Deobandi

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Deobandi

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From Hindustani دیوبندی / देवबन्दी (devbandī); which means "of Deoband, Deobandi," from Devband, Deoband, town in Uttar Pradesh, India, the location of the Islamic seminary in which the movement began.

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Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

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@misc{deobandi_2026,
  title = {Deobandi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deobandi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}