He was the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for three times.
[4] He was authorized in Tasawwuf by Imdadullah Muhajir Makki and Karim Bakhsh Rampuri.
[3] Abid Hussain was one of the founding figures of Darul Uloom Deoband.
[5] At first, he differed from the rest of the founding members about the separation of "madrasa" from the Jama Masjid, and opined that the "madrasa" should remain intact in the Jama Masjid.
[6]The sale-deed of the land where the new building of Deoband seminary was constructed is named in his favor.