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

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seminary in

Lucknow, India 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 ...

. 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 ''Al-Nadwa'' () was the first Urdu magazine launched by Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in the early 20th century. It was published in three phases: 1904–1912, 1912–1916, and 1940–1942, totaling approximately 14 years. The first phase, under the ...

'', first monthly Urdu magazine *'' Al-Ziya'', first monthly Arabic magazine *''

Al-Baas El-Islami ''Al-Baas El-Islami'' () is a monthly Arabic magazine published by Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. It was first launched in 1955 by Mohammad al-Hasani under the guidance of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi. In 1960, the magazine officially became part of ...

'', current monthly Arabic magazine *'' Al-Raid'': current biweekly Arabic magazine *''

Tameer-e-Hayat ''Tameer-e-Hayat'' () is a biweekly Urdu magazine published by Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama since 1963. Founded under the editorship of Mohammad al-Hasani, it is currently overseen by Shamsul Haq Nadwi. The magazine follows a biweekly schedule, re ...

'', 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 Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (also known as Ali Miyan; 5 December 1913 – 31 December 1999) was a leading Indian Islamic scholar, thinker, writer, preacher, reformer and a Muslim public intellectual of 20th century India and the author of ...

Wadeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi Muhammad Wazeh Rashid Al-Hasani Al-Nadwi (1932 – 16 January 2019) was an Indian Islamic scholar, Arabic writer, researcher and journalist. He was the nephew of Islamic scholar and reformer Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi and brother of Rabey Hasan ...

Ijteba Nadwi Muḥammad Ijteba Nadwi (29 September 1933 – 20 June 2008) was an Indian Islamic scholar, who formerly headed the Arabic departments of Jamia Millia Islamia, Kashmir University and the Allahabad University. Nadwi was an alumnus of Darul Uloom ...

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 Mohammad Akram Nadwi (born ) is a British Islamic scholar and the Dean of Cambridge Islamic College, principal of Al-Salam Institute, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education. He is the author of the 43 vol ...

Sajjad Nomani Khalil-ur-Rahman Sajjad Nomani (or only Sajjad Nomani) (born 12 August 1955) is an Indian Islamic scholar, spokesperson of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, educator and author of many Islamic books. He is a scholar of Islam and alumni of Da ...

Shihabuddin Nadvi Mohammed Shihabuddin Nadvi (1931–2002) was an Indian Islamic scholastic philosopher, religious reformer and writer. He was born in the city of Bangalore on 12 November 1931 and wrote more than 100 books on the Qur'an, Hadith and modern science ...

* Abdur Rahman Kashgari Nadwi *

Sulaiman Nadvi Sulaiman Nadvi (22 November 1884 – 22 November 1953) was a British Indian, and then Pakistani, Islamic scholar, historian and a writer, who co-authored '' Sirat-un-Nabi'' and wrote ''Khutbat-e-Madras''. He was a member of the founding commi ...

Syed Ehtisham Ahmed Nadvi Syed Ehtisham Ahmed Nadvi (also known as S. E. A. Nadvi) is a scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic studies, specialising in Arabic literary criticism. He is the winner of the 1992 President's Award for Literature, and the author of books on ...

* Wali Hasan Tonki * Yasin Mazhar Siddiqi *

Salman Husaini Nadwi Salman Husaini Nadwi (born 1952) is an Indian scholar and professor in the Islamic sciences. He is an author of numerous scholarly works in Arabic and Urdu. Salman Nadwi served as the Dean of the Faculty of Dawah at the Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ul ...

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
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Decolonisation and the Nadvatul UlemaSeerat-e-maulana Syed Mohammad Ali MungeriDarul Uloom Nadvat-ul-ulama

External links

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