Jamia Salafia, Varanasi Explained

Al-Jamia-tus-Salafiah (Markazi Darul-Uloom) جامعة السلفية فاراناسي الهند
Established:	1966
Type:	Islamic institute
President:	Maulana Shahid Juanid
City:	Varanasi
State:	Uttar Pradesh
Country:	India
Campus:	Semi-Urban
Nickname:	Jamia Salfia Varanasi Salafiah University
Website:	aljamiatussalafiah.org

Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (الجامعـۃ السلفیـ) is an Islamic jamia or seminary university located in the city of Varanasi in India. It was set up in 1966 by the Jamiat-Ahle Hadith-e-Hind. The then ambassador of Saudi Arabia to India Yusuf Al-Fauzan inaugurated the Jamia. It is the largest Salafi-Ahle Hadith institution in India. The university is funded by government of Saudi Arabia and most of the teachers are graduated from Saudi Arabian Islamic universities. Saudi government prescribe Indian Muslims to take education from the university. The institution follows Salafi doctrine.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Departments

1. Mutawassita and Sanavia
2. Shariat College
3. Faculty of the teaching of Quran-ul-Kareem
4. Al-Manar Boys’ School
5. Rahmania Boys’ School

Notes and References

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2. Book: Williams . Philippa . Everyday Peace?: Politics, Citizenship and Muslim Lives in India . 2015 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-1-118-83781-8 . 56 . 28 April 2020 . en.
3. Book: Muslim India . 2004 . Muslim India . 613 . 28 April 2020 . en.
4. Book: Noor . Farish A. . Sikand . Yoginder . Bruinessen . Martin van . The Madrasa in Asia: Political Activism and Transnational Linkages . 2008 . Amsterdam University Press . 978-90-5356-710-4 . 55 . 28 April 2020 . en.
5. Book: Ahmad . Irfan . Islamism and Democracy in India: The Transformation of Jamaat-e-Islami . 2009 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-13920-3 . 23, 255n14 . en.
6. Book: Singh . David Emmanuel . Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response . 2012 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-1-61451-185-4 . 18 . 28 April 2020 . en.