"Deobandi" comes from the name of a prestigious Madrasah established in Deoband, India. The scholars this Madrasah produced, as well as the other Madrasahs similar to it, are upholders of the Aqeedah/Belief of the Ahl ul-Sunnah and follow Imam Abu Hanifah in Fiqh. It should be noted it is not a new sect with its own particular beliefs and practices that distinguish it, as is the sign of all deviant sects.