Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (translated as, House of Knowledge and Assembly of Scholars University) is an

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seminary in Lucknow, India. It was established by the

Nadwatul Ulama Nadwatul Ulama is a council of Muslim theologians in India which was formed in 1893 in Kanpur. The first manager of the council was Muhammad Ali Mungeri and the incumbent is Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi. The council established the Darul Uloom ...

, a council of Muslim scholars, on 26 September 1898. This educational institution draws large number of

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students from all over the world. Nadwatul Ulama fosters a diverse range of both scholars and students including

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s (the predominant group),

Shafi'i The Shafi'i school or Shafi'i Madhhab () or Shafi'i is one of the four major schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionis ...

s and

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. Additionally it is one of very few institutes in the region to teach the

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completely in Arabic.

History

was formed with the aim to bring all the sects of Islam together irrespective of some of their differences in beliefs. Nadwa means assembly and group, it was named so because it was constituted by a group of Indian Islamic scholars from different theological schools. Darululoom is the educational body of Nadwatul Ulama which was formed in

Kanpur Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...

in 1893. It was eventually shifted to

Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...

in 1898 and the Islamic curriculum was updated with modern sciences, mathematics, vocational training and the addition of an English Department.English Department inaugurated at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama
The Siasat Daily (newspaper), Published 5 September 2018, Retrieved 7 March 2020 On 2 September 1898, the office of the Nadwatul Ulama was shifted to Lucknow. The Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama was started on 26 September 1898.

Administration

The manager of

serves as the chancellor of Darul Uloom. In 2000,

Rabey Hasani Nadwi Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi (; 29 October 1929 – 13 April 2023) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, who served as the president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and as the chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, an Islamic seminary i ...

became the chancellor. Hafeezullah Azami was appointed the first principal of the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. In 2000, when Rabey Hasani Nadawi was appointed the chancellor, Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi became the principal.

Publications

*'' Al-Nadwa'', first monthly Urdu magazine *'' Al-Ziya'', first monthly Arabic magazine *'' Al-Baas El-Islami'', current monthly Arabic magazine *'' Al-Raid'': current biweekly Arabic magazine *'' Tameer-e-Hayat'', current biweekly Urdu magazine *''Sachha raahi'', Hindi magazine *''The Fragrence of East'', English magazine

Alumni

The graduates of the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama are usually referred as Nadwis. The alumni include: * Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi * Wadeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi * Ijteba Nadwi *

Minnatullah Rahmani Minnatullah Rahmani (7 April 1913 – 20 March 1991) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the first General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and Darul Uloom Deoband, and ...

* Mohammad Akram Nadwi *

* Sajjad Nomani * Shihabuddin Nadvi * Abdur Rahman Kashgari Nadwi * Sulaiman Nadvi * Syed Ehtisham Ahmed Nadvi * Wali Hasan Tonki * Yasin Mazhar Siddiqi * Salman Husaini Nadwi * Shihabuddin Nadvi

References

Bibliography

Al Ulamaa Al Baarizoona Min Daaril Uloom Li Nadwatil Ulamaa Alladheena Hasaloo Alaa Al Jaayizah At Taqdeeriyya Li Nashri Al Lugha Alarabiyya Wa Aadaabihaa

Musahamatu darul uloom nadwatul ulama fi nashril lughatil arabiati wal adabil Islami wa dauruha fi majalis sahafati wal elam
* * * * * * *
Decolonisation and the Nadvatul UlemaSeerat-e-maulana Syed Mohammad Ali MungeriDarul Uloom Nadvat-ul-ulama

External links

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