Darul uloom (), also spelled ''dar-ul-ulum'', is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as a

madrassa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated ...

or Islamic school – although a darul uloom often indicates a more advanced level of study. In a darul uloom, Islamic subjects are studied by students, who are known as ''talaba'' or '' ṭālib''.

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The conventional darul ulooms of today have their roots in the

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, where the first darul ulooms were founded by the Indian Islamic scholars (

ulema In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...

) of the past. Darul ulooms followed in the past, and today continue to follow, the age-old Islamic curriculum known as the

Dars-e-Nizami Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions (madrassas) and Dar Ul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the United St ...

syllabus, which has its origins in the

Nizamiyya The Nezamiyeh ( fa, نظامیه) or Nizamiyyah ( ar, النظامیة) are a group of institutions of higher education established by Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk in the eleventh century in Iran. The name ''nizamiyyah'' derives from his name. Founded a ...

Islamic schools of the

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, but was developed in the Indian subcontinent under Islamic thinkers and ulema, such as

Shah Waliullah Dehlawi Quṭb-ud-Dīn Aḥmad Walīullāh Ibn ʿAbd-ur-Raḥīm Ibn Wajīh-ud-Dīn Ibn Muʿaẓẓam Ibn Manṣūr Al-ʿUmarī Ad-Dehlawī ( ar, ‎; 1703–1762), commonly known as Shāh Walīullāh Dehlawī (also Shah Wali Allah), was an Islami ...

(1703 – 1762). The Dars-e-Nizami syllabus comprises studies in

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(Qur'anic exegesis),

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(Qur'anic memorisation),

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and nahw (Arabic syntax and

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Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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tarikh ''Taʾrīkh'' is an Arabic word meaning "date, chronology, era", whence by extension "annals, history, historiography". It is also used in Persian, Urdu, Bengali and the Turkic languages. It is found in the title of many historical works. Prior to ...

(Islamic history),

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(Islamic jurisprudence) and sharia (Islamic law).

List of major darul ulooms

Dar Al Uloom University Dar Al Uloom University ( ar, جامعة دار العلوم, Jāmiʿah Dār al-Uʿlūm; ) is a university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bul ...

, university in

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Faculty of Dar Al Uloom Cairo University Dar al-Ulum ( ar, كلية دار العلوم, kullīya dār al-ʿulūm "House of Sciences" ), is an educational institution designed to produce students with both an Islamic and modern secondary education. It was founded in 1871 and is now a f ...

Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi Darul Uloom Karachi ( ur, دارالعلوم کراچی) is a Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Muhammad Shafi Deobandi in June 1951 at Nanak Wara and later on it transferred to Korangi, Karachi, on March 17, 1957. It continues th ...

, Islamic education university (Madrasa) in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

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(established in 1951) *

Darul Uloom Haqqania Darul Uloom Haqqania or Jamia Dar al-Ulum Haqqania ( ur, ) is an Islamic Seminary ( darul uloom or madrasa) in the town of Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan. The seminary propagates the Hanafi Deobandi schoo ...

, Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Jamiah Arabia Ahsan-Ul-Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan *

Jamia Uloom ul Islamia Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia ( ur, , ''Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah'' / , ''Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah'') is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system i ...

, Karachi, Pakistan * Jamia Madania Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh *

Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Al-Jāmiʿah al-Ahliyyah Dār al-ʿUlūm Muʿīn al-Islām ( ar, الجامعة الأهلية دار العلوم معين الإسلام), popularly known as the Hāṭhazārī Madrasa ( bn, হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসা) ...

Hathazari Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda. It ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary ( darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qa ...

Deoband, Uttar Pradesh Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institution of India is located there. Etymolo ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

(where the

Deobandi Deobandi is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam, adhering to the Hanafi school of law, formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the name derives, by Muhammad Qasim Nanau ...

Islamic movement was started in 1868) *

Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (translated as, House of Knowledge and Assembly of Scholars University) is an Islamic seminary in Lucknow, India. It was established by the Nadwatul Ulama, a council of Muslim scholars, on 26 September 1898. This educ ...

(established 1894), Lucknow, India *

Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan (Persian: دارالعلوم زاهدان) is the largest and highest seat of Deobandis in Iran. The Jamiah was founded by Abdolazeez, son of Mojahid Sheikh Abdollah. The Jamiah started its education activities in 19 ...

, Zahedan, Iran *

Darul Uloom Zakariyya Darul Uloom Zakariyya (translated as, Zakariyya International Islamic University) is an Islamic university in Lenasia, South Africa with an international student population. Opened in 1983 in an agricultural area, it is now surrounded by the su ...

, Lenasia, South Africa *

Darul Uloom Birmingham The Darul Uloom Birmingham Islamic High School ( ar, دارالعلوم الاسلامية العربية برمنجهام, ur, دارالعلوم برمنگهم) is an Islamic independent high school in Birmingham, England. It was established ...

, Birmingham, England *

Darul Uloom Bury Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah ( ar, دار العلوم العربية الإسلامية), better known as Darul Uloom Bury, was established in 1979 and is the oldest Islamic seminary in the United Kingdom. Located in Holcombe, Bury, ...

, Greater Manchester, England *

Darul Uloom London Darul Uloom London is an 11–19 boys, Islamic, private boarding school and sixth form in Chislehurst, Greater London Greater may refer to: * Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality * ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 ...

, London, England *

Darul Uloom Bolton Darul Uloom Bolton is an Islamic Private schools in the United Kingdom, private secondary school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. History The institute was founded in 1993 and initially was based at Bromley Cross in the northern part ...

, Bolton, England *

Darul Uloom Al-Madania Darul Uloom Al-Madania is a private Islamic seminary in Buffalo, New York, that is devoted to producing Islamic scholars and Huffaz. History Darul Uloom Al-Madania was founded by Dr. Ismail Memon and his son Shaykh Ibrahim Memon Madani. The sea ...

, Buffalo, New York * Masjid Darussalam, Lombard, United States * Darul Uloom New Jersey, Paterson, New Jersey, United States * Darul Uloom Central Jersey (CJIIS), New Jersey, United States * Darul Uloom New York, Queens, New York, United States * Darul Uloom Seattle, United States * Dārul ‘Ulūm Hamīdiyyah, Piscataway, New Jersey

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List of major darul ulooms

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