Jais
| Jais | |
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| Town | |
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  Jais | |
| Coordinates: 26°15′N 81°32′E / 26.25°N 81.53°ECoordinates: 26°15′N 81°32′E / 26.25°N 81.53°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| District | Amethi |
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 24,366 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | STD CODE 5313 |
Jais is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Jais is located at 26°15′N 81°32′E / 26.25°N 81.53°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian census, Jais has a population of 125,000 people. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jais' literacy rate is 26%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 18% and female literacy is 8%. In Jais, 21% of the population is under six years of age.[2]
Sadaat of Jais
The famous Oudh family of Sayyids of Jais settled in Rae Bareli during the thirteenth century and has remained there since.[3]
One of the earliest settlements of Naqvis was reported from Jais. Naqvi Sadats migrated from Subzwar (Iran) and arrived in Jais around 410 Hijri (around 1027 AD). Adjacent Patakpur was also inhabited by Momineens and renamed Nasirabad, after Syed Naseerudin Jaisi. Jais and Nasirabad are the earliest known Naqvi Sadats of India. Jais and Naseerabad are the native lands of Khandan e Ijtihad. The first Mujtahid from India, Ayattollah Al Uzma Sayyid Dildar Ali Naqvi 'Gufraanmaab Naseerabadi', was from Jais; later, his family came to be called Khandan e Ijtihad due to prominence of high-ranking scholars in its midst. Notable religious scholars from this lineage include Syedul Ulema Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi 'Naqqan', Jannat Ma'ab Ayatullah Syed Mohammad Naqvi, Ayatullah Aqa Hasan Sb, Ayatullah Syed Kalbe Hussain Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Jawwad Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Zafar Naqvi (based in Karachi), Allama Nasir Ijtehadi, Dr Kalbe Sadiq and Hujjatul Islam Syed Ali Mohammad Naqvi.
Another prominent family is the Ashrafis of Jais, who are direct descendants of the Grand Waliullah Shaikh Abdul Qadir Al-Jeelani of Baghdad, the founder of Qudiri order of Tasawwuf. The forefather of this Syed Family is the great Alim and Wali, Hazrat Haji Ahmad Ashrafi Jeelani known as "Peer Dastageer". His grave is situated in the southern part of the city on the Raebareli Sultanpur road in a great compound known as Dargaah Makhdoom Saheb. His father, Hazrat Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain Jeelani, came to India with his maternal uncle Hazrat Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.[4]
Other notable people
A famous Jais poet is Malik Mohammad Jaisi, who wrote Padmavat and Akhrawat. In 'Padmavat' Jaisi expresses his deep reverence to Chisti Sufi Master Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani and his descendants.[5] "Jaisi Samarak" has been constructed in his memory. Another famous poet of Urdu, Allamah Mani Jaisi, also hailed from Jais.[citation needed]
An important native of modern Jais is Syed Sibtey Razi, presently Governor of Jharkhand. He is senior leader of the Indian National Congress and has served in the Government of India and Uttar Pradesh in various capacities.
Transport
Jais has two railway stations on the Indian Railways network: Bahadurpur and Kasimpur.[citation needed]
Education
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas set up the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Jais. It has been accorded "Institute of National Importance" status.
- Colleges
- Government Inter College (G.I.C),
- Government Girls Inter College,
- Malik Mohhamad jaisi inter college,
- Pankaj Maheshwari Smrati Mahavidyalaya, Nandgram Jais,
- Schools
- Meer Education, Jais
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Kesav Kunj
- Alishan Public School-Shekhana
- Makhdoom Ashraf Mission School
- Pankaj Maheshwari Smriti Mahaviyalay, Nand Gram
- S.D. Panday Inter College, Deegha
- Rahul Gandhi National School
- Rising Sun Educational Society
- Blossoms school, Kanchana
- TAJ Islamiyan, Meer Shah Baba Road
- Madarsa Tajul Uloom Samadia, Gandhi Nagar
- Alimiyan High School, Odari
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jais
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ The tribes and castes of the North Western India, Volume 4, William Crooke, Cosmo Publications, 1975
- ↑ Hayate Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani by Syed Waheed Ashraf
- ↑ Love's subtle magic: An Indian Islamic Literary Tradition, 1379-1545; Oxford University Press 2012 by Aditya Behl
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