Darul uloom (), also spelled ''dar-ul-ulum'', is an
Arabic term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an
Islam
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ic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as a
madrassa 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, where the first darul ulooms were founded by the Indian Islamic scholars (
ulema) 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 Islamic schools of the
Seljuk Empire, but was developed in the Indian subcontinent under Islamic thinkers and ulema, such as
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703 – 1762). The Dars-e-Nizami syllabus comprises studies in
tafsir (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),
Persian,
Urdu,
tarikh (Islamic history),
fiqh (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, Islamic education university (Madrasa) in
Karachi,
Pakistan (established in 1951)
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Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
*Jamiah Arabia Ahsan-Ul-Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan
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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
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Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam,
Hathazari,
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 (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 (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 ...
, Lenasia, South Africa
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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
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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, London, England
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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
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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, 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
References
{{Islamic educational institutions
Islam in India
Islam in Pakistan
Islamic seminaries and theological colleges
School types
Deobandi Islamic universities and colleges
Islamic terminology