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Type
  
Islamic university

Students
  
400

Headquarters
  
Wazirabad, Pakistan

Established
  
1935 C.E (1353 AH)

Founded
  
1935

Jamia Nizamia Ghousia

Affiliation
  
Tanzeem Ul Madaris Ahle Sunnat Pakistan

President
  
Sahibzada Prof. Dr. Mohammad Asif Hazarvi

Location
  
Wazirabad, Punjab, Pakistan

Founder
  
Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi

Similar
  
Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, Jamiatur Raza, Jamia Nizamia, Jamiah Farooqia - Karachi, Sunni Cultural Center - K

Darul Uloom Jamia Nizamia Ghousia (Urdu: دارالعلوم جامعہ نظامیہ غوثیہ) is the Islamic seminary of /sunni Muslims. It was established by Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, Where he served as the Mohatmim and Grand Mufti. Later on his son Mufti Abdul Shakoor Hazarvi took over as Mohatmim till April 2010. The Jamia has prominently 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.

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Academic Disciplines

The Jamiah has the following division of Studies:

  • Nazirah-e-Qur'an (reading the Qur'an)
  • Hifdhul-Qur'an (memorizing the Noble Qur'an)
  • Tajweed and Qira’aat (Quranic Phonetics)
  • Islamic Law
  • Islamic Jurisprudence – Specialisation in the Science of Islamic Jurisprudence and Research (Mufti)
  • Hadith
  • Tafsir
  • Dars-i Nizami
  • Mantiq
  • Islamic History
  • Islamic Philosophy & Tasawwuf
  • Arabic Language & Arabic Literature
  • Persian Language & Persian Literature

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

  • First level — Urdu; Persian; Arabic; Nahu-Sarf; Seerah; Fiqh etc. are taught along with the History.
  • Second level — Higher Arabic grammar; Fiqh; Mantiq (Logics).
  • Higher Third level — higher Fiqh and Usul al-fiqh; higher Logic; higher Arabic Literature; higher Philosophy; higher Islam History.
  • Fourth level — Hadith; Tafsir; Arabic and Persian poetry.
  • Fifth level — Six major Hadith Books: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa'i and Sunan ibn Majah are mainly taught.
  • Sixth level — further study in the field of Islamic Law; Arabic Language and Literature; Higher Hadith Study, Urdu Literature and Islamic Studies.

    • Library and publications

  • The Jamia Library has a large stock of the valuable books of Islamic history, Islamic Philosophy, text books of different levels, Journals, Magazines etc. in Arabic, Urdu, Persian and Punjabi languages. The approximate number of books in this library is about 22,000.
  • 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 the students are residents of the madrasah. The Jamiah gives free education to all students. It also lends them textbooks. Those 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

  • Mufti Abdul Shakoor Hazarvi
  • Pir Allauddin Siddiqui
  • Moulana Asharaf Sialvi
  • Moulana Muhammad Maqsood Chishti
  • Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani
  • Muhammad Tufail Naqshbandi
  • Muhammad Muneeb ur Rehman
  • Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi
  • Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Fazal Karim

    • References

    Jamia Nizamia Ghousia Wikipedia
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