"The #Dastarbandi graduation ceremony—wherein a senior scholar would adorn the graduating students with a turban—took place at the blessed hands of Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi in 1883. That year, #Deoband held an exceptionally grand graduation..."

(1/n) "In the midst of the ceremony, Mawlana Thanwi came before Mawlana Nanotwi with his classmates seeking to excuse himself from the ceremony out of humility saying, “We are neither worthy nor do we have the future potential that would warrant such an honor being bestowed upon us…”"

Rasulullah ﷺ said, “O people! Acquire knowledge, for it can only be acquired through tutorship. You will only understand if you are made to understand (i.e. by a teacher). Allah ﷻ grants the understanding of religion to those whom he intends good for.” (Tabarani & others) Hafiz Ibn Hajar رحمه الله, mentioned, “This means that reliable knowledge is only that which is acquired from the Ambiya (Prophets) and their heirs (the ‘Ulama).”

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