Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
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جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ بنوری تاون، کراتشی Jame'at Ul-uloom ul Islamia, Banori town, Karachi | |
| Type | Islamic University Madrasa |
|---|---|
| Established | 1954 (1374 Hijri) |
| Founder | Muhammad Yousuf Banuri |
| Affiliation | |
Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam (Hanafi school, Deobandi sect) |
| Chancellor | Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ahmad Yousuf Banuri |
| Students | 12,000 (Total)[1] |
| Address | , , Pakistan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ علومِ اسلامیہ, Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah / جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ, Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah) is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. As of 2007[update], there are about twelve thousand students in different departments of the Jamiah and its branches, including a number of foreign students from over sixty countries.[1]
Controversies[edit]
Assassinations of preachers[edit]
On 2 November 1997, two scholars at Jamiat-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia, Habibullah Mukhtar (Rector) and Abdus Sami, were burnt to death when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van.[2][3] Another Rector, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi on 18 May 2000.[2] Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, the then head of the madrassa, was killed on 30 May 2004 when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Binori Mosque.[2][4] On 9 October 2004, another associated scholar, Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles.[5] On 13 May 2012, Aslam Sheikhupuri was killed when gunmen on two motorcycles shot at his car. He had been associated with the school for 25 years. [6]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Maulana Abdullah Ghazi, first imam of Lal Masjid and founder of Jamia Faridia
- Masood Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)[7]
- Asim Umar, leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS)[8]
- Qari Saifullah Akhtar, was an alleged member of Al-Qaeda founder & leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI)[9]
- Azam Tariq, leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)[10]
- Fazlur Rehman Khalil, leader of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)[11]
- Aurangzaib Farooqi, leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).[12]
- Abdul Aziz Ghazi, leader of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) and Chancellor of Jamia Faridia[13]
- Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of Jundallah[14]
- Mullah Omar, founding leader of the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan), did not study there, but was granted an honorary degree[15]
- Abdus Salam Chatgami, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, educator, writer and researcher. For his research work, he was considered one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Indian subcontinent.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Number of Students at this university". 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mufti Shamzai - a profile". Daily Times (newspaper). 31 May 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Azhar Abbas (9 February 2011). "Lessons In Jehad". Outlook (India Magazine). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Ali K. Chishti (10 October 2010). "Karachi's sectarian war may escalate". Daily Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Mufti Jameel, associate shot dead". Dawn (newspaper). 10 October 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "'Sectarian' target killings? : Deobandi leader gunned down in busy street". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Maulana Masood Azhar". Kashmir Herald. 1 (8). kashmiri-pandit.org. January 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Al Qaeda's shadowy new 'emir' in South Asia handed tough job". Reuters. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "The Growth of the Deobandi Jihad in Afghanistan". Jamestown Foundation. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "In Death, as in Life". Newsline. 15 October 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "A Profile of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI), Movement of Islamic Holy Warriors". CF2R. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Testing the waters: First-timers ASWJ confident of victory". The Express Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "The Religious Godfather of the Punjabi Taliban: Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi" (PDF). Jamestown Foundation. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Rigi's arrest a godsend for Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Gunaratna, Rohan; Iqbal, Khuram (2012). Pakistan: Terrorism Ground Zero. Reaktion Books. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-78023-009-2.