Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom -il-Islamia is an
Islamic seminary in
India
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.
The
Jamia was established by
Mufti
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Mahfoozur Rahman Usmani, an
Islamic scholar
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"Ulama ...
of India
in 1989 at the Indo-Nepal border, in
Supaul
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There are 11 blocks under the Supaul district: Supaul, Kishanpur, Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi, Pipra, Triveniganj, ...
,
Bihar
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.
The Jamia also serves as a center for
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language and
National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology.
There are 15
Qur'anic
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centres under the supervision of ''Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom -il-Islamia'' and 25 branches of the Jamia spread over the state of Bihar.
History
In January 2017, the students and teachers of the Jamia formed a human chain in support of the
Alcohol prohibition in Bihar.
The Alimiat Degree of this madrasa has been recognized along with 50 other Arabic madrasas by
Jamia Millia Islamia
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and
Aligarh Muslim University
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[Office of the Registrar, Aligarh Muslim University website]
Published 27 August 2015, Retrieved 23 March 2020 In 2016, the Jamia organized Rushd-o-Hidayat conference under the guardianship of
Ahmed Bukhari. It was attended by notable scholars including
Muhammad Salim Qasmi,
Akhtarul Wasey Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi Siddiqi (born 26 September 1954) is an Indian people, Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and current rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.
Biography
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26 September 1954 into the Siddiqi family of Na ...
.
In 2016, the Jamia organized a national level seminar along with
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language.
The national seminar was attended by Iqtedar Mohammad Khan, Head of the Islamic Studies department of
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...
.
The Jamia organized a ''Millat Convention'' program in 2018 which was attended by politicians like
Tejashwi Yadav. This event was also attended by Hamid bin Akram al-Bukhari, a lecturer of
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
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. An International seminar was organized in collaboration with the Islamic Studies department of
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...
one the life and works Islamic scholar
Muhammad Salim Qasmi. The seminar was held in the Ansari auditorium of the
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...
and was attended by scholars like
Akhtarul Wasey. A book on the 30-year history of Jamiatul Qasim was also released in this event.
Patrons
*
Muhammad Salim Qasmi (former)
*
Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi, Principal
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama
* Shahid Saharanpuri, Professor of Hadith
Mazahir Uloom
Publications
The Jamia has published a number of books including:
* ''Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom -il-Islamia'' publishes a monthly magazine called ''Ma'arif-e-Qasim''.
*
Shaykh Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri: Nuqoosh-o-Ta’assurat, Tarikhi Dastawez
*
Muhammad Salim Qasmi Ki Zindagi ke 92 Saal.
[http://www.jamiatulqasim.com/gallery/publication/maulana-salim-qasmi.pdf ]
See also
*
Darul Uloom London
*
Darul Uloom Karachi
Darul Uloom Karachi () is a Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Muhammad Shafi in June 1951 at Nanak Wara and later on it transferred to Korangi, Karachi, on 17 March 1957. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system ini ...
*
Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
*
Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan
References
External links
*
Darul Ifta Deoband
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Islamic universities and colleges in India
Educational institutions established in 1989
Deobandi madrasas
1989 establishments in Bihar