In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “old madrasa”. Today it says “islamic seminary located in saharanpur”.
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Mazahir Uloom (also known as Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur , Uttar Pradesh . Started in November 1866 by Saadat Ali Faqih, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri ; it is regarded as the second most influential and major Deobandi seminary in India. The earliest graduates of the seminary include famous Hadīth scholar Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri . In 1988, the seminary split into two with the establishment of Mazahir Uloom Jadeed as a new independent seminary. Since then the seminary has been named as Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem. The incumbent rector of the seminary is Muḥammad Saeedi.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Jamia Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur ( ; , Jāmi‘ah-yi Maẓāhir-i ‘Ulūm-i Sahāranpūr ; Saharanpur also spelled سہارن پور ) is an old Madrasa (theological seminary) established in Saharanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Jamiah was founded in Nov 1866 just months after Darul Uloom Deoband was founded in May 1866. Jamia Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur became more popular among the madrasas established in line with Darul Uloom Deoband and was prominently known for the great UIama and scholars of Hadith it produced.
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Islamic university in India Jamia Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur ( Urdu : جامعہ مظاہر علوم، سہارنپور) is an Islamic madrasa located in Saharanpur , Uttar Pradesh .It is known to be the second largest Islamic seminary in India after Darul Uloom Deoband .
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Mazahir Uloom (also known as Mazahir Uloom Waqf ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur , Uttar Pradesh .Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri ; it is regarded as the second most influential and major Deobandi seminary in India.The earliest graduates of the seminary include famous Hadīth scholar Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri .In 1983, the seminary split into two with the establishment of Mazahir Uloom Jadeed as a new independent seminary.Since then the seminary has been named as Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem.The incumbent rector of the seminary is Muḥammad Saeedi.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “old madrasa”. Today it says “islamic seminary located in saharanpur”. Read the current article and compare.
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old madrasa
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islamic seminary located in saharanpur
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