Deoband Educational Movement
Introduction Deoband Movement is a Sunni Sufi Islamic revivalist movement, which started in India and has more recently spread to other countries, such as Afghanistan, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The movement took its name from the Indian town of Deoband, 90 miles north-east of New Delhi where the first Deobandi learning center, Darul Uloom ("House of Knowledge") was started in 1866. Deobandis follow the fiqh of Abu Hanifa and Abu Mansur Maturidi’s thought in Aqidah and Kalam. Features of Deoband Movement Deobandi thought has five main principles, which are as under: Tawhid: (Monotheism) of God; no one shares His attributes. Sunna: Following the methodology of Muhammad. Ħubbus-Sahaba: Following the methodology of companions of Muhammad. Taqlid wal-Ittibā: Giving preference to the jurisprudence of one of the earliest jurists of Islam over that of later jurists. Jihād fī Sabīlil-Lāh: Doing Jihad (Striving for the good, in the name of God). This ...