Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia

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.[2]

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
ChancellorAbdur Razzaq Iskander
Vice-ChancellorMolana Sayed Suleman Yousuf Banuri
Students12,000 (Total)[1]
Address
Banuri Town, Karachi 5, Pakistan
,
Karachi
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
AffiliationsWifaq ul Madaris
Websitewww.banuri.edu.pk

Controversies

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.[3][4] Another Rector, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi on 18 May 2000.[3] 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.[3][5] On 9 October 2004, another associated scholar, Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles.[6] 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. [7]

See also

References
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  6. "Mufti Jameel, associate shot dead". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  7. "'Sectarian' target killings? : Deobandi leader gunned down in busy street". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

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