Darul Uloom Deoband
دارالعلوم دیوبند | |
Other name | Darul Uloom |
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| Type | Islamic university and seminary |
| Established | 31 May 1866 |
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| Rector | Abul Qasim Nomani |
| Principal | Arshad Madani |
| Students | c. 5000 |
| Location | , India 29°41′51″N 77°40′34″E / 29.69750°N 77.67611°E |
| Campus | Urban, 28 ha (70 acres) |
| Website | darululoom-deoband |
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Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary (darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others in 1866, it is one of the most important Islamic seminaries in India and the largest in the world. Mahmud Deobandi was the first teacher and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was the first student.
On 14 October 2020, the executive council of the seminary appointed Arshad Madani as the principal (sadr-mudarris) and Abul Qasim Nomani as the senior hadith professor (shaykh al-hadith).