Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan

Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan
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.

Contents

Education pattern

Deobandi Movement

Key figures

Qasim Nanotvi · Rashid Gangohi
Husain Madani · Mehmud Hasan
Shabbir Usmani · Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Anwar Kashmiri · Ilyas Kandhlawi
Ubaidullah Sindhi · Taqi Usmani

Notable Institutions

Darul Uloom Deoband, India
Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur, India
Hathazari Madrassah, Bangladesh
Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, India
Darul Uloom Karachi, Pakistan
Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Pakistan
Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan, Iran
Darul Uloom London, England
Darul Uloom New York, United States
Darul Uloom Canada
Madrasah In'aamiyyah, South Africa

Movements

Tablighi Jamaat
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Taliban

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.

Department and administrative divisions

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.

Publication

The Jamiah is publishing the Neday Islam Magazine.[3] The Jamiah has also published many articles.[4]

See also

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