Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia, Pakistan (Urdu: وفاق المدارس العربیہ lit. 'Federation of Madaris') is the largest federation of Islamic seminaries in Pakistan, founded in 1959. More than 10,000 seminaries and 23,000 madaris across Pakistan are affiliated with the federation. It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deobandi School of thought.[1][2]
وفاق المدارس العربیہ | |
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Other name | The Federation of Madaris |
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| Motto | رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic) |
| Type | Board of Islamic seminaries |
| Established | 19 October 1959 |
Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam (Hanafi school, Deobandi) |
| President | Mufti Taqi Usmani |
| Vice-president | Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani Ubaiullah Khalid Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri Maulana Saeed Yousuf |
| General Secretary | Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari |
| Location | , , Pakistan |
| Website | www |
Mufti Taqi Usmani has been appointed as the new president on 19 September 2021 after the death of the former president, Abdur Razzaq Iskander.
Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari is general sectary of the federation. The head office of the federation is situated in Multan.[3]
Functions
editThe functions of 'Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan' are the registration of seminaries, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.[2]
Presidents
edit- Shamsul Haq Afghani (19 October 1959 – 12 January 1963)
- Khair Muhammad Jalandhari (12 January 1963 – 22 October 1970) – founder of Jamia Khair-ul-Madaris Multan.[4]
- Sayyed Yousuf Banuri (30 May 1973 – 17 October 1977) – founder of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.
- Mufti Mahmud (15 May 1978 – 14 October 1980)
- Muhammad Idrees Meerthi (30 November 1980 – 1988)
- Maulana Saleemullah Khan (8 June 1989 – 15 January 2017) - founder of Jamia Farooqia Karachi.[5]
- Abdur Razzaq Iskander (5 October 2017 – 30 June 2021) – Chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.[3]
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani (20 September 2021 – present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Amir Wasim (1 October 2013). "Ulema urge govt, Taliban to stop fighting (Ulema from Wifaq ul Madaris)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan". 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Govt claims accord on seminaries' regulation". Dawn (newspaper). 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Fakhar Bilal. "From Jalandhar (India) to Multan (Pakistan): Establishment of Jamia Khair ul Madaris, 1931-1951" (PDF). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. 55 (1 (January–June 2018)). Research Society of Pakistan. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Maulana Saleemullah passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 January 2017, Retrieved 11 August 2020