Academic career After the completion of his education, Nanautavi became the editor of the press at Matbah-e-Ahmadi. During this period, at Ahmad Ali's insistence, he wrote a
scholium on the last few portions of Sahihul
Bukhari. Before the establishment of Darul Uloom Deoband, he taught Euclid for some time at the Chhatta Masjid. His lectures were delivered at the printing press. His teaching produced a group of accomplished
Ulama, the example of which had not been seen since Shah Abdul Ghani's time. In 1860, he performed
Hajj and, on his return, he accepted a profession of collating books at Matbah-e-Mujtaba in
Meerut. Nanautavi remained attached to this press until 1868. He performed Hajj for the second time and then accepted a job at Matbah-e-Hashimi in Meerut.
Political and revolutionary activities He participated in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in the
Battle of Shamli between the British and the anti-colonialist ulema. The scholars were ultimately defeated at that battle.
Establishment of Islamic schools He established
Darul Uloom Deoband in 1866 with the financial help and funding of the Muslim states within India and the rich individuals of the Muslim Indian community. His greatest achievement was the revival of an educational movement for the renaissance of religious sciences in India and the creation of guiding principles for the madaris (schools). Under his attention and supervision, madaris were established in areas such as Thanabhavan, Galautti,
Kerana,
Danapur,
Meerut, and
Muradabad. Most of them still exist, rendering educational and religious services in their vicinity. Funding of these religious schools initially was done by the rulers of the Muslim states and the rich individuals of the Muslim Indian community. ==Death and legacy==