Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College

Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College (Bāqiyāt Aṣ-Ṣālihāt Arabic College) is a notable Islamic college in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India that was established in 1857.[1][2]

Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College
Maqbara of A'la Hadrat Shah Abdul Wahhab Sahib
TypeIslamic university
Established1857
FounderShah Abdul Wahhab
ChancellorShaikh-ul-Jamia
Address
Madrasa Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat Arabic College Sripuram, Saidapet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004 India
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Vellore
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Tamil Nadu
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India

12.9196709°N 79.135623°E / 12.9196709; 79.135623
NicknameBaqiyat

The founder of the college is Shah Abdul Wahhab, he is one of the students of Al Arifbillah Qutbuz Zaman Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim (Saalim Hazrat), the third of Madurai Maqbara hazrats in Madurai.

The Imams of the Madarasa played a vital role in forming the strong Islamic institution in South India. The famous Tamil translation of Al-Quran by Moulana Abdul Hameed Baqavi was acknowledged by the eminent Muftis and Alims of this Madarasa.[3]

The seminary propagates the Sunni Islam and was founded by Shah Abdul Wahab also called as A'ala Hazrat or A'ala Hadrat. The graduates of this Madarasa are known as Baqavi (Baqawi, Baquavi, Baqvi, Bakavi, Bakawi). This Madarasa had produced a good number of well-known Islamic Scholars.[4][5] Under the title notable alumni a notable scholar and translator of Iman Gazali (rah) 's Eahiyaul ulmudeen Moulavi.S. Abdul Wahab Baquvi 's name is missing. He translated more than 150 books from Arabic Persian and others. He belongs to Nagore, Tamil Nadu.

Notable Alumni

AP Aboobakkar Musliyar

References
  1. 21 Dec, A. Alimudeen | TNN |; 2013; Ist, 02:54. "Few takers for traditional madrasa education | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "The Pride of Kashmir". Greater Kashmir. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Asad, Muhammad (1939). Islamic Culture. Islamic Culture Board.
  4. See al-Hasani, 'Abd al-Hai, Nuzhat al-Khatir; vol. 8, entry no. 331, pp. 338-39
  5. MAGAZINE AL BAQIYATH 2014 URDU/TAMIL/MALYALAM
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