Fazlur Rahman Usmani

Usmānī was born in 1831 in Deoband. He was an alumnus of Delhi College where he had studied under Mamluk Ali Nanautawi. He was a Deputy Inspector of Schools in the Education Department. He co-founded Darul Uloom Deoband along with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others. His another son, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was among the founding figures of Pakistan. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani co-founded Nadwatul Musannifeen and the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. ==Literary works==

Usmānī's Persian poem Qissa-e Gham-e Diban is considered as a historical document related to Deoband. ==See more==

• List of Deobandis ==References==