Deobandi Movement

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الديوبندية

Overview

A Sunni Islamic revivalist movement that originated at the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary in India in 1866. It emphasizes strict adherence to the Hanafi school, hadith-based scholarship, and opposition to religious innovations.

Key Beliefs

  • Strict Hanafi jurisprudence
  • Emphasis on hadith studies
  • Opposition to bidah
  • Maturidi theology
  • Moderate Sufism