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**xiaoselangone** · 12-25-2010, 12:12 AM

Couldn't agree with you more. The teachings of the Naqshbandi silsila - especially those of Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thani (ra) - have had a profound impact on the Deobandi maslak. I think the connection is very strong but many people don't know. Like you've mentioned that the founders of Dar al-Ulum Deoband were students of the Nashbandi sufi master and muhaddith, Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani al-Dahlawi al-Mujadiddi al-Madani. And they weren't "just students" rather both Hujjat al-Islam Mawlana Qasim al-Nanotwi and Imam Rabbani Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi were the closest students of Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani. In fact, Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi lived and studied at the Khanqah (yes the Naqshbandi khanqah) of Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani in Dehli.

Aside from Mawlana Nanotwi and Gangohi, another founder of Dar al-Ulum Deoband, the Naqshbandi sufi master Shah Rafi al-Din al-Deobandi (ra) was a prominent khalifah of Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani (ra). And the first Mufti of Dar al-Ulum Deoband and the teacher of the likes of Mufti Muhammad Shafi' (the father of Mufti Rafi Usmani and Mufti Taqi Usmani), Mufti Aziz al-Rahman (ra), was a khalifah of Shah Rafi al-Din hence a Naqshbandi shaykh in his own right.

interessting. Is there any biograohy on Shah Rafi al-Deen al-Deobandi Mujaddidi Naqshbandi

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Ive only ever heard very few stories about him. Imam Nanotwi once said about him that he was no difference in Mawlana Gangohi and Shah Rafi al-Deen except that the former was an Alim. (rahimahumuLlah)

@sister reeha: I think maybe you havent understood the purpose of this thread. No one had even mentioned anything to do with non-Indian Hanafis or anything connected to that before your post, i honestly dont understand whey you brouht that up here. Maybe you should start your own thread for that discussion because (imo) what you say about some Indian/Pak/Bengali Hanafis thinking there are no other Hanafis in the world is quite true with some people; especially among those who actually live in the Ind subcontinent (as opposed to migrants to other countries). I think the reason is that the time when they (or anyone 4 that matter) gets exposed to the rest of the ummah the most is at the time of Hajj/Umrah where, inevitably, most of the ppl they meet/see are Arabs; and Arabs are mostly non-Hanafi.
Mufti al-Kawthari also mentions something lyk this in a speech which is on youtube.

12-25-2010, 12:12 AM	#15
xiaoselangone Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	Couldn't agree with you more. The teachings of the Naqshbandi silsila - especially those of Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thani (ra) - have had a profound impact on the Deobandi maslak. I think the connection is very strong but many people don't know. Like you've mentioned that the founders of Dar al-Ulum Deoband were students of the Nashbandi sufi master and muhaddith, Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani al-Dahlawi al-Mujadiddi al-Madani. And they weren't "just students" rather both Hujjat al-Islam Mawlana Qasim al-Nanotwi and Imam Rabbani Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi were the closest students of Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani. In fact, Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi lived and studied at the Khanqah (yes the Naqshbandi khanqah) of Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani in Dehli. Aside from Mawlana Nanotwi and Gangohi, another founder of Dar al-Ulum Deoband, the Naqshbandi sufi master Shah Rafi al-Din al-Deobandi (ra) was a prominent khalifah of Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani (ra). And the first Mufti of Dar al-Ulum Deoband and the teacher of the likes of Mufti Muhammad Shafi' (the father of Mufti Rafi Usmani and Mufti Taqi Usmani), Mufti Aziz al-Rahman (ra), was a khalifah of Shah Rafi al-Din hence a Naqshbandi shaykh in his own right. interessting. Is there any biograohy on Shah Rafi al-Deen al-Deobandi Mujaddidi Naqshbandi ? Ive only ever heard very few stories about him. Imam Nanotwi once said about him that he was no difference in Mawlana Gangohi and Shah Rafi al-Deen except that the former was an Alim. (rahimahumuLlah) @sister reeha: I think maybe you havent understood the purpose of this thread. No one had even mentioned anything to do with non-Indian Hanafis or anything connected to that before your post, i honestly dont understand whey you brouht that up here. Maybe you should start your own thread for that discussion because (imo) what you say about some Indian/Pak/Bengali Hanafis thinking there are no other Hanafis in the world is quite true with some people; especially among those who actually live in the Ind subcontinent (as opposed to migrants to other countries). I think the reason is that the time when they (or anyone 4 that matter) gets exposed to the rest of the ummah the most is at the time of Hajj/Umrah where, inevitably, most of the ppl they meet/see are Arabs; and Arabs are mostly non-Hanafi. Mufti al-Kawthari also mentions something lyk this in a speech which is on youtube.
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