Hussain Ahmad Madani
Shaykh al-Islam, Mawlana Hussain Ahmad Madani | |
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| 5th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
| In office 1927 – 5 December 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Anwar Shah Kashmiri |
| Succeeded by |
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| 4th President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
| In office 1940 – 5 December 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Kifayatullah Dehlawi |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 6 October 1879 |
| Died | 5 December 1957 (aged 78) |
| Children | Asad Madni, Arshad Madani, Asjad Madani |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqh |
| Notable idea(s) | Composite nationalism |
| Notable work(s) | Naqsh-e-Hayat |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Chishti (Sabiri-Imdadi) Naqshbandi Qadri Suhrawardy |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
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Hussain Ahmad Madani (Urdu: حسین احمد مدنی; 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.
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.