Mazahir Uloom
Entry gate of the office of seminary | |
| Type | Islamic seminary |
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| Established | 9 November 1866 |
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| Rector | Muḥammad Saeedi |
| Location | , India |
| Nickname | Mazahir Uloom Qadeem |
| Website | mazahiruloom |
Mazahir Uloom (also known as Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Saadat Ali Faqih, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influential and major Deobandi seminary in India. The earliest graduates of the seminary include famous Hadīth scholar Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri. In 1988, the seminary split into two with the establishment of Mazahir Uloom Jadeed as a new independent seminary. Since then the seminary has been named as Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem.
The incumbent rector of the seminary is Muḥammad Saeedi.