Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Islamic seminary in Pakistan
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Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ علومِ اسلامیہ, Jāmiā Ulūm-i Islāmīyā / جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ, Jāmi‘at-ul-‘Ulūm-ul-Islāmīyah) is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university was established in 1954 by Allama Muhammad Yousuf Banuri.
جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ بنوری ٹاؤن، کراچی Jame'at Ul-uloom ul Islamia, Banori town, Karachi | |
| Type | Islamic University Madrasa |
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| Established | 1954 (1374 Hijri) |
| Founder | Muhammad Yousuf Banuri |
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Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam (Hanafi Deobandi) |
| Chancellor | Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ahmad Yousuf Banuri |
| Students | 12,000 (Total)[1] |
| Location | , , Pakistan |
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| Website | www |
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The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband.
As of 2007[update], there are about twelve thousand students in different departments of the Jamiah and its branches, including a number of foreign students from over sixty countries.[1]
Assassinations of preachers
On 2 November 1997, Habibullah Mukhtar (Rector) and Abdus Sami, were martyred when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van.[2][3]
On 18 May 2000, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi.[2]
On 30 May 2004, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was martyred when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Mosque.[2][4]
On 9 October 2004, Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles.[5]
On 13 May 2012, Aslam Sheikhupuri was killed when gunmen on two motorcycles shot at his car. He had been associated with the school for 25 years.[6]
Notable alumni
- Maulana Abdullah Ghazi, political figure and leader of Lal Masjid and Jamia Faridia.[7]
- Masood Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)[8]
- Asim Umar, leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS)[9]
- Saifullah Akhtar, leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) [10]
- Azam Tariq, leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)[11]
- Ahmed Ludhianvi, sarparast-e-aala of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).
- Fazlur Rehman Khalil, leader of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)[12]
- Aurangzaib Farooqi, leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).[13]
- Abdul Aziz Ghazi, imam of Lal Masjid and Chancellor of Jamia Faridia[14]
- Ali Sher Hyderi, leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)
- Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of Jundallah[15]
- Mullah Omar, founder of the Taliban organization and Supreme Leader of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, did not study there, but was granted an honorary degree[16]
- Mahmudul Hasan, chairman of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh.
- Abdus Salam Chatgami, Grand Mufti of Bangladesh.
- Anwar Badakhshani, Sheikh Al-Hadith at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.
- Hifzur Rahman, Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Rahmania Arabia.
- Ilyas Kashmiri, Pakistani Special Forces Operator turned Islamist jihadist militant leader.