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Izaz Ali Amrohi
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Izaz Ali Amrohi (d. 1955) ( Urdu : مولانا اعزاز علی امروہوی) was an Indian Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh . He served the Darul Uloom Deoband as Chief Mufti twice: from 1927 to 1928 and then from 1944 to 1946.1 His book Nafahtul Arab is taught in the syllabus of madrassas including the Darul Uloom Deoband .2 History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 2) .3
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indian islamic scholar of the hanafi school from amroha
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indian islamic scholar who served as the second and ninth head mufti of the darul uloom deoband
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