Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan

Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan

دارالعلوم زاهدان
Type	Islamic university
Established	1971[1]
Chancellor	Mawlana Abdul Hameed Ismaeelzahi[2]
Vice-Chancellor	Abdul Ghani Badri
Academic staff	65 (2011)
Administrative staff	90 (2011)
Students	1200+ (2011)
Location	Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Campus	Omar Khayyam Road

Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan (Persian: دارالعلوم زاهدان) is the largest and highest seat of Deobandi Sunni Muslims in Iran.^[3][4][5] The Jamiah was founded by Abdolazeez, son of Mojahid Sheikh Abdollah.^{[citation needed]}

The Jamiah started its education activities in 1971 for the first time along with around 60 to 80 students and only 6 teachers in the new building of Darul Uloom on Khayyam Road.^[6] A number of students studying at Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan.^{[citation needed]}

Education pattern

The Jamiah has divided its education system into seven stages. These stages are given below along with years each stage requires:

• Primary Stage: two years
• Junior Stage: two years
• General Secondary Stage: two years
• Special Courses Stage: two years
• Higher Level (BA) Stage: four years
• Alameya (MA) Stage: two years
• Specialization in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence): two years

The total term of study besides having primary certificate of any government school, including two-year of specialization, is 16 years.^{[citation needed]}

Department and administrative divisions

The Jamiah has following departments and divisions:

Dar-ul-Iftaa, Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence, Tafseer and Da'wah, Darulqadha and Tahkeem, Girls School, Hefz-e-Quran section, Tajweed section, Da'wat and guidance centre, Office for Students' Affairs, Central Library, Translation and Research Centre, Publication, Fiqh Academy of Ahlus-Sunnah, Institute of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, Union of Islamic schools of Balochistan, SunniOnline Website, Medical Centre, Office for Islamic Institutes, etc.^{[citation needed]}

Grand Makki Mosque in Zahedan, Iran, the largest mosque of the Sunnis in Iran situated next to the Seminary.^{[citation needed]}

Publication

The Jamiah is publishing the Neday Islam Magazine.^[7] The Jamiah has also published many articles.^[8]

See also

• Deobandi movement in Iran
• List of Deobandi madrasas

References

1. "Jamia Darululoom Zahedan | the official website of the Sunni Community in Iran". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
2. "Biography - Shaikh Abdol-Hamid Isma'eelzahi". Shaikh Abdol-Hamid Isma'eelzahi. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
3. SunniOnline (2010-08-15). "Sunni Community of Zahedan - SunniOnline". SunniOnline. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
4. "Inaugural function of Arabic Institute in Darululoom Zahedan". www.sunni-news.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
5. "Biography - Shaikh Abdol-Hamid Isma'eelzahi". Shaikh Abdol-Hamid Isma'eelzahi. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
6. "Sunni Community of Zahedan". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
7. "Selected Articles of Neday Islam Magazine | the official website of the Sunni Community in Iran". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
8. "Articles & Analysis | the official website of the Sunni Community in Iran". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-01-24.

External links

• [1] Archived 2018-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
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