Masihullah Khan

Muhammad Masihullah Khan
محمد مسیح الله خان
TitleMaulana, Masih al-Ummah
Personal
Born1911/1912
Died13 November 1992 (aged 79–81)
Resting placeJalalabad
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Sufism
Notable work(s)The Path to Perfection, Shariat-o-Tasawwuf
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
TariqaChishtiya-Sabiriya-Imdadiya
OccupationIslamic scholar, Sufi shaykh
Muslim leader
Disciple ofAshraf Ali Thanwi

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]

  1. ^ Kaleem, Mohd (2017). Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. pp. 249–253. hdl:10603/364028. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.