Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia

Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia
جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ، بنوری تاون، کراتشی Jame'at Ul-uloom ul Islamia, Banoori town, Karachi
Type	Islamic University
Established	1954 (1374 Hijri)
Founder	Sayyed Yousef Banuri (R.A)
Affiliation	Darul Uloom Deoband
Chancellor	Maulana Dr. Abdur-Razzaq Iskander
Vice-Chancellor	Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri
Students	12,000 (Total)^[1]
Address	Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia Banuri Town Karachi 5 ,Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Wifaq ul Madaris
Website	www.banuri.edu.pk

Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ علوم اسلامیہ‎, Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah / جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ, Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah) is an Islamic School situated in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The school continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. As of 2007, 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 all over the world.^[2]

Mission and Objectives

The stated objectives of the Jamiah are:^[3]

To prepare such Ulama and preachers of Islam who are, on one hand, highly qualified in their fields of education and on the other hand, are equipped with the qualities of piety, sincerity and dedication. It should be their sole purpose to safeguard the fundamental tenets of religion, to propagate it and to lead people to the straight path.
To establish contacts with other religious universities, madrasahs and educational centers and to co-operate with them in the field of knowledge, experience and teaching.
To acquaint the new generation with Islam, Islamic values, etiquette and Islamic culture.
To publish literature against false and heretic ideologies for the rectification and guidance of the Muslim Ummah.
To arrange translation and publication of important and useful Arabic books into Urdu and vice versa.

Controversy

It has been described by the International Crisis Group as the "fountainhead of Deobandi militancy" in Pakistan, due to the madrasa playing a major role in helping establish and sustain a number of jihadi organisations, including Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP).^[4]

Assassinations of Scholars

On 2 November 1997, two scholars at Jamiat-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia, Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar (Rector) and Mufti Abdus Sami, were burnt to death when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van.^[5]^[6] Another Rector, Maulana Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi on 18 May 2000.^[5] Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, the then head of the madrassa, was killed on 30 May 2004 when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Binori Mosque.^[5]^[7] On 9 October 2004, another associated scholar, Mufti Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles.^[8] On 13 May 2012, Maulana Aslam Sheikhupuri was killed when gunmen on two motorcycles shot at his car, Sheikhupuri had been associated with school for 25 years. ^[9]

Notable Alumni

Mullah Omar, founding leader of Taliban^[10]^[11]
Maulana Masood Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)^[12]
Asim Umar, leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)^[13]
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI)^[14]
Azam Tariq, leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)^[15]
Fazlur Rehman Khalil, leader of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)^[16]
Abdul Aziz Ghazi, leader of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque)^[17]
Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of Jundallah^[18]

References

↑ http://www.banuri.edu.pk/en/Number-of-Students
↑ Number of Students
↑ Aims and objectives of the Jamia
↑ "Pakistan: Karachi's Madrasas and Violent Extremism" (PDF). International Crisis Group. 29 March 2007.
1 2 3 http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/31-May-2004/mufti-shamzai-a-profile
↑ "www.outlookindia.com - Lessons In Jehad". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2010/karachi-s-sectarian-war-may-escalate
↑ "Mufti Jameel, associate shot dead". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ "'Sectarian' target killings? : Deobandi leader gunned down in busy street". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ Tom Hussain (4 August 2015). "Mullah Omar worked as potato vendor to escape detection in Pakistan". McClatchy news. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
↑ Gunaratna, Rohan; Iqbal, Khuram (2012), Pakistan: Terrorism Ground Zero, Reaktion Books, p. 41, ISBN 978-1-78023-009-2
↑ "Maulana Masood Azhar". Kashmir Herald. kashmiri-pandit.org. 1 (8). January 2002. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
↑ "Al Qaeda's shadowy new 'emir' in South Asia handed tough job". Reuters. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
↑ "The Growth of the Deobandi Jihad in Afghanistan". Jamestown Foundation. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
↑ "In Death, as in Life". Newsline. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
↑ "A Profile of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI), Movement of Islamic Holy Warriors". CF2R. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
↑ "The Religious Godfather of the Punjabi Taliban: Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi" (PDF). Jamestown Foundation. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
↑ "Rigi's arrest a godsend for Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

External links

Official website