
| Succeeded by | Asad Madni |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muzaffar Miyan (1903-10-04)4 October 1903 |
| Died | 24 October 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 72) Delhi, India |
| Region | India |
| Main interest(s) | History,Urdu literature,Hadith,Politics |
| Notable work(s) | Idarat al-Mabahith al-Fiqhiya,Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Kya Hai?,Ulama-e-Hind Ka Shaandar Maazi,Ulama-e-Haqq Aur Unke Mujahidana Karname,Aseeraan-e-Malta |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Relatives | Syed Mahmood Mian (grandson) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Senior posting | |
| Disciple of | Hussain Ahmad Madani |
Influenced | |
Muhammad Miyan Deobandi (4 October 1903 – 24 October 1975) was an IndianSunni Islamic scholar, academic, historian,freedom struggle activist, who served as the fifth general secretary of theJamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He wrote books such asAseeraan-e-Malta,Ulama-e-Hind Ka Shaandar Maazi andUlama-e-Haqq Aur Unke Mujahidana Karname.
Muhammad Miyan Deobandi was born Muzaffar Miyan on 4 October 1903 inDeoband.[1] He began his studies at home and read theQur'an from his maternal grandmother. He studied some books of Persian and Urdu with Khalīl Aḥmad inMuzaffarnagar. In 1916, Miyan Deobandi entered the Persian class of theDarul Uloom Deoband and graduated in the traditionaldars-e-nizami in 1925.[2][3] His teachers includeAnwar Shah Kashmiri,Asghar Hussain Deobandi,Izaz Ali Amrohi andShabbir Ahmad Usmani. He was a disciple ofHussain Ahmad Madani.[2]
Muhammad Miyan started taught at the Madrasa Hanfiyah inArrah, Bihar for two years from 1926 to 1928.[2] He later taught at theMadrasa Shahi inMoradabad for a span of sixteen years, starting from March 1928. During these sixteen years, Muhammad Miyan served as a Mufti, rector and as a teacher.[2] After 1947, he shifted toDelhi permanently, and was appointed as the member of the executive council of Madrasa Shahi. In 1380AH, he was appointed as the honorary rector of the Shahi, and later in 1395 AH made the rector.[2]
In 1930, Muhammad Miyan was appointed as the secretary of the Moradabad unit of theJamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH). Later, he served as the secretary of the Agra and Awadh units of the JUH. He also served as the secretary of preaching department of JUH Agra. On 7 May 1945, he was appointed as the secretary of the JUH, and as the general secretary after the death ofHifzur Rahman Seoharwi; a post he served for a year only, resigning a year later. He was then appointed as a member of the JUH's general body, secretary of Jamiat Trust, and the manager of Idāra Mabahith-e-Fiqhiyyah in Delhi.[2] He was appointed as the senior Hadīth professor and senior Mufti of theMadrasa Aminia, where he served until his death in 1975.[4]
Muhammad Miyan died inDelhi on 24 October 1975, aged 72.[4] He is referred as Mu'arrikh-e-Millat for his historical works. His followers refer him as Sayyid-ul-Millat.[3] His students includeMufti Mahmud,Athar Mubarakpuri andAsir Adrawi.[5][6]
Muhammad Miyan Deobandi's works include:
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