The Years of Study: Maẓāhir ʿUlūm, Deoband, and First Practice in Writing Fatwās
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Entry into Maẓāhir ʿUlūm: in 1341 AH he entered Maẓāhir ʿUlūm, and over the course of seven years completed there the curriculum of the sciences up to Jalālayn Sharīf. Entry into Dār al-ʿUlūm Deoband: having spent seven years at Maẓāhir ʿUlūm, he then came to Dār al-ʿUlūm Deoband, and in 1348 AH studied Mishkāt Sharīf and other works.
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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