Darul 'Uloom Karachi

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Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi
جامعہ دارالعلوم کراچی
Established 1951 (1370 AH)[1]
Type Islamic university
Religious affiliation Wifaq al-Madaris al-`Arabiyah, Pakistan
President Muhammad Rafi Usmani
Vice-president Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Academic staff 210
Students 10,000
Location Korangi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
24°50′44.74″N 67°9′55.17″E / 24.8457611°N 67.1653250°E / 24.8457611; 67.1653250Coordinates: 24°50′44.74″N 67°9′55.17″E / 24.8457611°N 67.1653250°E / 24.8457611; 67.1653250
Campus Urban (56 acres)
Website www.darululoomkarachi.edu.pk

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, Canada
Madrasah In'aamiyyah, South Africa
Darul Uloom Zakariyya, South Africa

Movements

Tablighi Jamaat
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Taliban

Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ دارالعلوم کراچی‎, Jāmi‘ah-yi Dāru’l-‘Ulūm-i Karāchī; Arabic: جامعة دار العلوم كراتشي‎, Jāmi‘ah Dār al-‘Ulūm Karātshī) is an Islamic seminary located in Karachi, Pakistan. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. It was started by the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Shafi and Maulana Noor Ahmad in 1951.[citation needed] He was previously associated with Darul Uloom Deoband, where he also served as the Grand Mufti, but moved to Pakistan following the independence in 1947. The President of Darul Uloom Karachi is the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Muhammad Rafi Usmani; the Vice President is Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Both are the children of the founder.

Departments

The Jamiah has the following departments:

  • Nazirah-e- Qur'an (reading the Qur'an)
  • Tahfeez-ul-Qur'an (memorizing the Noble Qur'an)
  • Tajweed (Quranic Phonetics)
  • Department of Islamic Economics
  • Department of Islamic Law
  • Department of Islamic Jurisprudence
  • Department of Hadith
  • Department of Tafsir
  • Department of English Language
  • Department of Politics
  • Department of Arabic Language
  • Department of Information Technology

See also

References

  1. ↑ Azizur-Rahman. Introducing Darul `Uloom Karachi. Trans. Muhammad Shameem. Karachi: Public Information Department of Darul Uloom Karachi

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