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Moulânâ Muhammad Ahmad Qâsimî ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر was the son of Moulânâ Qâsim Nânotwî ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر He served as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband for forty years He initially had two sons and a daughter, both of whom died infancy After then, he was childless for a considerable amount of time. The elders of the Dârul Ulûm were worried because they wanted the descendants of Moulânâ Qâsim Nânotwî to live on. One day Sheikhul Hind

ﻪﻤﺣر called Moulana Abdus-Samî' to ask the saint to make supplication for Moulânâ Muhammad Ahmad ﻪﻤﺣر and instructed him to see a saint in Fatehpûr whose du'âs were accepted regarding children He was instructed by Sheikhul Hind

. Moulânâ Abdus-Samî ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر complied with instructions. The saint invited him to visit the following day and informed Moulânâ Abdus-Samî' ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر that he had supplicated and that his du'â had been accepted He said that he had received the joyful news that Moulânâ Muhammad Ahmad ﷲﻪﻤﺣر would be granted a son who would grow up to be a hâfiz, qârî, âlim, and a hâjî. The du'â manifested in the form of Qârî Muhammad Tayyib ﷲﻪﻤﺣر, who was born in Deoband in Jumâdath-Thâniyah 1315 A H (1897) His lineage links up to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ﻪﻨﻋ ﷲ ﻲﺿر and his grandfather was none other than Hujjatul Islaam Moulânâ Muhammad Qâsim Nânotwî ﷲﻪﻤﺣر, a revered scholar and saint in the Islaamic world who laid the cornerstone for Dârul 'Ulûm Deoband. Qârî Tayyib ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر was accepted into Dârul 'Ulûm at the age of seven. At his admittance ceremony, where Bismillah was recited to begin his schooling, many of the great elders were there He was given the assignment of learning how to recite the Holy Qur'ân from Qârî 'Abdul Wahîd Khân Ilâhabâdî ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر. At the tender age of eleven, in the year 1326 A.H., he had memorized the entire Qur'aan. He had a powerful, melodious voice, and his teachers would listen to his recitation with great interest Moulânâ Rashîd Ahmad Gangohî ﷲﻪﻤﺣر used to call him to recite the Qur'ân His recitation would made Hadrat Gangohî ﷲﻪﻤﺣر very happy, and Hadhrat would to give him a lot of du'â. He took bay'ah (pledge of allegiance from Sheikhul Hind ﷲ passed away Thereafter, Qârî Tayyib

, who had just returned from Malta, five months later Sheikhul Hind ﷲ for spiritual direction The latter continued advising Qârî Tayyib resorted to 'Allâmah Kashmîr rather than making him take bay'ah. Qârî Tayyib was advised by bay'ah at the hands of Hadrat bestowed the mantle of khilâfat on him in 1350 A.H.

When Qârî Tayyib ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر first went to Bombay, the Ahle Bid’ah (innovators) spread allegations against him and labeled him the worst kâfir since he was related to all the elders of Deoband due to being their student or being related to them. Coincidentally, when he delivered a talk, more than 30 000 people attended it He spoke for approximately three hours and completely awed the audience After giving this address, he was called to give presentations in all sections of Bombay, especially in those where opponents of the 'Ulamâ of Deoband were quite vocal. The duration of these discussions was 29 days. His lectures drew sizable crowds, and Moulânâ Ibrâhîm Balyâwî ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر awarded Qârî Tayyib the title of "Fâtih Bombay" (the conqueror of Bombay) Prior to this, the inhabitants of Bombay were in such a state that if any Deobandi Aalim visited a Masjid, the Masjid would be washed and cleaned after his departure. After Qârî Tayyib's ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر programmes, the same people who pointed a pistol at Moulânâ 'Abdush-Shakûr ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر threateningly, now took bay'ah at the hands of Qârî Tayyib ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر and repented from all their terrible activities. He was appointed the vice chancellor of Dârul Ulûm Deoband in 1341 A.H. during his teaching days. Then in 1348 A.H. he was appointed the chancellor. During his tenure as the chancellor, Dârul ‘Ulûm Deoband progressed tremendously Besides his service to Dîn in the form of teaching, he was an outstanding orator His talks became popular from his student days. He could easily speak on any Islamic subject no matter how intricate for two to three hours without any hesitation. His speciality was in unveiling the secrets of Sharîah

Qârî Tayyib ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر passed away in the month of Shawwaal 1403 A.H. During his last hours Muftî Sa’îd Ahmad and Moulânâ Sâlim were present. Qârî Tayyib ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر was completely at ease There was no sign of any tension on him nor was there any groaning Moulânâ Muhammad Ishâq ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر, the proprietor of Kutub Khânah Rahîmîyah came during the final moments when Hakîm Mahmûd was asking Qârî Tayyib ﷲ ﻪﻤﺣر about his condition and the latter was replying. This indicates that he was at some ease. Hakîm Mahmûd placed his hand on Qârî Tayyib’s stomach to make a diagnosis. The latter breathed for about one and a half minutes and then passed away The people that were present did not even realize that he had left this world May Allāh Ta’aala grant him