# Muhammad Miyan Deobandi

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Indian independence activist (1903–1975)

Not to be confused with [Muhammad Mian Mansoor Ansari](/source/Muhammad_Mian_Mansoor_Ansari).

Mu’arrikh-e-Millat, Sayyid-ul-Millat, Mawlāna Muhammad Miyan Deobandi 5th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind In office 1962 – August 1963 Preceded by Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi Succeeded by Asad Madni Personal life Born Muzaffar Miyan (1903-10-04)4 October 1903 Deoband, British India Died 24 October 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 72) Delhi, India Region India Main interest(s) History, Urdu literature, Hadith, Politics Notable work(s) Idarat al-Mabahith al-Fiqhiya, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Kya Hai?, Ulama-e-Hind Ka Shaandar Maazi, Ulama-e-Haqq Aur Unke Mujahidana Karname, Aseeraan-e-Malta Relatives Syed Mahmood Mian (grandson) Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Jurisprudence Hanafi Movement Deobandi Muslim leader Disciple of Hussain Ahmad Madani Influenced Mufti Mahmud, Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi

**Muhammad Miyan Deobandi** (4 October 1903 – 24 October 1975) was an Indian [Sunni](/source/Sunni) Islamic scholar, academic, historian, [freedom struggle](/source/Indian_freedom_struggle) activist, who served as the fifth general secretary of the [Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind](/source/Jamiat_Ulama-e-Hind). He wrote books such as *Aseeraan-e-Malta*, *Ulama-e-Hind Ka Shaandar Maazi* and *Ulama-e-Haqq Aur Unke Mujahidana Karname*.

## Biography

Muhammad Miyan Deobandi was born Muzaffar Miyan on 4 October 1903 in [Deoband](/source/Deoband).[1] He began his studies at home and read the [Qur'an](/source/Qur'an) from his maternal grandmother. He studied some books of Persian and Urdu with Khalīl Aḥmad in [Muzaffarnagar](/source/Muzaffarnagar). In 1916, Miyan Deobandi entered the Persian class of the [Darul Uloom Deoband](/source/Darul_Uloom_Deoband) and graduated in the traditional [dars-e-nizami](/source/Dars-e-nizami) in 1925.[2][3] His teachers include [Anwar Shah Kashmiri](/source/Anwar_Shah_Kashmiri), [Asghar Hussain Deobandi](/source/Asghar_Hussain_Deobandi), [Izaz Ali Amrohi](/source/Izaz_Ali_Amrohi) and [Shabbir Ahmad Usmani](/source/Shabbir_Ahmad_Usmani). He was a disciple of [Hussain Ahmad Madani](/source/Hussain_Ahmad_Madani).[2]

Muhammad Miyan started taught at the Madrasa Hanfiyah in [Arrah](/source/Arrah), Bihar for two years from 1926 to 1928.[2] He later taught at the [Madrasa Shahi](/source/Madrasa_Shahi) in [Moradabad](/source/Moradabad) for a span of sixteen years, starting from March 1928. During these sixteen years, Muhammad Miyan served as a Mufti, rector and as a teacher.[2] After 1947, he shifted to [Delhi](/source/Delhi) permanently, and was appointed as the member of the executive council of Madrasa Shahi. In 1380 [AH](/source/Hijri_year), he was appointed as the honorary rector of the Shahi, and later in 1395 AH made the rector.[2]

In 1930, Muhammad Miyan was appointed as the secretary of the Moradabad unit of the [Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind](/source/Jamiat_Ulama-e-Hind) (JUH). Later, he served as the secretary of the Agra and Awadh units of the JUH. He also served as the secretary of preaching department of JUH Agra. On 7 May 1945, he was appointed as the secretary of the JUH, and as the general secretary after the death of [Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi](/source/Hifzur_Rahman_Seoharwi); a post he served for a year only, resigning a year later. He was then appointed as a member of the JUH's general body, secretary of Jamiat Trust, and the manager of Idāra Mabahith-e-Fiqhiyyah in Delhi.[2] He was appointed as the senior Hadīth professor and senior Mufti of the [Madrasa Aminia](/source/Madrasa_Aminia), where he served until his death in 1975.[4]

Muhammad Miyan died in [Delhi](/source/Delhi) on 24 October 1975, aged 72.[4] He is referred as Mu'arrikh-e-Millat for his historical works. His followers refer him as Sayyid-ul-Millat.[3] His students include [Mufti Mahmud](/source/Mufti_Mahmud), [Athar Mubarakpuri](/source/Athar_Mubarakpuri) and [Asir Adrawi](/source/Asir_Adrawi).[5][6]

## Literary works

Muhammad Miyan Deobandi's works include:

- *Ahd-e-Zarrin awr Misali Hukumatein*

- *Aseeran-e-Malta*

- *Mishkat al-Athaar*[7]

- *Shah Abdul Aziz: Afkaar-o-Khidmaat*

- *Panipat aur Buzurgan-e-Panipat*

- *[Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind](/source/Jamiat_Ulema-e-Hind) Kya Hai?*

- *Shawahid-e-Taqaddus*

- *Tareekh-e-Islam*

- *Tehreek Reshmi Rumaal* (Translated to English as *Silk Letter Movement* by [Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi](/source/Muhammadullah_Khalili_Qasmi)).

- *Ulama-e-Hind Ka Shandaar Maazi* (2 volumes)[8]

- *Ulama-e-Haqq Aur Unke Mujahidana Karname* (2 volumes)

- *Waliullahi Tehreek*

## See also

- [List of Indian writers](/source/List_of_Indian_writers)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017105_1-0)** [Amini 2017](#CITEREFAmini2017), p. 105.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017106_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017106_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017106_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017106_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017106_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017106_2-5) [Amini 2017](#CITEREFAmini2017), p. 106.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Mahbub_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Mahbub_3-1) [Syed Mehboob Rizwi](/source/Syed_Mehboob_Rizwi). *History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband*. Vol. 2. Translated by Prof. Murtaz Husain F. Quraishi (1981 ed.). Darul Uloom Deoband: Idara-e-Ehtemam. pp. 109–10.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017107_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAmini2017107_4-1) [Amini 2017](#CITEREFAmini2017), p. 107.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hassan, Mohd Amirul (2010). [*Contribution Of Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri to Arabic Studies: A Critical Study. (PhD thesis)*](http://ir.amu.ac.in/6292/). [Aligarh Muslim University](/source/Aligarh_Muslim_University). p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dastaan_6-0)** [Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi](/source/Nizamuddin_Asir_Adrawi). *Dastan Na'tamam* (November, 2009 ed.). Kutub Khana Husainia, Deoband. pp. 72–73.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:Kaleem_7-0)** Kaleem, Mohd (2017). [*Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature*](https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028) (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, [Aligarh Muslim University](/source/Aligarh_Muslim_University). pp. 281–282. [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[10603/364028](https://hdl.handle.net/10603%2F364028). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231024044219/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028) from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Ahmad, Ishtiaque](/source/Ishtiaque_Ahmad_Qasmi) (2020). *Ulama E Deoband Ki Swaneh Umriyon Ka Tanqeedi Tajziya Azadi Se Qabl* (PhD thesis) (in Urdu). India: Department of Urdu, [Maulana Azad National Urdu University](/source/Maulana_Azad_National_Urdu_University). pp. 143–149. [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[10603/338413](https://hdl.handle.net/10603%2F338413).

## Bibliography

- [Amini, Nur Alam Khalil](/source/Noor_Alam_Khalil_Amini) (February 2017). "Hadhrat Mawlānā Sayyid Muḥammad Miyān Deobandi thumma al-Dehlawi". *Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah* (in Urdu) (5 ed.). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. pp. 37–107.

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