Hussain Ahmed Madani

Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.

Shaykh al-Islam, Mawlana
Hussain Ahmad Madani
5th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband
In office
1927  5 December 1957
Preceded byAnwar Shah Kashmiri
Succeeded by
4th President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
1940  5 December 1957
Preceded byKifayatullah Dehlawi
Succeeded byAhmad Saeed Dehlavi
Personal
Born(1879-10-06)6 October 1879
Bangarmau, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died5 December 1957(1957-12-05) (aged 78)
Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
ChildrenAsad Madni, Arshad Madani, Asjad Madani
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqh
Notable idea(s)Composite nationalism
Notable work(s)Naqsh-e-Hayat
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
TariqaChishti (Sabiri-Imdadi)
Naqshbandi
Qadri
Suhrawardy
Muslim leader
Disciples
Students
Influenced by
  • Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
    Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi
Influenced
  • Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi
    Mohammad Ali Jauhar

Madani played a key role in cementing the Congress-Khilafat Pact in the 1920s and "Through a series of lectures and pamphlets during the 1920s and 1930s, Madani prepared the ground for the cooperation of the Indian Ulama with the Indian National Congress."

His work Muttahida Qaumiyat Aur Islam was published in 1938 and advocated for a united country, in opposition to the partition of India.

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