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| Formation | November 1919 |
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| Type | Religious organisation, NGO |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Initially to carry on non-violent freedom struggle against the British rule in India, its current purpose is the development of the Indian Muslim community |
| Headquarters | 1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi |
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Region served | India |
Membership | Over 12 Million, and millions of followers. |
Official languages | Urdu and English |
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| Publication | Al-Kifah (Arabic journal; 1973–1987) |
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| The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind split into two groups in March 2008, one being the Arshad group and the other Mahmood group, both denoted with "A" and "M". | |
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind or Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (Urdu: جمعیۃ علماءِ ہند transl. Council of Indian Muslim Theologians)[1] is one of the leading organizations of Islamic scholars belonging to the Deobandi school of thought in India. It was founded in November 1919 by a group of Muslim scholars including Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali, Kifayatullah Dehlawi, Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti and Sanaullah Amritsari.
The Jamiat was an active participant in the Khilafat Movement in collaboration with the Indian National Congress. It also opposed the partition of India, taking the position of composite nationalism: that Muslims and non-Muslims form one nation. As a result, this organisation had a small break-away faction known as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, which decided to support the Pakistan movement.
The constitution of the Jamiat was drafted by Kifayatullah Dehlawi. As of 2021, it is spread over various states of India and has established institutions and wings such as the Idara Mabahith-e-Fiqhiyyah, the Jamiat National Open School, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Halal Trust, the Legal Cell Institute and the Jamiat Youth Club. Arshad Madani succeeded his brother Asad Madani as the president in February 2006, however the organization split into the Arshad group and Mahmood group in March 2008. Usman Mansoorpuri became the president of the Mahmood group and continued to serve the position until his death in May 2021. Mahmood Madani succeeded him as the interim president before being appointed the president on 18 September 2021. Arshad Madani serves as the president of Arshad group.
- ^ Khan, Feisal (2015). Islamic Banking in Pakistan: Shariah-Compliant Finance and the Quest to make Pakistan more Islamic. Routledge. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-317-36652-2. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.