” In these latter times Allāh ta‛ālā blessed the ‛ulamā’ of Deoband with the distinguishing mark of establishing a balanced view in the various departments of Dīn, thereby reviving memories of the eras of the Sahābah radiyallāhu ‛anhum, Tābi‛īn and noble predecessors. Take any department of Dīn as an example: the fields of teaching and educating, expressing views and opinions, times of peace and comfort or war and fear, Sufi practices or Tablīghī issues – in all these fields they remained firm on a balanced view and presented themselves as living examples of أمة وسطا – a balanced nation. ”

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