Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ بنوری ٹاؤن، کراچی Jame'at Ul-uloom ul Islamia, Banori town, Karachi | |
 Jamia ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia, Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Type | Islamic University Madrasa |
|---|---|
| Established | 1954 (1374 Hijri) |
| Founder | Muhammad Yousuf Banuri |
| Affiliation | |
Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam (Hanafi Deobandi) |
| Chancellor | Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ahmad Yousuf Banuri |
| Students | 12,000 (Total)[1] |
| Address | , , Pakistan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ علومِ اسلامیہ, Jāmiā Ulūm-i Islāmīyā / جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ, Jāmi‘at-ul-‘Ulūm-ul-Islāmīyah) is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university was established in 1954 by Allama Muhammad Yousuf Banuri.
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]
Assassinations of preachers
[edit]On 2 November 1997, Habibullah Mukhtar (Rector) and Abdus Sami, were martyred when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van.[2][3]
On 18 May 2000, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi.[2]
On 30 May 2004, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was martyred when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Mosque.[2][4]
On 9 October 2004, 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, 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]
- Ahmed Ludhianvi, sarparast-e-aala of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).
- Fazlur Rehman Khalil, leader of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)[11]
- Aurangzaib Farooqi, leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).[12]
- Abdul Aziz Ghazi, imam of Lal Masjid and Chancellor of Jamia Faridia[13]
- Ali Sher Hyderi, leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)
- 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]
- Mahmudul Hasan, chairman of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh.
- Abdus Salam Chatgami, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent.
- Anwar Badakhshani, Sheikh Al-Hadith at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.
- Hifzur Rahman, head mufti at Jamia Rahmania Arabia
See also
[edit]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.