Sharif Hasan Deobandi (9 August 1920 – 2 June 1977) was an Indian Islamic scholar and Muhaddith. He served as Sheikh al-Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband from 1972 to 1977. He also worked as a professor of Hadith and Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin in Dabhel for almost ten years.
Early life and education
Sharif Hasan Deobandi was born in Deoband on August 9, 1920.[1] He memorized the Quran at Deoband before spending three years at Madrasa Islamia in Behat, where he studied Arabic and Persian under Abdur Rahim Muzaffarnagari, a student of Anwar Shah Kashmiri as well.[2] Following that, he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband and graduated in 1939 AD (1358 AH).[3][4]
Following graduation, Deobandi was appointed as principal at Madrasa Imdadul Uloom, Khanqah-e-Imdadia, Thana Bhawan, in 1941 AD (1361 AH), where he received guidance from Ashraf Ali Thanwi in the fields of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence as well. In 1364 AH (1945 AD), he became principal at Madrasa Ishā'at-ul-Uloom, Bareilly, and served there for nine years as a professor of hadith and an Islamic jurist.[6][7][5]
^ abNomani, Manzoor, ed. (August 1977). "Yad-e-Raftagāñ". Monthly Al-Furqān (in Urdu). Vol. 45, no. 8. Lucknow: Daftar e Al-Furqān. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. p. 134.
^ar-Rahman, Fuyūz (1976). "Maulana Sharif Hasan Sahab". Mashāhīr-e-Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Urdu Bazar, Lahore: Azīzia Book Depot. p. 226.