Syed Mehboob Rizwi


Syed Mehboob Rizwi was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, author and historian, best known for Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband, his two volume Urdu work on the history of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Early life and education

Syed Mehboob Rizwi was born in 1911 in a Rizwi Sayyid family in Deoband. Although not a graduate, he studied basic Islamic disciples of knowledge from Madrasa Manba-ul-Ulum Gulaothi and from the Darul Uloom Deoband.

Career

Rizwi served different educational and research departments of the Darul Uloom Deoband from 1933 until he died. He also wrote for different journals and newspapers, and produced the historical books like Tarikh-e-Deoband and Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband. His journals included:
Syed Mehboob Rizwi died in 1979.