Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi
Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ دارالعلوم کراچی), Jāmi‘ah-yi Dāru’l-‘Ulūm-i Karāchī; Arabic: جامعة دار العلوم كراتشي, Jami‘ah Dār al-‘Ulūm Karātshī) is an Islamic seminary in Karachi, Pakistan. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband (the largest Sunni Hanafi Deobandi Fiqh following Madarsa).[1][2]
جامعہ دارالعلوم کراچی | |
| Type | Islamic university |
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| Established | 1951 (1370 AH) |
| Affiliation | Wifaq al-Madaris al-`Arabiyah, Pakistan |
| President | Muhammad Rafi Usmani |
| Vice-president | Muhammad Taqi Usmani |
Academic staff | 210 |
| Students | 10,000 |
| Location | , , 24°50′44.74″N 67°9′55.17″E |
| Campus | Urban (56 acres) |
| Website | www |
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The secondary schools have individual faculties for both boys and girls. The school has the highest standards of Islamic education and offers a combined curriculum covering traditional Islamic studies and contemporary academic subjects.
History
The seminary was started by the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi and Maulana Noor Ahmad in 1951.[3] He was previously associated with Darul Uloom Deoband, where he served as the Grand Mufti, but moved to Pakistan following the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The current president of Darul Uloom Karachi is the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Muhammad Rafi Usmani; the Vice President is Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Both are the sons of the founder, Mufti Muhammad Shafi Deobandi (25 January 1897 – 6 October 1976).[4]
Departments
The Jamiah has the following departments:
- Nazirah-e- Qur'an (reading the Qur'an)
- Tahfeez-ul-Qur'an (memorizing the Noble Qur'an)
- Tajweed (Quranic Phonetics)
- Department of Islamic Economics
- Department of Islamic Law
- Department of Islamic Jurisprudence
- Department of Hadith
- Department of Tafsir
- Department of English Language
- Department of Politics
- Department of Arabic Language
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Business Management (in collaboration with Pakistan Institute of Management)[5]
References
- Madressahs and myths Dawn (newspaper), Published 10 January 2014, Retrieved 25 February 2020
- Religious leaders to politicians: fight within legal limits The News International (newspaper), Published 13 August 2014, Retrieved 25 February 2020
- Mufti Muhammad Shafi: The Grand Mufti of Pakistan Deoband.org website, Published 4 December 2011, Retrieved 25 February 2020
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani – Leading scholar for the Deobandis and in Islamic finance The Muslim500 website, Retrieved 25 February 2020
- Naimat Khan (24 March 2019). "In a first, Karachi madrassa offers business management course to its students". Arab News (newspaper). Retrieved 25 February 2020.