Muhammad Ali Mungeri

Muḥammad Ali Mungeri
First Chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama
In office
26 September 1898 – 19 July 1903
Preceded by"office created"
Succeeded byMasihuzzaman Khan
Personal
Born(1846-07-28)28 July 1846
Died13 September 1927(1927-09-13) (aged 81)
ReligionIslam
ChildrenMinnatullah Rahmani (son)
Notable work(s)Ā'īna-e-Islām, Sāti' al-Burhān, Barāhīn-e-Qāti'ah, Faisla Āsmāni, Shahādat-e-Āsmāni
Alma materMazahir Uloom
RelativesWali Rahmani (grandson)
Organization
Founder of

Muḥammad Ali Mungeri (28 July 1846 – 13 September 1927) was an Indian Muslim scholar who was the founder Nadwatul Ulama and first chancellor of its Darul Uloom, a major Islamic seminary in Lucknow. He extensively wrote against Christianity and Ahmadiyya. His books include Ā'īna-e-Islām, Sāti' al-Burhān, Barāhīn-e-Qāti'ah, Faisla Āsmāni and Shahādat-e-Āsmāni.

Muḥammad Ali was a student of Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri and an authorized disciple of Fazl Raḥmān Ganj Murādābādi. He resigned from the Nadwatul Ulama in 1903 and shifted to Munger where he established the Khānqah Raḥmāniya. His son Minnatullah Rahmani was among the founders of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and his grandson Wali Rahmani established the institution of Rahmani30.