Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia explained

Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia should not be confused with Jamia Binoria.

Jamia ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia
Native Name:	Urdu: {{nq|جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ Urdu: {{nq|بنوری تاون، کراتشی
Established:	1954 (1374 Hijri)
Founder:	Muhammad Yousuf Banuri
Type:	Islamic University Madrasa
Religious Affiliation:	Sunni Islam (Hanafi school, Deobandi sect)
Affiliation:	Wifaq ul Madaris Darul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Haqqania
Chancellor:	Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri
Vice Chancellor:	Ahmad Yousuf Banuri
Students:	12,000 (Total)^[1]
City:	Karachi
Country:	Pakistan
Address:	Banuri Town
Campus:	Urban

Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جامعہ علومِ اسلامیہ, Jāmiā Ulūm-i Islāmīyā / Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ, Jāmi‘at-ul-‘Ulūm-ul-Islāmīyah) is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband., there are about twelve thousand students in different departments of the Jamiah and its branches, including a number of foreign students from over sixty countries.^[1]

Controversies

Assassinations of preachers

On 2 November 1997, two scholars at Jamiat-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia, Habibullah Mukhtar (Rector) and Abdus Sami, were martyred when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van.^{[2] [3]} Another Rector, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi on 18 May 2000.^[2] Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, the then head of the madrassa, was martyred on 30 May 2004 when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Binori Mosque.^{[2] [4]} On 9 October 2004, another associated scholar, Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles.^[5] On 13 May 2012, Aslam Sheikhupuri was killed when gunmen on two motorcycles shot at his car. He had been associated with the school for 25 years. ^[6]

Notable alumni

• Maulana Abdullah Ghazi, first imam of Lal Masjid and founder of Jamia Faridia
• Masood Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)^[7]
• Asim Umar, leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS)^[8]
• Qari Saifullah Akhtar, was an alleged member of Al-Qaeda founder & leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI)^[9]
• Azam Tariq, leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)^[10]
• Fazlur Rehman Khalil, leader of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)^[11]
• Aurangzaib Farooqi, leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).^[12]
• Abdul Aziz Ghazi, leader of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) and Chancellor of Jamia Faridia^[13]
• Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of Jundallah^[14]
• Mullah Omar, founding leader of the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan), did not study there, but was granted an honorary degree^[15]
• Abdus Salam Chatgami, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, educator, writer and researcher. For his research work, he was considered one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Indian subcontinent.

See also

• Bayyinat
• Darul Uloom Haqqania
• Jamia Binoria

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Number of Students at this university . 21 June 2009. 31 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405043247/http://www.banuri.edu.pk/en/Number-of-Students . 2015-04-05 . dead.
2. News: Mufti Shamzai - a profile . 31 May 2004. 31 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024041340/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/31-May-2004/mufti-shamzai-a-profile . 2014-10-24 . dead. Daily Times (newspaper).
3. News: Lessons In Jehad . 31 March 2021. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135614/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?204923 . 24 September 2015. 9 February 2011. Azhar Abbas. Outlook (India Magazine).
4. News: Karachi's sectarian war may escalate . 31 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024041419/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2010/karachi-s-sectarian-war-may-escalate . 2014-10-24 . dead. Ali K. Chishti. Daily Times (newspaper). 10 October 2010.
5. News: Mufti Jameel, associate shot dead. Dawn (newspaper). 10 October 2004. 31 March 2021.
6. Web site: 'Sectarian' target killings? : Deobandi leader gunned down in busy street. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 31 March 2021.
7. Maulana Masood Azhar. Kashmir Herald. 1. 8. kashmiri-pandit.org. January 2002. 2014-09-18.
8. News: Al Qaeda's shadowy new 'emir' in South Asia handed tough job . Reuters. 10 September 2014 . 18 September 2014.
9. News: The Growth of the Deobandi Jihad in Afghanistan. Jamestown Foundation. 14 January 2010 . 18 September 2014.
10. News: In Death, as in Life. https://archive.today/20140918045535/http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2003/10/in-death-as-in-life/. dead. 18 September 2014. Newsline. 15 October 2003. 18 September 2014.
11. Web site: A Profile of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI), Movement of Islamic Holy Warriors . CF2R . 2014-04-01 . 2014-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170616190453/http://www.cf2r.org/fr/foreign-analyzes/a-profile-of-harkat-ul-jihad-islami-huji-movement-of-islamic-holy-warriors.php . 2017-06-16 . dead .
12. News: April 19, 2013 . Testing the waters: First-timers ASWJ confident of victory . The Express Tribune . 15 October 2020.
13. News: The Religious Godfather of the Punjabi Taliban: Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi. Jamestown Foundation. 27 May 2010. 18 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223503/http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/MLM_-_Volume_I__Issue_5.pdf. 3 March 2016. dead.
14. Web site: Rigi's arrest a godsend for Pakistan. Dawn. 18 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919100726/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/12-rigis-arrest-a-godsend-for-pakistan-420--bi-01. 19 September 2010 . live.
15. Book: Gunaratna . Rohan . Iqbal . Khuram . Pakistan: Terrorism Ground Zero . 2012 . Reaktion Books . 978-1-78023-009-2 . 41.