Sayyid Muhammad Abid

Sayyid Muhammad Abid (also known as Hāji Abid Hussain) (1834–1912) was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded Darul Uloom Deoband. He was the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for three times.

Early life and education Abid Hussain was born in 1834 in Deoband, Mughal India, in a family having descendancy to Hussain thorough Ja'far al-Sadiq. Aged 7, he studied Quran and Persian language in Deoband. He went to Delhi for higher education. In the meantime, he had to return to Deoband because of his father's health issues. However, his father died a few days later which made him to discontinue his studies. He was authorized in Tasawwuf by Imdadullah Muhajir Makki and Karim Bakhsh Rampuri.

Career Abid Hussain was one of the founding figures of Darul Uloom Deoband. At first, he differed from the rest of the founding members about the separation of "madrasa" from the Jama Masjid, and opined that the "madrasa" should remain intact in the Jama Masjid.