Deobandi Definition

dāə-bŭndē
deobandi
noun
An adherent of an Islamic movement originating in India and seeking to revive the practices and theological and legal interpretations of early Islam.
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Origin of Deobandi

  • Urdu devbandī of Deoband, Deobandi from Devband Deoband, town in Uttar Pradesh, India, the location of the Islamic seminary in which the movement began

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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