Darul Uloom Hathazari

Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Muinul Islam
Hathazari Madrasah Mosque outer sight
TypeIslamic university
Established1901; 123 years ago (1901) (1310 Hijri)
FounderSheikh ul Islam Allama Habibullah Quraishi (RH.)[1]
ChancellorMajlis-e-Shura
Academic staff
110+ (2024)[2]
Students8000+ (2024) [3]
Postgraduates2601 (2024)[4]
Location
Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh
CampusUrban (4.43 acres) [5]
Websitedarululoomhathazari.com

Al-Jāmiʿah al-Ahliyyah Dār al-ʿUlūm Muʿīn al-Islām (Arabic: الجامعة الأهلية دار العلوم معين الإسلام), popularly known as the Hāṭhazārī Madrasah (Bengali: হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসা) or the Great Madrasah (Bengali: বড় মাদ্রাসা, romanized: Boṛo Madraśa), is a Qawmi institution of Hathazari, located in Bangladesh's Chittagong District.[6] Established in 1901, it is the largest and oldest Deobandi seminary in the country.[7][8] According to a 2009 National Bureau of Asian Research report, the highly reputed institution ranks among top ten madrasah in the subcontinent.[9]

  1. ^ Al Mueen. Instruction Office of Al Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam. 2024. p. 0.
  2. ^ Al Mueen. Instruction Office of Al Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam. 2024. p. 0.
  3. ^ Al Mueen. Instruction Office of Al Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam. 2024. p. 0.
  4. ^ Al Mueen. Instruction Office of Al Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam. 2024. pp. 51–159.
  5. ^ Al Mueen. Instruction Office of Al Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam. 2024. p. 0.
  6. ^ Rao, M. Rama (31 October 2005). "Reality Reminder". Asian Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
  7. ^ Kabir, Humayun (December 2009). "Replicating the Deobandi model of Islamic schooling: the case of a Quomi madrasa in a district town of Bangladesh". Contemporary South Asia. 17 (4): 415–428. doi:10.1080/09584930903275884. S2CID 145197781.
  8. ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr., ed. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Anmol Publications. p. 259. ISBN 8126113901.
  9. ^ "NBR Reports" (PDF). With its impeccable Deobandi credentials, Hathazari madrasah ranks among the top ten madrasah in the subcontinent in terms of its academic standards and reputation.