Muhammad Masihullah Khan محمد مسیح الله خان | |
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Title | Maulana, Masih al-Ummah |
Personal life | |
Born | 1911/1912 Barla, Aligarh District, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | 13 November 1992 (aged 79–81) |
Resting place | Jalalabad |
Nationality | Indian |
Main interest(s) | Sufism |
Notable work(s) | The Path to Perfection, Shariat-o-Tasawwuf |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Occupation | Islamic scholar, Sufi shaykh |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Tariqa | Chishtiya-Sabiriya-Imdadiya |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Ashraf Ali Thanwi |
Influenced by | |
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Muhammad Masihullah Khan Sherwani Jalalabadi (Urdu: محمد مسیح الله خان شیروانی جلال آبادی; 1911/1912 – 13 November 1992) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar known as an authority in Sufism. He was among the senior authorised disciples of Ashraf Ali Thanwi, who gave him the title Masīh al-Ummah (transl. Comforter of the Ummah).[1]