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) for higher religious education in

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. Major course of studies include Jurisprudence, Theology and Islamic Literature.

About

It was founded in the year 1892 by Ayatullah Syed Muhammad Abul Hasan. The extensive ''

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'' buildings were erected under the supervision of the Nawab Mehdi Hasan Khan, a philanthropist of

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. The foundation stone was laid down in 1911 and the central hall was inaugurated by the then Lieutenant-Governor of the

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Sir John Prescott Hewett. Sultanul Madaris is the second Shia religious school in Lucknow. The first one was Madrasatul Imamia - Which was closed down by the Britishers and the third being Jamia Nazmia.

Courses

The following courses are offered by the Madrasa: *Darjat Tahtaniya *Darjat Fokaania *Darjat-e-Aalia *Darj-e- Sannad-ul-Afazil (Duration 3 Years) *Darj-e- Sadar-ul-Afazil The first two courses Darjat Tahtaniya and Darjat Fokaania consisting of seven ''Darja''s (levels/stages) is the primary course.

Alumni

Major personalities who have received education from Sultanul Madaris include, but are not limited to: * Moulana Molvi

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* Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqvi * Ayatullah Al-Udhma Syed Rahat Hussain Rizvi Gopalpuri * Ayatullah Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi Mujtahid, * Hujat Ul Islam Aga Syed Mohammad Taqi Mousavi Kashmiri * Maulana Syed Ibne Hasan Nonaharvi, Principal, Madrasatul Waizeen. * Prof. Syed Shabihul Hasan Nonaharvi,

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., was professor and chairman of Urdu Department at

, * Ziya'ul Millat Maulana Mujtahid Syed Wasi Mohammad Abidi, Principal, Wasiqa Arabic College,

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. * Maulana Hafiz Kifayat Hussain. * Hujjatul Islam Hakeem Maulana Syed Mazahir Hussain Rizvi Kararvi, Former Leader of Friday Prayers, Sultanate of Mahmudabad, Sitapur, Awadh * Baba-e-Mantiq Maulana Syed Abdul Hussain. * Allama Syed Ali Haider ( Sahib e Nafse Rasool) * Maulana Ibne Hasan Karbalai, Karachi. * Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan, Former Governor of West Bengal. * Prof. Syed Suleman Abbas Rizvi, B.H.U. * "Aqa-e-Shariat" Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid. * Maulana Syed Hasan Rizvi, Karbala-e-Moalla, Iraq. * Maulana Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, President All Jammu & Kashmir Shia Association * Maulana Murtuza Husain "Fazil Lakhnavi", Lahore. * Dr. Syed Kalbe Sadiq * Maulana Syed Litafat Hussain Gopalpuri * Maulana Syed Hasan Naqvi, Lucknow * Prof. Imran Raza Rizvi. * Maulana Syed Mohammad Mehdi Zayadpuri. * Maulana Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar, Adeeb, Karachi. * Maulana Ariful Millat Mufti Syed Arif Husain Rizvi Mujtahid. Ex-Principal, Sultanul Madaris, Khairpur. * Maulana Syed Muhammad Adil Rizvi (Rizvia Karachi) * Maulana Syed Asad Raza Rizvi Gopalpuri * Maulana Syed Mohammad, Ex-Principal, Sultanul Madaris. * Maulana Syed Ali, Ex-Principal, Sultanul Madaris. * Maulana Syed Hussain, Prof. Faqihat, Jamia Sultania. * Maulana Syed Ali Hussain, Lecturer, Faqihat, Jamia Sultania. * Maulana Altaf Haider, Lecturer, Faqihat, Jamia Sultania. **Ex Principal, Madarse Aliya (Oriental College), Rampur (UP); **Ex Principal, Jamey Imaniya Nasirya, Jaunpur (UP); **Vice Principal, Sulatanul Madaris,

(UP) * Khateeb-e-Akbar Allama Mirza Mohammed Athar (Former Principal, Shia College, Lucknow) * Maulana Syed Abu Iftikhar Zaidi, Imam-e-Juma,

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. * Maulana Aalim Husain, Shair Arabi * Maulana Khadem Husain * Maulana Syed Riyaz Akbar Aabedi Barahvi,

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* Maulana Mohammad Hasan Maroofi, Imam-e-Juma, Hussaini Mission, Hounslow,

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* Molana Mohammad Jafar waiz Ansari, Bani Madars e Jafarul uloom,

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* Syed Sadar Uddin Mosavi issan Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan

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External links

The official website of Sultanul Madaris
Education in Lucknow Madrasas in India Islam in India 1892 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1892

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