Darul Uloom Bolton

Darul Uloom Bolton
Address
Hawthorne Road Deane Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4HF, England
Information
School type	Independent School
Motto	Spiritual Enhancement, Educational Advancement
Established	1993
Ofsted number	SC009423
Principal	Maulana Sohail Manya
Headmaster	Dr Shahid Haneef
Gender	Male
Age range	11-24
Classes offered	Islamic Theology, Hifz
Language	English, Urdu, Bengali, Gujrati, Arabic
Hours in school day	12 hrs (with breaks)
Campus	2 campuses - Main Building (Hawthorne Campus), Willows Campus
Houses	Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali
School fees	Boarding: £2,600 per annum Commuting: £1,400 per annum

Darul Uloom Bolton is a Muslim secondary school in Bolton, England. It was founded in 1993 by former Principal, Hazrat Qari Yakub Nanji and Haji Yousef Bhailok, who is currently the head trustee. The Darul Uloom was originally started at Makki Mosque, Eskrick Street, Bolton where the Dars-e-Nizami was taught until the first class who would later graduate had reached Arbi Dawm (Islamic Theology Year 2) then they had transferred the students over to the Darul Uloom. And since then the Darul Uloom has been running and has been taught at the Darul Uloom itself. The Darul Uloom was originally based at a former Blair Hospital in Bromley Cross, Bolton, which also had a mass of land behind the actual building. In 2006, the council bought the land from the institute to build a new area of houses, so they relocated to a more lively and busy area of Deane, Bolton where it would be easier, and has been there ever since.

Islamic Theology Department

Curriculum

The Darul Uloom strives to produce scholars of high standards, from which the Ummah of today can benefit from. The curriculum which has been set in place has been well thought of and is taught very well. It contain many books which instill the great teachings of the Quran and Sunnah into the hearts of the students.

Teachers

Hadhrat Maulana Suhail Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum) (The Principal)
Hadhrat Mufti Inyatullah Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Abbas Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Mufti Aslam Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Ibrahim Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Qari Mushtaq Ahmad Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Yunus Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Imtiyaz Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Mahmood Chandia Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Muhammad Adam Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Saeed Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Safwan Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Ilyas Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Sajid Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Qari Zubair Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Zubair Qasimi Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Zubair Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Salim Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Yaqub Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Nazir Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Arif Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Asim Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Muhim Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Maulana Ilyas Tham Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)
Sheikh Dafir Aziz Sahib

May Allah shower his mercy on all of them.

Hifz Department

Format

Upon admission if a student desires to memorise the Holy Quran, then he is put into Nazarah Class (Where he learns how to read the Quran in the correct manner, memorise some portions of the Holy Quran, learns the basics of Islam - which include the five pillars of Islam, about the Prophets, respect etc). Once he has learned all of this thoroughly and his teachers feel that he should excel into the Hifz Class, where he would start to memorise the whole Quran according to the guidelines that have been set.

Teachers

Maulana Rizwan Sahib (Head of the Hifz Department)
Maulana Muhsin Sahib
Qari Zubair Sahib
Maulana Imran Sahib
Maulana Amin Sahib
Maulana Siraj Sahib
Maulana Sajid Sahib
Maulana Suhail Bapu Sahib

Maulana Arif Sahib

Secular Education

School

The Darul Uloom provides school students from the ages of 11-16 teaching at a high standard which enables them to sit GCSEs in Years 10 & 11, the School Department hope to raise the bar higher so students can start taking GCSEs from Year 9. The school offers many subjects to choose from such as the core subjects (Maths, English, Science - upto triple award), History, Religious Studies, Information Communication Technology, Geography etc.
It is our wish that after graduating as Hafiz/Alims, some boys will carry on to become doctors, engineers, theologians, and other ‘respected’ professions. Tests and exams are now regularly taken to assess the progress of the boys, at all levels. The Institute continues to improve attainments at all levels, KS3 and GCSE’s. The boys are keen to attain high levels of grades to further their studies. Overall, the School’s curriculum is challenging and demanding, designed to instil a love of learning, good study habits and the ability to think critically.

Sixth Form

The School Department also provides the students with A-Level courses and BTEC whilst in conjunction with Bolton College. The students can choose from a wide range of subjects and have the many facilities to carry out experiments and practical tests.

Ofsted Inspection

The institute has had many continuous Ofsted inspections, and has now achieved the status of 'Good'.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Ofsted inspection report". http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC009423. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 

Coordinates: 53°34′02″N 2°27′27″W / 53.5673°N 2.4575°W / 53.5673; -2.4575