Deoband

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Deoband

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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
The native [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] name for the place is "Devband". According to one theory, it derives from "[[devi]]" (goddess) and "van" (forest), when this place was full of forests in the [[Mahabharata]]-era. A related argument is that it is derived from "devi" and "vandan" (praise), referring to the local [[Durga]] temples.{{Cite news |title=देवबंद का नाम बदलना कितना आसान? |language=hi |work=[[BBC Hindi]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-39304337 |access-date=2022-10-14}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-03-26 |title=Changing the Name of Deoband Will Not Have Any Impact on Darul-Uloom, Mr MLA |url=https://www.urdumediamonitor.com/2017/03/26/changing-name-deoband-will-not-impact-darul-uloom-mr-mla/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Urdu Media Monitor |language=en-GB}}
The native [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] name for the place is "Devband". According to one theory, it derives from "[[devi]]" (goddess) and "van" (forest), when this place was full of forests in the [[Mahabharata]]-era. A related argument is that it is derived from "devi" and "vandan" (praise), referring to the local [[Durga]] temples.{{Cite news |title=देवबंद का नाम बदलना कितना आसान? |language=hi |work=[[BBC Hindi]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-39304337 |access-date=2022-10-14}}

An apocryphal legend states that it gets its name from [[daeva]] (demon) and band (imprison), the story being that prophet [[Solomon in Islam|Suleiman]] had imprisoned wicked demons here.


==History==
==History==
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