Maulana Arshad Madani

Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind or (Urdu: جمعیت علمائے ہند‎, Hindi: जमीयत उलेमा-ए-हिन्द, translation: Organization of Indian Scholars) is one of the leading Islamic organizations in India. It was founded in 1919 by Sheikh ul Hind Maulana Mehmood Hasan, Maulana Syed Hussain Ahmad Madani, Maulana Ahmed Saeed Dehlvi, Mufti Kifayatullah Dehlavi, Mufti Muhammad Naeem Ludhianvi, Maulana Ahmad Ali Lahori, Maulana Bashir Ahmad Bhatta, Maulana Syed Gul Badsha, Maulana Hifzur Rehman Seoharvi and Maulana Abdul Bari Firangi Mehli.[1] Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind strongly opposed the creation of a separate Muslim state of Pakistan.