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Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, Karachi

Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia
جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ، بنوری تاون، کراتشی
Jame'at Ul-uloom ul Islamia, Banori town, Karachi
Type Islamic University
Established 1954 (1374 Hijri)
Founder Sayyed Yousef Banuri (R.A)
Affiliation Darul Uloom Deoband
Chancellor Maulana Dr. Abdur-Razzaq Iskander
Vice-Chancellor Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri
Students 12,000 (Total)
Address Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia Banuri Town Karachi 5, Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
Campus Urban
Affiliations Wifaq ul Madaris
Website www.banuri.edu.pk

Jamia Uloom-e-Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ علوم اسلامیہ‎, Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah / جامعۃ العلوم الاسلامیہ, Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah) is an Islamic School situated in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The school continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. As of 2007, there are about twelve thousand students in different departments of the Jamiah and its branches, including a number of foreign students from over sixty countries all over the world.

The stated objectives of the Jamiah are:

It has been described by the International Crisis Group as the "fountainhead of Deobandi militancy" in Pakistan, due to the madrasa playing a major role in helping establish and sustain a number of jihadi organisations, including Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP).


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