Jamia Nizamia Ghousia

Jamia Nizamia Ghousia
مرکز فیضان شیخ القرآن دارالعلوم جامعہ نظامیہ غوثیہ
TypeIslamic university
Established1935 C.E (1353 AH)
FounderMohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi
AffiliationTanzeem Ul Madaris Ahle Sunnat Pakistan
PresidentSahibzada Prof. Dr. Mohammad Asif Hazarvi
Students400
Location, ,
CampusUrban

Darul Uloom Jamia Nizamia Ghousia (Urdu: دارالعلوم جامعہ نظامیہ غوثیہ) is an Islamic seminary for Sunni Muslims. It was established by Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, where he served as the Mohatmim and Grand Mufti. His son Mufti Abdul Shakoor Hazarvi took over as Mohatmim until April 2010. The Jamia is known for the great Ulama and Huffaz of Quran and Hadith it produced. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Bareily.[1]

Academic disciplines

The Jamiah has the following division of studies:

The Darul Uloom has divided its education system into six major levels:

Library and publications

  • The Jamia Library has a large stock of valuable books of Islamic history, Islamic philosophy, textbooks of different levels, journals, magazines etc. in Arabic, Urdu, Persian and Punjabi languages. It has about 22,000 books.
  • Fatwa-E-Jamia: The Madrasah has responsibilities for issues of society. It gives accurate advice and legal opinions for those issues the aggregate of which are published as a book called Fatwa-e-Jamiah.
  • The Jamiah publishes monthly wallpapers on Arabic and national language.

Facilities

All students reside at the madrasah. The Jamiah gives free education to all students and lends them textbooks. Students who attain an excellent result in the examination are rewarded. Moreover, the Jamiah provides 500 orphans and poor and distressed students with food and accommodation.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Sanyal, Usha (2008). "Ahl-i Sunnat Madrasas: the Madrasa Manzar-i Islam, Bareilly, and Jamia Ashrafiyya, Mubarakpur". In Malik, Jamal (ed.). Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching terror?. Routledge. pp. 23–44. ISBN 9780415442473.