Darul uloom (), also spelled ''dar-ul-ulum'', is an
Arabic
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term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
ic 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''.
Description
The conventional darul ulooms of today have their roots in the
Indian subcontinent
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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 S ...
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
Seljuk Empire
The Great Seljuk Empire, or the Seljuk Empire was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian tradition, Turko-Persian, Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim empire, founded and ruled by the Qiniq (tribe), Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total are ...
, 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 Islamic ...
(1703 – 1762). The Dars-e-Nizami syllabus comprises studies in
tafsir
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(Qur'anic exegesis),
hifz
Hafiz (; ar, حافظ, ḥāfiẓ, pl. ''ḥuffāẓ'' , f. ''ḥāfiẓa'' ), literally meaning "memorizer", depending on the context, is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the female equiva ...
(Qur'anic memorisation),
sarf
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and nahw (Arabic
syntax
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and
grammar
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),
Persian
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** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
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 t ...
(Islamic history),
fiqh
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The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...
(Islamic jurisprudence) and
sharia
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(Islamic law).
List of major darul ulooms
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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
Saudi Arabia
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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 ...
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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 the ...
, 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 cap ...
,
Pakistan
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(established in 1951)
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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 school ...
Jamia Uloom ul Islamia
Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia ( ur, , ''Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah'' / , ''Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah'') is an Islamic University in Binori Town, Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Ul ...
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 River ...
,
Bangladesh
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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 Qasim ...
,
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
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(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 Nanautavi, R ...
Islamic movement was started in 1868)
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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 edu ...
(established 1894), Lucknow, India
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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 197 ...
, Zahedan, Iran
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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 ...
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, i ...
, Greater Manchester, England
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Darul Uloom London
Darul Uloom London is an 11–19 boys, Islamic, private boarding school and sixth form in Chislehurst, Greater London, England. It is a Darul uloom
Darul uloom (), also spelled ''dar-ul-ulum'', is an Arabic term that literally means "house ...
, London, England
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Darul Uloom Bolton
Darul Uloom Bolton is an Islamic 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 of Borough of Bolton. In 2006, due t ...
, Bolton, England
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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 sear ...
, Buffalo, New York
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Masjid Darussalam
Masjid DarusSalam is a mosque in Lombard, Illinois, completed in 2013. The mosque is home to the DarusSalam Seminary, a national project which aims to educate the Islamic community in the traditional Islamic sciences.
Building
The 22,000-square-f ...
, 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
See also
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List of Islamic seminaries
This is a list of Islamic seminaries throughout history, including the operational, historical, defunct or converted ones. This list includes mainly madrasa in the Western context, which refers to the specific type of religious school or colle ...