Type | Islamic university |
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Established | 1986 |
Chancellor | Sheikhul Hadith Allama Azizul Hoque |
Principal | Mufti Mehfuzul Haque |
Students | 2,000 |
Location | Muhammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Website | rahmaniadhaka |
Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka is a distinguished Qawmi Islamic university in Bangladesh. The jamiah was established in 1986 at Muhammadpur, Dhaka, by Sheikhul Hadith Allama Azizul Hoque, a famous Islamic scholar of the Sub-continent and the first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. It has 12,000 students and, as of 2011, 70 well qualified teachers. Examinations are held under the supervision of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board.
The jamiah has crossed the international boundary in producing efficient and intellectual ulama by applying multipurpose efforts from the initial level to the Dawra-e-Hadith, Ifta, Tafsir, Usul al-Hadith, Islam History, Arabic and Bengali Literature. Besides Islamic subjects, as a fully fledged Islamic university, it teaches Bengali, English, Mathematics, Philosophy, History, and Geography. It also organizes many programs and seminars to spread the message of Islam.
Coordinates: 23°45′27″N 90°21′31″E / 23.7575°N 90.3587°E