His father Maulana Muhammad Ali Janbaz (冤竇 煤痳) was a Mujahid in the freedom struggle against the British. He was a distinguished scholar of the deen and a leader of the Majlis ul Ahrar. Thus Maulana Zia ur Rahmaan was raised in a pure Deeni and Ahraari environment

Deobandi

-- imme (多多多??@greenspun.com), January 21, 2003