Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (, ''Jāmiā Ulūm-i Islāmīyā'' / , ''Jāmi‘at-ul-‘Ulūm-ul-Islāmīyah'') is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by

Darul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...

. , 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.

Controversies

Assassinations of preachers

On 2 November 1997, two scholars at Jamiat-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia,

Habibullah Mukhtar Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar (28 April 1944 – 2 November 1997) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer who served as chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and General secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan. Early life and educatio ...

(

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) and Abdus Sami, were martyred when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van. Another Rector, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi on 18 May 2000. Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, the then head of the madrassa, was martyred on 30 May 2004 when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Binori Mosque. On 9 October 2004, another associated scholar, Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles. 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.

Notable alumni

* Mahmudul Hasan * Maulana Abdullah Ghazi, first imam of Lal Masjid and founder of

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, leader of

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(JeM) *

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, leader of

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(AQIS) *

Qari Saifullah Akhtar Qari Saifullah Akhtar (; born 1960 – died 9 January 2017) was an alleged member of Al-Qaeda who was in Pakistani custody a few times prior to his death. Akhtar, a graduate of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Karachi, had been the leader of Harka ...

, was an alleged member of

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founder & leader of

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(HuJI) * Azam Tariq, leader of

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(SSP) *

Fazlur Rehman Khalil Fazal ur Rehman Khalil ( ) is a founder of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and current leader of Ansar-ul-Umma, which is accused of being a front organization of the banned HuM. He also runs the Jamia Khalid Bin Walid, a madrasa or Islamic seminary loca ...

, leader of

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(HuM) *

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, leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ). * Abdul Aziz Ghazi, leader of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) and Chancellor of

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, leader of Jundallah *

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, founding leader of the

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(Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan), did not study there, but was granted an honorary degree *

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, was a

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Islamic scholar, educator, writer and researcher. For his research work, he was considered one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the

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. *

Anwar Badakhshani Muhammad Anwar Badakhshani (; 1932 – 13 August 2024) was an Afghan-born Pakistani scholar, writer and educator, known for his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence and literature. Born in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, he pursued his early educati ...

, Afghan born Pakistani scholar, writer, educator and

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at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamia Uloom-Ul-Islamia Islamic universities and colleges in Pakistan Deobandi madrasas Universities and colleges in Karachi 1954 establishments in Pakistan Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia

Controversies

Assassinations of preachers

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links