Madrasa Aminia Islamia Arabia (best known as Madrasa Aminia) is an Islamic seminary in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

History

Amin al-Din Dehlawi, an Islamic scholar who was a student of

Mahmud Hasan Deobandi Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (also known as Shaykh al-Hind; 1851–1920) was an Indian Muslim scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who co-founded the Jamia Millia Islamia University and launched the Silk Letter Movement for ...

, developed an idea of establishing a

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...

. He discussed his idea with his fellow

Kifayatullah Dehlawi Kifayatullah Dehlawi (also known as Mufti Kifayatullah; c. 1875c. 31 December 1952), was an Indian Islamic scholar and a Hanafi jurist, who served as the second rector of the Madrasa Aminia. He was appointed as an interim president of the Jamiat ...

and invited him to support. Kifayatullah declined the offer stating that he was already occupied teaching at a religious school of his teacher Ubayd al-Haq Khan in

Shahjahanpur Shahjahanpur () is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. History Shahjahanpur was establi ...

. He however suggested Amīn to consider

Anwar Shah Kashmiri Anwar Shah Kashmiri (; 26 November 1875 – 28 May 1933) was an Islamic scholar from Kashmir in the early twentieth century, best known for his expertise in the study of hadith, a strong memory, and a unique approach to interpreting traditions, ...

for this purpose. Amīn reached to Anwar Shah Kashmiri who supported his idea and the Madrasa Aminia was established at Sunehri Masjid, in

Chandni Chowk The Chandni Chowk (meaning Moonlight Square) is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, India. There is another location in Pune with the name Chandani Chowk. Located close to the Old Delhi railway station, the Mughal-era Red Fort ...

in 1897. The madrasa was shifted to Kashmiri Gate in 1917. Amīn al-Din Dehlawi served as the rector of Madrasa Aminia from the date of its inception in 1897 until his death in 1919. Following Amin's death,

appointed Kifayatullah Dehlawi the second rector, who served the position until his death in 1952. Ahmad Saeed Dehlawi was appointed the rector on 13 January 1952. Ahmad resigned after serving for over two and a half year, and subsequently Wasif Dehlawi became the rector in 1955. Wasif was made to resign in 1979. Ziya al-Haq Dehlawi briefly served as the rector making Wasif's son Jameelur Rahman Qasmi succeed him. Following Qasmi's sudden death, Mufti Abdur Rahman became the seminary's rector. Wasif's second son, Anisur Rahman Qasmi was the rector during 2017 and 2018. As of March 2019, Hafiz Abdur Rasheed is the rector of the seminary. Hadith scholar

was seminary's first Principal (Sadr Mudarris) who was later succeeded by

, who also became the second rector, succeeding Amin al-Din Dehlawi. Indian Independence activist and author

Muhammad Miyan Deobandi Muhammad Miyan Deobandi (4 October 1903 – 24 October 1975) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, academic, historian, freedom struggle activist, who served as the fifth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He wrote books such as ''As ...

also served this seminary as Hadith Professor.

Notable alumni

Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi (also known as Sahbān al-Hind; 1888 – 4 December 1959) was an Indian Muslim scholar and freedom struggle activist who served as the first general secretary and the fifth president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He also served a ...

Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri (1882–1976), also known as Mufti Mehdi Hasan and Mahdi Hasan Gilani Qadri, was an Indian Islamic scholar and mufti. He served as grand mufti at Darul Uloom Deoband for twenty years. He was an alumnus of Madrasa Amin ...

* Muhammad Taqi Amini *

Noor Alam Khalil Amini Noor Alam Khalil Amini (18 December 1952 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, academic and a litterateur of Arabic and Urdu. He was a senior professor of Arabic language and literature at the Darul Uloom Deoband. His book ''Falasti ...

* Wasif Dehlavi *

Muhammad Junagarhi Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Junagarhi () (1890–1941), commonly known as Muhammad Junagarhi, was an Indian Islamic scholar who co-founded and served as the president of the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference. He translated Ibn Qayyim's ''I'laam ul Mu ...

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