Type | Islamic university |
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Established | 1971 |
Chancellor | Maulana Abdul Hameed |
Vice-Chancellor | Maulana Abdul Ghani Badri |
Academic staff
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65 (Total 2011) |
Administrative staff
|
90 (Total 2011) |
Students | More than 1200 (2011) |
Location | Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran |
Campus | Omar Khayyam Road, Zahedan, Iran |
Website | http://web.archive.org/web/20110127073528/http://english.sunnionline.us:80/Darululoom-Zahedan |
Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan (دارالعلوم زاهدان in Persian)is the largest and highest seat of Deobandis in Iran. Maulana Abdul Azeez, son of Mojahid Shaikh Abdullah, founded the Jamiah.
The Jamiah started its education activities in 1971 for the first time along with around 60 to 80 students and only 6 teachers in the new building of Darul Uloom on Khayyam Road. A good number of students studying at Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan.
The Jamiah has divided its education system into seven stages. These stages are given below along with years each stage requires:
The total term of study besides having primary certificate of any government school, including two-year of specialization, is 16 years.
The Jamiah has following departments and divisions:
Dar-ul-Iftaa, Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence, Tafseer and Da'wah, Darulqadha and Tahkeem, Girls School, Hefz-e-Quran section, Tajweed section, Da'wat and guidance centre, Office for Students' Affairs, Central Library, Translation and Research Centre, Publication, Fiqh Academy of Ahlus-Sunnah, Institute of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, Union of Islamic schools of Balochistan, SunniOnline Website, Medical Centre, Office for Islamic Institutes, etc.
Grand Makki Mosque in Zahedan, Iran, the largest mosque of the Sunnis in Iran situated next to the Seminary.
The Jamiah is publishing the Neday Islam Magazine. The Jamiah has also published many articles.