[2] It was started by Mawlana Muhammad Shafi in 1908 along with participation of prominent scholars and religious seminaries of the area.
[4] Shibli Nomani and Hamiduddin Farahi are regarded as chief architects of this madrasa.
[5] The foundation stone of the madrassa was laid by Asghar Hussain Deobandi in 1908.
[8] The Madrasa adopted a teaching style of reading the Qur'an text directly with less reliance on commentaries.
[9] A newspaper article in 2009 indicated the madrasa has, in common with many others, introduced "modern, progressive syllabi".