Rashid Ahmad Gangohi

Rashid Ahmad ibn Hidayat Ahmad Ayyubi Ansari Gangohi (12 June 1826 – 11 August 1905), also called Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1244–1323 AH / 1829–1905 CE), was a teacher from India. He was a big leader in the Deobandi movement. He taught about Islamic rules and hadith. He wrote a really big book called Fatawa-e-Rashidiya. His family comes from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.

He was born in a small town called Kankoh in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He learned from teachers Maulvi Mamluk Ali Nanotvi, Mufti Sadruddin Azurdah in Delhi, and Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi. He also helped in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

He wrote books. One of his books is called Al-Kawkab al-Durrī 'ala Jami' al-Tirmidhi.

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