Syed Ahmad Dehlavi (academic)

Syed Ahmad Dehlavi
2nd Principal and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband
In office
1884–1890
Preceded byYaqub Nanautawi
Succeeded byMahmud Hasan Deobandi
Personal
Died1894 AD (1311 AH)
Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
OccupationIslamic scholar, muhaddith

Syed Ahmad Dehlavi (died 1894) was an Indian Muslim academician and hadith scholar who served as the second principal and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband between 1884 and 1890. He specialised in Islamic astronomy and mathematics. His students included Abdul Hayy Hasani, Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani, Muhammad Yasin Deobandi, Ubaidullah Sindhi, and Ashraf Ali Thanwi.