Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia

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Not to be confused with Jamia Binoria.

Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia
جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ، بنوری تاون، کراتشی
Jame'at Ul-uloom ul Islamia, Banori town, Karachi
TypeIslamic University
Established1954 (1374 Hijri)
FounderMuhammad Yousuf Banuri
AffiliationDarul Uloom Deoband
Chancellor
Vice-ChancellorAhmad Yousuf Banuri
Students12,000 (Total)[1]
Address
Banuri Town, Karachi 5, Pakistan
,
Karachi
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
AffiliationsWifaq ul Madaris
Websitewww.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 University situated in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university 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.[1]

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Assassinations of preachers[]

On 2 November 1997, two scholars at Jamiat-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia, Habibullah Mukhtar (Rector) and Abdus Sami, were burnt to death 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 killed 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]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Number of Students at this university". 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mufti Shamzai - a profile". Daily Times (newspaper). 31 May 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ Azhar Abbas (9 February 2011). "Lessons In Jehad". Outlook (India Magazine). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ Ali K. Chishti (10 October 2010). "Karachi's sectarian war may escalate". Daily Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Mufti Jameel, associate shot dead". Dawn (newspaper). 10 October 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "'Sectarian' target killings? : Deobandi leader gunned down in busy street". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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