Mawlana Naseer Ahmad Khan | |
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8th Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
In office 1971–2008 | |
Preceded by | Sharif Hasan Deobandi |
Succeeded by | Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri |
10th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
In office 1991–2008 | |
Preceded by | Mairaj-ul-Haq Deobandi |
Succeeded by | Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri |
Deputy Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
In office 1971–1994 | |
Preceded by | Mairaj-ul-Haq Deobandi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Usman Deobandi |
Personal | |
Born | 23 December 1918 Basi, Bulandshahr district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | 4 February 2010 Deoband, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India | (aged 91)
Resting place | Qasmi cemetery |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Astronomy |
Alma mater |
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Teachers | |
Occupation | Islamic scholar |
Senior posting | |
Naseer Ahmad Khan (1918–2010), also written as Maulana Naseer Ahmad Khan and Naseer Ahmad Khan Bulandshahri, was an Indian Islamic scholar and muhaddith. He served as a professor at Darul Uloom Deoband for approximately sixty-five years, during which he taught Sahih al-Bukhari for thirty-two years.