Jamia Faridia

Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Al-Faridia
جامعہ العلوم الاسلامیہ الفریدیہ
Jamia Faridia's Main Campus with a view of Margalla Hills in the distance.
Mottoقُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِی الَّذِيْنَ يَعْلَمُوْنَ وَالَّذِيْنَ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ
Motto in English
Say: ‘Can those who have knowledge and those who do not be alike?’
TypeIslamic University
Established1971; 53 years ago (1971)
FounderMaulana Abdullah Ghazi
Religious affiliation
Deobandi Islam
Academic affiliation
Federation of Madaris, Pakistan
ChancellorMaulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Academic staff
95 (Fall 2021)[1]
Students1,600 (Fall 2021)[1]
Location,
33°43′51.5″N 73°03′03.8″E / 33.730972°N 73.051056°E / 33.730972; 73.051056
CampusUrban
ColoursGreen, white
  
Websitewww.jamiafaridia.edu.pk

Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Al-Faridia Urdu: جامعہ العلوم الاسلامیہ الفریدیہ), commonly known as Jamia Faridia (Urdu: جامعه فریدیه, romanizedJamiya Faridia), is an Deobandi Islamic university situated near the Faisal Mosque in Sector E-7 of Islamabad, Pakistan. The university was established in 1971 by Maulana Abdullah Ghazi, who remained the Chancellor until he was assassinated by unknown gunmen in October 1998.[2]

As of 2022, it is the largest and oldest madrasa in Islamabad, and has 1,600 students and more than 95 teachers and is considered one of the leading Islamic educational institutions in Pakistan, and it attracts students from various parts of the country and from other countries as well. The seminary has produced a large number of graduates who have gone on to become prominent Islamic scholars and preachers.[3]

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  2. ^ الفریدیہ, جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ. "تعارفِ جامعہ فریدیہ - جامعہ فریدیہ | Jamia Faridia". تعارفِ جامعہ فریدیہ - جامعہ فریدیہ | Jamia Faridia (in Urdu). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ الفریدیہ, جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ. "Jamia Faridia Academic Year". تعلیمی سال - جامعہ فریدیہ | Jamia Faridia (in Urdu). Retrieved 26 August 2022.