Siddiqi family of Nanauta
The Siddiqi family of Nanauta are the descendants of the first Rashidun Caliph, Abu Bakr, based primarily in the town of Nanauta in India. The notable people of this family include Mamluk Ali Nanautawi, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi and Muhammad Salim Qasmi. Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi co-founded the Darul Uloom Deoband, Mazhar Nanautawi co-founded the Mazahir Uloom, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi co-founded the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Muhammad Salim Qasmi co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. History. During the era of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, Muḥammad  Hāshim arrived to India from Balkh and settled in Nanauta. Shah Jahan granted him a "jagir" likewise was granted to scholarly and saintly figures. Lineage. The lineage of Muḥammad Hāshim is, "Muḥammad Hāshim ibn Shah Muhammad ibn Qadhi Taha ibn Mubarak ibn Amanullah ibn Jamaluddin ibn Qadhi Meeran ibn Mazharuddin ibn Najmuddin Saani ibn Nuruddin Rab'i ibn Qiyamuddin ibn Ziya-ud-din ibn Nuruddin Salis ibn Najmuddin ibn Nuruddin Saani ibn Ruknuddin ibn Rafi-ud-Din ibn Baha'uddin ibn Shihabuddin ibn Khwaja Yusuf ibn Khalil ibn Sadruddin ibn Ruknuddin Samarqandi ibn Sadruddin al-Haaj ibn Ismaeel ash-Shaheed ibn Nuruddin  al-Qitaal ibn Mahmood ibn Baha-ud-din ibn Abdullah ibn Zakariyyah ibn Nur ibn Sirah ibn Shadi as-Siddiqi ibn Waheeduddin ibn Masood ibn Abd al-Razaq ibn Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr". People. Mamluk Ali Nanautawi. Mamluk Ali Nanautawi lived between 1789 and 1851. His "nasab" (patronymic) is: Mamluk Ali ibn Ahmad Ali ibn Ghulam Sharaf ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Fath ibn Muhammad Mu'in ibn Abd al-Sami ibn Muhammad Hashim. During his career, he taught at the Zakir Husain Delhi College. He is credited of being the teacher of all major Indian scholars of his  era including Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Syed Ahmad Khan and Zakaullah Dehlvi. His son Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi served as the first principal of Darul Uloom Deoband from 1866 to 1883. Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, the author of Deobandi creed book "Al-Muhannad ala al-Mufannad" was the son of Mamluk Ali's daughter. Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi. Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi lived between 1832 and 1880. His "nasab" (patronymic) is: Muhammad Qāsim ibn Asad Ali ibn Ghulam Shāh ibn Muhammad Bakhsh ibn Alāuddīn ibn Muhammad Fateh ibn Muhammad Mufti ibn Abd al-Samī ibn Muhammad  Hāshim He was one of the major founders of Darul Uloom Deoband, where the Deobandi movement began. His son Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad was a Grand Mufti in the Hyderabad state and served the Darul Uloom Deoband as a vice-chancellor for thirty five years, whilst Ahmad's son Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi occupied the post for a half century. Tayyib has the credit of co-founding All India Muslim Personal Law Board. Tayyib's son Muhammad Salim Qasmi co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. Salim's son Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi is the rector of this seminary. Hafiz Lutf Ali. Lutf  Ali was a cousin brother of Mamluk Ali Nanautawi. His "nasab" (patronymic) is: Lutf Ali ibn Muḥammad Hasan ibn Ghulam Sharaf ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Fath ibn Muhammad Mu'in ibn Abd al-Sami ibn Muhammad Hashim. Lutf Ali's sons were Mazhar Nanautawi, Muhammad Ahsan Nanautawi and Muhammad Munir Nanautawi. During his career, Ahsan served as the Head professor of Bareilly College's Persian department, whilst Mazhar developed Mazahir Uloom and Munir served as the seventh Vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband.