Mahmud Hasan Deobandi

Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was an Indian Muslim scholar and an activist of the Indian freedom struggle movement, who co-founded the Jamia Millia Islamia. He was the first student to study at the Darul Uloom Deoband.
Early life.
Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was born in 1851 in Bareilly. His father, Zulfiqar Ali Deobandi, was one of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband.
Hasan was the first student at Darul Uloom Deoband. He studied with Mahmud Deobandi and completed his formal studies in 1869.
Literary works.
Hasan wrote an interlinear translation of the Quran in Urdu. He later began adding explanatory notes to it which he was able to add upto the Surah An-Nisa. This unfinished work was completed by his student Shabbir Ahmad Usmani; and was then published as "Tafsir-e-Usmani". He wrote "Al-Abwāb wa Al-Tarājim li al-Bukhāri", explaining the chapter headings of "Sahih Bukhari".
Death.
Hasan died on 30 November 1920 in Delhi.