What Were The Elders Of Deoband?
The eminent Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah protect him) writes:
”The answer to this can also be given briefly in the following words: They were a reminder of the Khayr al-Qurun (the best of eras i.e. the era of the first three generations) and an example of the pious predecessors. They were a living picture of Islamic temperament and disposition.
However, if one were to attempt a detailed explanation of these brief words, volumes upon volumes would not suffice. The truth is that to limit their special qualities to words is not only difficult but near enough impossible. This is because their special qualities are, in reality, related to that temperament and disposition which illuminated the lives and the way of life of the honourable Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Temperament and disposition are things that can be sensed but cannot be explained appropriately through words. Just as the scent of a rose can be smelt but not completely explained through words, similarly the temperament and disposition of these respected people can be understood by associating with them and hearing their stories. Logically describing them is, however, impossible.”
Akabir-e-Deoband Kiya Thay? (Karachi: Maktabah Ma’arif al-Qur’an, Jumada ‘l-Thaniyah 1424 AH / August 2003 CE ed. p. 87) by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani.
Pearls of the Elders 
December 25, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Assalamu ‘Alaicum,
I am now in London for a short visit till Dec 28.
I would like to meet some Sufi Shaykhs.From the Internet I have come to know the following Shaykhs.
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Shaykh Yusuf Motala (DB), Bury
Shaykh Asif Hussain (DB), Burnage , Manchester
Hadhrat Maulana Ismail Wadee (D.B.) ,Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
Hazrat Moulana Saleem Dhorat ( DB ) , Leicester (U.K.)
Hazrat Moulana Hafeez Mumtaz Ul Haq Malik (DB) ,London, U.K.
Hazrat Moulana Bahauddin Syed (DB),Birmingham, (U.K.)
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However, before meeting any Shaykh , I need to know more about him, particularly about his lecture venue or majlis place , zikir timing etc.
If you are a mureed or someone closely connected to any of these Shaykhs ,
please contact me at this phone number:
075 490 63 659