Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (Life Sketch)
Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (Life Sketch)
Monday, 15 October 2007 14:58
Update: An entire book has been translated into English on the Biography of Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (RA) titled “Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hassan His Life & Works“. Dowload Book
Extracted from introduction to the “Ulema of Deoband”
Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (rah) was the senior most khalifa of Hadrat Shaykh ul Hadith Maulana Zakariyyah Kandhalwi (rah). In addition he was the Head Mufti at Dar ul Uloom Deoband and Mazaahir ul Uloom for many years. Along with the responsibilites of Ifta (Fatwa writing) he taught the 2nd Volume of Sahih Bukhari at Dar ul Uloom Deoband, supervised the running of numerous madaris in India and also compiled Fataawa Mahmoodiyah, a copious reference book on Hanafi Fiqh rulings. A man of extreme piety and learning, he was not only a Faqih and a Sufi but also a Zaahid (ascetic). Every month not only would he return his salary to Dar ul Uloom Deoband, but also add something from his own pocket also.
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