Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan

Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan (Urdu: وفاق المدارس العربیہ) is the largest federation of Islamic Seminaries in Pakistan, founded in 1959. More than 10,000 Seminaries and 23,000 Madaris across the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are affiliated with the federation. It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deoband School of thought.[1] Abdur Razzaq Iskander is the president and Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari is general sectary of the federation. The head office of Wafaq ul Madaris is situated in Multan.[2]

Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
وفاق المدارس العربیہ
Mottoرَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic)
TypeBoard of Islamic seminaries
Established19 October 1959
AffiliationSunni Islam Hanafi Deobandi
PresidentAbdur Razzaq Iskander
Vice-presidentAnwar-ul-Haq Haqqani
Muhammad Rafi' Usmani
General SecretaryMuhammad Hanif Jalandhari
Location, ,
Websitewww.wifaqulmadaris.org

Functions

The functions of 'Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan' are the registration of seminaries, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.[1]

Presidents

See also

References

  1. "Profile of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan". 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "Govt claims accord on seminaries' regulation". Dawn (newspaper). 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. Fakhar Bilal. "From Jalandhar (India) to Multan (Pakistan): Establishment of Jamia Khair ul Madaris, 1931-1951" (PDF). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. Research Society of Pakistan. 55 (1 (January–June 2018)). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. Maulana Saleemullah passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 January 2017, Retrieved 11 August 2020
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