Al-Jame-atul Islamia[1] is one of the largest and most reputable[2] Islamic seminaries of the Ahle sunnah wal jamah Muslims in India. It is located in Raunahi near Lucknow, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India.
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Al-Jame-atul-Islamia was founded in 1964 by His Eminence Muffakir-e-Islam Hazrat Allama Maulana Qamaruzzaman Azmi who is a prominent[3] scholar in the Ahle sunnah wal jamah[4] respected by millions[5] across the Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, Europe, America and Canada.[6] In 2011 Georgetown University[7] listed him as one of the "500[8] Most Influential Muslims in the World"[9]. He is also the Khalifa of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi's son His Holiness Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind Hazrat Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan and Sarkar-e-Kalaa'n Hazrat Maulana Sayyad Mukhtar Ashraf Rehmatullahi Alaih of Kicchocha Sharif and Secretary-General of the World Islamic Mission.[10]
His Eminence Allama Azmi was supported by a core team of key people such as Dr Syed Mahfoozur Rahman, Dr Syed Habibur Rahman, Haji Syed Mohammed Ilyas , Mr. Mustaque Ahmad, Munne Khan, Itlafat Ahamd Khan, Mohammed Riyaz Khan and Mr. Chaudhari Waseem Ahmad and in 1974, Janab Maulana Quari Jalaluddin Quadri was appointed as Manager who under the headship of His Eminence Allama Azmi continued to lead the development of this institutions to a world class reputable University.[11]
The degrees of Al-Jame-atul-Islamia[12] are recognized by universities of India and abroad like Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi University, and Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Al-Jame-atul-Islamia is affiliated to Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
In 2011 Al-Jamiatul Islamia witnessed four hundred Ulemas graduate[14] at the hands of its founder His Eminence Muffakir-e-Islam Hazrat Allama Qamaruzzaman Azmi at the annual graduation ceremony. Many students of this institution are now working in different parts of the world in South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, Holland, Mauritius and the Middle East. Some of the famous students include the Mufti-e-Azam of America, Allama Mufti Qamar-ul-Hassan, the Chief Imam of Scotland's Khizra Mosque Allama Faroghul Quadri, the Eminent Mufti Shamshul Huda in Dewsbury, UK, Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, UK Government's former Chief Diversity Adviser, Allama Abdul Mannan Jama'ee, Holland and Hazrat Maulana Sayyad Moinuddin Ashraf (Moin Miya'n) Sajjada Nasheen, Kicchocha Sharif.