1. Muhammad Masihullah Khan Sherwani Jalalabadi was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar known as an authority in Sufism.
10 Facts About Masihullah Khan
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Muhammad Masihullah Khan was born in 1329 or 1330 AH in Sarai Barla, a village in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Masihullah Khan's family was of the Sherwani tribe, a Sayyid tribe of Pathans.
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Masihullah Khan was known for piety in his youth, and he often sat in the company of scholars and Sufis.
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Masihullah Khan developed a close companionship with Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalvi, who introduced him to the books and lectures of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.
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Masihullah Khan received his early and secondary education in Barla, Aligarh, and enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband in 1347 AH and graduated from there in 1349 AH.
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Masihullah Khan continued there for another two years after graduation, spending time on Islamic logic and philosophy.
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Masihullah Khan was an authorised disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi in Sufism.
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Masihullah Khan died on Friday, November 13,1992 AD, and was buried the same day after the Friday prayer.
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Masihullah Khan was buried in the cemetery next to the madrasa.