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Madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

'' (

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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 ''

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

'' 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

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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

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* Ayatullah Al-Udhma Syed Rahat Hussain Rizvi Gopalpuri * Ayatullah Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi Mujtahid, * 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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. * Zafrulmillat Ayatollah Syed Zafarul Hasan, Principal, Jawadia 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.

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, 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

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, 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. *

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, 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,

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) * 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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