Mahmood Hasan Gangohi

Mahmood Hasan Gangohi
Mahmood Hasan Gangohi
Title	Mufti-e-Azam, Darul Uloom Deoband
Personal
Born	July 1907; Gangoh, British Raj
Died	2 September 1996 (aged 89); South Africa
Resting place	Elsburg, South Africa
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Deobandi
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Deoband
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Hussain Ahmad Madani, Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalvi
	Influenced Ebrahim Desai, Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi;

Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (July 1907 – 2 September 1996) was an Indian mufti, Islamic scholar and former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was the most senior disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Among his notable disciples are Abul Qasim Nomani, Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi and Ebrahim Desai.

Early life and career

He was born in Gangoh (India) in July 1907 and studied in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur and Darul Uloom Deoband. Later he taught in Saharanpur and in Deoband along with the service of issuing Fatwas (Islamic Verdicts).^[5] His Fatwa collection entitled 'Fataawa Mahmoodiyah' comprises 32 volumes and is copious reference book on Hanafi Fiqh Verdicts.

Gangohi was an authorized disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.^[2]

Gangohi remained Principal of Jami ul Uloom in Kanpur for about 14 years, and served as Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband during the last phase of his life.^[5]

Literary works

The Urdu translation Seerat-e-Sayyidu-l-Bashar of Al-Tabari
Faharisi-l-Haawee li-Haashiyatu-t-Tahtawee
Manaazilu-l-'Ilm (The Stages of Acquiring Knowledge)
Malfoozaat-e-Faqeehu-l-Ummah (2 volumes) (The Statements & Anecdotes of the Jurist of the Ummah)
Khutabaat/Mawaa'iz-e-Faqeehu-l-Ummah (5 volumes) (The Discourses of the Jurist of the Ummah) (only 2 out of the 5 volumes has been translated as of 2018)
Fataawaa-e-Mahmoodiyah (32 volumes)
Boundaries of Differences ^[6]

Disciples

His disciples included Abul Qasim Nomani, Mufti Sabeel Ahmed, Ebrahim Desai and Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi.^[2]

Death

He died in South Africa where he was touring on 2 September 1996, at the invitation of Maulana Ibrahim Pandor and was buried in Elsburg about 4 km away from Hazeldene.^[7]