Mahmood Hasan Gangohi

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Mahmood Hasan Gangohi
TitleMufti-e-Azam, Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
Personal
Born1907
Gangoh, Saharanpur, India
Died2 September 1996
Resting placeElsburg, Germiston, South Africa
ReligionIslam
EthnicityIndian
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMaulana Hussain Ahmad Madani, Maulana Muhammad Zakariyyah Kandhlawi
Influenced

Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996) was an Indian Mufti and Islamic scholar and former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was the most senior disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi.[2][3]

Among his notable disciples are Abul Qasim Nomani, Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi and Ebrahim Desai.

Early life and career[]

He was born in Gangoh (India) in July 1907 and studied in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur and Darul Uloom Deoband. Later he taught in Saharanpur and in Deoband along with the service of issuing Fatwas (Islamic Verdicts).[4] His Fatwa collection entitled 'Fataawa Mahmoodiyah' comprises 32 volumes and is copious reference book on Hanafi Fiqh Verdicts.

Gangohi was an authorized disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.[2]

Gangohi remained Principal of Jami ul Uloom in Kanpur for about 14 years, and served as Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband during the last phase of his life.[4]

Literary works[]

  • The Urdu translation Seerat-e-Sayyidu-l-Bashar of Al-Tabari
  • Faharisi-l-Haawee li-Haashiyatu-t-Tahtawee
  • Manaazilu-l-'Ilm (The Stages of Acquiring Knowledge)
  • Malfoozaat-e-Faqeehu-l-Ummah (2 volumes) (The Statements & Anecdotes of the Jurist of the Ummah)
  • Khutabaat/Mawaa'iz-e-Faqeehu-l-Ummah (5 volumes) (The Discourses of the Jurist of the Ummah) (only 2 out of the 5 volumes has been translated as of 2018)
  • Fataawaa-e-Mahmoodiyah (32 volumes)
  • Boundaries of Differences [5]

Disciples[]

His disciples included Abul Qasim Nomani, Ebrahim Desai and Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi.[2]

Death[]

He died in South Africa where he was touring on 2 September 1996, At the invitation of Maulana Ibrahim Pandor and was buried in Elsburg about 4 km away from Hazeldene.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Other Great Ulama of Deoband (Hazrat e Mashaikh)". dud.edu.in. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood HasanGangohi - His Life And Works. Talimi Board. p. 67. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ ULLAH, MOHAMMED (2018). The Contribution of Deoband School to Hanafi Fiqh A Study of Its Response to Modern Issues and Challenges (Phd thesis). Centre for Federal Studies, . pp. 124–127.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Syed Mehboob Rizwi. History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 2) (PDF). Translated by Prof. Murtaz Husain F. Quraishi (1981 ed.). Idara-e-Ehtemam, Dar al-Ulum Deoband. p. 194. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ Boundaries of Differences. Idara Impex, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. p. 184. ISBN 81-7101--683-9.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri 		11th Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband
23 September 1965 - 1970 		Succeeded by
Nizamuddin Azmi
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