Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya (MTU) is an Islamic boarding college in the county of Worcestershire near Kidderminster, England. It was one of the first Islamic seminaries for boys after Darul Uloom Bury, both of which were founded by the late scholar Yusuf Motala.[1][2] The site was originally founded as a girls boarding college in 1987 (currently Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria[3] based in Bradford) and then refounded as a boys college in 1992.
| Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Kidderminster, England DY10 4BS | |
| Information | |
| Other name | MTU |
| School type | Residential |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Islam |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Founder | Yusuf Motala |
Madinatul Uloom teaches students aged from 11 to 18 in the school section and has boarding and higher education facilities for adult learners of all ages.[4]
In 2015 the school began the construction of a new hall,[5] which has now been completed and is utilised for lectures, exams, prayer services and recreational activities. This hall also accommodates guests who come to attend the joint annual graduation ceremony for graduates from Madinatul Uloom and Darul Uloom Bury.
Syllabus
editThe madrasah specialises in offering two main routes of educational pathways in conjunction with the UK school syllabus which are the Hifz programme and the Alimiyyah programme (based on the dars nizami syllabus).
The Alimiyyah programme is an intensive six-year course which specialises in an in-depth study of many subjects such as Islamic Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Jurisprudence, Philosophy, History, Theology, Classical Arabic and Quran.
Notable lecturers and alumni
edit- Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq[6]
- Shaykh Zahir Mahmood[7]
- Shaykh Yusuf Ibrahim Lorgat (Shaykhul Hadith and graduate of Islamic University of Madinah) [8]
- Mufti Niaz Hannan[9]
- Shaykh Azad Ali (Currently a Teacher of Tafseer and Hadith)
References
edit- ^ "Maulana Yusuf Motala (1946–2019): Founder of the UK's first Islamic seminary". Medium. 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Universities and Muslim Colleges: 'Collaborative Partnerships' in Higher Education", Islamic Education in Britain: New Pluralist Paradigms, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015, doi:10.5040/9781474219761.ch-007, ISBN 9781472569387
- ^ "Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria, Bradford". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School, Kidderminster". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Residents' concern over Kidderminster school development". The Kidderminster Shuttle. 17 December 2015.
- ^ "About Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq - Al Kawthar Academy Leicester". Al Kawthar Academy | 'The Abundance of Good'. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Shaykh Zahir Mahmood, Author at Islam21c". Islam21c. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Nafahāt ar-Rahmah by Yusuf Ibrahim Lorgat". kitaabun.com. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Mufti Niaz Hannan « Iqra Institute - Knowledge. Ehsan. Community". Iqra Institute – Knowledge. Ehsan. Community. Retrieved 17 September 2019.