Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama

Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (translated as, House of Knowledge and Assembly of Scholars University) is an Islamic seminary in Lucknow, India. It was established by the Nadwatul Ulama, a council of Muslim scholars, on 26 September 1898.
This educational institution draws large number of Muslim students from all over the world. Nadwatul Ulama fosters a diverse range of both scholars and students including Hanafis (the predominant group), Shafi'is and Ahl al-Hadith. Additionally it is one of very few institutes in the region to teach the Islamic sciences completely in Arabic.
History
Nadwatul Ulama was formed with the aim to bring all the sects of Islam together irrespective of some of their differences in beliefs.
Nadwa means assembly and group, it was named so because it was constituted by a group of Indian Islamic scholars from different theological schools. Darululoom is the educational body of Nadwatul Ulama which was formed in Kanpur in 1893. It was eventually shifted to Lucknow in 1898 and the Islamic curriculum was updated with modern sciences, mathematics, vocational training and the addition of an English Department.
On 2 September 1898, the office of the Nadwatul Ulama was shifted to Lucknow. The Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama was started on 26 September 1898.
Administration
The manager of Nadwatul Ulama serves as the chancellor of Darul Uloom. In 2000, Rabey Hasani Nadwi became the chancellor.
Hafeezullah was appointed the first principal of the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. In 2000, when Rabey Hasani Nadawi was appointed the chancellor, Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi became the principal.
Publications
Al-Baas Al-Islami: An international monthly Arabic magazine
Al-raid: a bi-monthly magazine in Arabic.
Tameer e Hayat, a bi-monthly magazine in Urdu
Sachha raahi: Hindi-language magazine
Alumni
The graduates of the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama are usually referred as Nadwis. The alumni include:
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Wadeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi
Ijteba Nadwi
Minnatullah Rahmani
Mohammad Akram Nadwi
Rabey Hasani Nadwi
Sajjad Nomani
Shihabuddin Nadvi
Abdur Rahman Kashgari Nadwi
Sultan Zauq Nadvi
Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
Syed Ehtisham Ahmed Nadvi
Wali Hasan Tonki
Yasin Mazhar Siddiqi
Salman Husaini Nadwi
Shihabuddin Nadvi
See also
Darul Uloom Deoband
Nahdlatul Ulama
Jamia Islamia Bhatkal
Darul Huda Islamic University
Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
Darul Uloom Karachi
Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan
Madrasah In'amiyyah
Deobandi Islamic movement
List of Deobandi universities
Jamiatul Hidaya, Jaipur
National Institute For Islamic And Contemporary Studies
References
Bibliography
Al Ulamaa Al Baarizoona Min Daaril Uloom Li Nadwatil Ulamaa Alladheena Hasaloo Alaa Al Jaayizah At Taqdeeriyya Li Nashri Al Lugha Alarabiyya Wa Aadaabihaa
Musahamatu darul uloom nadwatul ulama fi nashril lughatil arabiati wal adabil Islami wa dauruha fi majalis sahafati wal elam
Decolonisation and the Nadvatul Ulema
External links
Darul Musannefeen Shibli Academi
Education in Lucknow
Educational institutions established in 1898
1898 establishments in British India
Islamic universities and colleges
Madrasas in India
Islamic universities and colleges in India
Universities and colleges in Lucknow