Jamia Ashrafia (
جامعہ اشرفیہ, Ashrafia Islamic University),
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
, Pakistan, is a religious educational institution founded by
Mufti Muhammad Hassan in 1947. The university has produced numerous scholars of Islam, serving various sectors of life.
History
The school was founded on 14 September 1947, just a month after the
Partition of India
The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Paki ...
which created Pakistan. Muhammad Hasan Amritsari named the university for Deobandi scholar
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat and Mujaddidul Millat; 19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and a revivor of classical Sufi in the Indian subcontinent during the Briti ...
, in recognition of his support for the creation of an independent homeland for British India's Muslims.
It was founded in a quadrangular three-storied building in Nila Gumbad Anarkali at the centre of the thickly populated area of Lahore. 120 ''
kanal
Kanal may refer to:
* Kanal (unit), a unit of area equivalent to one-eighth of an acre, used in northern India and Pakistan
* ''Kanał'', a 1956 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda
* ''Kanal'' (1979 film), a 1979 Turkish film
* ''Kanal'' (2015 ...
s'' of land between Canal Road and Ferozepur Road were purchased on 28 March 1955, and construction of a new school building began with the laying of the foundation stone of a mosque. In 1957 the majority of staff and students shifted to the new campus, and teaching of ''
hadith
Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...
'' courses began under the famous scholar
Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi
Idris Kandhlawi (; 20 August 1899 – 28 July 1974) was a Pakistani Sunni scholar during the mid-twentieth century, widely recognized for his contributions to various fields of Islamic studies, including hadith, Quranic studies, Islamic jurisprud ...
in 1958.
Today the main campus comprises a mosque, a large administrative and teaching block, two boarding houses (one for local students and one for foreign), a hospital, and residences for faculty and employees.
Leadership
Mufti Muhammad Hassan died on 1 June 1961. His sons, Mufti Muhammad Ubaidullah (late), Maulana Abd-ur-Rahman Ashrafi (late), Maulana Fazl-ur-Raheem, and Mufti Hasan's grandson Maulana Hafiz Ajwad Ubaid manage the university matters.
Branches
Main branch of Jamia Ashrafia is located on Ferozpur Road,
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
covering 120 kanals area. Other branches of Jamia Ashrafia are listed below:
# Madrisatul Faisal Lil Bannat at Model Town,
Lahore
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(main ladies branch)
# MADRISA ASHRAFIA at Old Anarkali,
Lahore
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# MAHAD AL-QUBA at Johr Town,
Lahore
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# MADRISA BAITUL QURAN at Samanabad,
Lahore
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# IQRA BADRUL ATFAAL at Allama Iqbal Town,
Lahore
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# AHSANUL MAKATIB at Gujjar Pura,
Lahore
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.
# MADRISATUL HASSAN at Bedian Road,
Lahore
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.
# MADRISA SADIQ at Raiwind Road,
Lahore
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.
# MADRISA ASHRAFIA LIL BANNAT at Garden Town,
Lahore
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.
# MADRISA ABDULLAH BIN ZUBAIR at Gulshan-e-Ravi,
Lahore
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.
# MADRISATUL HASSAN at Hassan Abdal,
Rawalpindi
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.
Alumni
Alumni include:
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Harun Islamabadi
Harun Islamabadi (21 September 1938 – 27 September 2003) was a 20th-century Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, educator, translator, and law and media personality who served as the third Director-General of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya. He also held th ...
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Hafez Ahmadullah
Hafez Ahmadullah (born 12 May 1941) is a 21st-century Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator, currently serving as the chairman of Anjuman-e-Ittihadul Madaris Bangladesh since 16 December 2023, a state-recognized Qawmi madrasa board. On 15 Feb ...
References
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Islamic universities and colleges in Pakistan
Universities and colleges in Lahore
Deobandi madrasas
Educational institutions established in 1947
1947 establishments in Pakistan
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