Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan | |
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Established | 1971[1] |
Type | Islamic university |
Chancellor | Saikh-ul-Islam Maulana Abdul Hameed |
Academic staff | 58 (Total 2010) |
Admin. staff | 83 (Total 2010) |
Location | Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran |
Website | http://english.sunnionline.us/Darululoom-Zahedan |
Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan is the largest and highest seat of Islamic knowledge and learning for the Sunnis in Iran. The great scholar Maulana Abdul Azeez, son of the great Mojahid Shaikh Abdullah, founded the Jamiah with a view to create consciousness about the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah among the Muslim Ummah and spread the light of Islam all over the world.
The Jamiah started its education activities in 1971 for the first time along with around 60 to 80 students and only 6 teachers in the new building of Darul Uloom on Khayyam Street. At present, the Jamiah has become a famous Islamic organization and a great social foundation for the Muslim, specially for the Sunni community of Iran.[2] A good number of students studying at Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan.
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Key figures | |
Qasim Nanotvi · Rashid Gangohi |
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Notable Institutions | |
Darul Uloom Deoband, India |
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Movements | |
Tablighi Jamaat |
The Jamiah has divided its education system into seven stages. These stages are given below along with years each stage requires:
The total term of study besides having primary certificate of any government school, including two-year of specialization, is 16 years.
The Jamiah has following departments and divisions: Dar-ul-Iftaa, Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence, Darulqdha and Tahkeem, Girls School, Hefz-e-Quran section, Tjweed section, Da'wat and guidance centre, Office for Student Affairs, Central Library, Translation and Research Centre, Publication, Fiqh Academy of Ahlus-Sunnah, Institute of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, Union of Islamic schools of Balochistan, etc.
The Jamiah is publishing the Neday Islam Magazine.[3] The Jamiah has also published many articles.[4]