Deobandi ‘Ulema Raised Funds for the Uthmani Khilafah

This is an extract from the book Pan-Islamism: Indian Muslims, the Ottomans and Britain (1877-1924) by Azmi Ozcan. It shows how the Deobandi ‘Ulema gave massive financial aid to the Uthmani Khilafah in its war against Russia in 1877. This shows the committment and support of the Deobandi ‘Ulema to the Khilafah.

InshAllah we pray that the 'Ulema throughout the world today become the foremost workers for the re-establishment of the Khilafah since they are the people of knowledge and the inheritors of the Prophets.


"The Official Ottoman register, Defter-i Iane-i Hindiyye, which was specially compiled and submitted to the inspection of Abdulhamid, reveals valuable information about the organizations and individuals who were active in raising subscriptions for the relief funds. The register shows that the Indian Muslims had formed many societies for the purpose of rendering relief to the Ottomans. They were mainly under the names of the Anjuman-i Islam (which was the most common), the Anjuman-iTeeyyid-i Turkiye, (the Society of Aid to Turkey), and the Meclis-i Mueyyid-i Islamiyya, (the Assembly of Islamic Aid). Again, institutions of religious education, especially the Daru'l-Ulum Deoband, were most enthusiastically involved in this endeavour. The staff and the students of Deobandi Seminary not only themselves contributed largely but also invited others and indeed organized the collection of funds. The Ottoman documents often referred to the efforts of moulvis Muhammad Qasim (1833-1877), Muhammed Refi ud-Din, Muhammed Yaqub (d. 1886), and Muhammad Abid among the teachers (mudarrisun) of the Daru'l-Ulum Deoband."
(p 69-70 of "Pan-Islamism" by Azmi Ozcan)