Darul 'Uloom Karachi

Coordinates: 24°50′44.74″N 67°9′55.17″E / 24.8457611°N 67.165325°E / 24.8457611; 67.165325

Jamiah Darul Uloom Karachi
Established	1951 (1371 Hijri)[1]
Type	Islamic University
Religious affiliation	Darul Uloom Deoband
Chancellor	Muhammad Rafi Usmani
Academic staff	210
Students	10,000
Location	Korangi, Karachi, Pakistan
Campus	Urban (56 acres)
Website	darululoomkarachi.edu.pk

Deobandi movement

Key figures

Qasim Nanotvi · Rashid Gangohi Husain Madani · Mehmud Hasan Shabbir Usmani · Ashraf Ali Thanwi Anwar Kashmiri · Ilyas Kandhlawi Ubaidullah Sindhi · Taqi Usmani

Notable Institutions

Darul Uloom Deoband, India Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur, India Hathazari Madrassah, Bangladesh Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, India Darul Uloom Karachi, Pakistan Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Pakistan Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan, Iran Darul Uloom London, England Darul Uloom New York, United States Darul Uloom Canada Madrasah In'aamiyyah, South Africa

Movements

Tablighi Jamaat Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat Sipah-e-Sahaba Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Taliban

Darul 'Uloom Karachi (Arabic: دارالعلوم کراچی‎) is an Islamic seminary located in Karachi, Pakistan. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. It was started by the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Shafi and Mawlana Noor Ahmad, in 1951. He was previously associated with Darul Uloom Deoband, where he also served as the Grand Mufti, but moved to Pakistan following the independence in 1947. The President of Darul 'Uloom Karachi is the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Muhammad Rafi Usmani; the Vice President is Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Both are the children of the founder.

Departments

The Jamiah has the following departments:

• Nazirah-e- Qur'an (reading the Qur'an)
• Tahfeez-ul-Qur'an (memorizing the Noble Qur'an)
• Tajweed (Quranic Phonetics)
• Department of Islamic Economics
• Department of Islamic Law
• Department of Islamic Jurisprudence
• Department of Hadith
• Department of Tafsir
• Department of English Language
• Department of Politics
• Department of Arabic Language
• Department of Information Technology

External links

• Official website
• Urdu Islamic Portal of Darul Uloom Karachi
• Online Virtual Tour of Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi

See also

• Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
• Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan
• Darul Uloom New York
• Darul Uloom Haqqania
• Jamia Binoria

References

1. ^ http://truelife200vi.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/jamia-darul-uloom-karachi/