Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar

Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar
Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa
TypeIslamic university
Established1981
PrincipalMufti Izharul Islam[1]
Academic staff
56
Studentsaround 1,500
Location
Lalkhan Bazar, Chittagong

22°21′18″N 91°48′57″E / 22.3549°N 91.8158°E / 22.3549; 91.8158
CampusUrban

Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar (Arabic: الجامعة العلوم الإسلامية لالخان بازار), popularly known as Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa (Bengali: লালখান বাজার মাদ্রাসা), is a Qawmi madrasah situated in the Lalkhan Bazar area of port city Chittagong.[2][3] The jamia is founded by Mufti Izharul Islam.[4] His elder son Mufti Harun Izhar is the assistant director of the jamia.[5]

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Education system

The Lalkhan Bazar Madrasah offers the students Islamic education from the very initial stage up to the highest level. It also offers Specialization (equivalent to a PhD) to the students who have successfully completed Takmil (MA).

Departments

  • Department of Hifzul Qur'an
  • Department of Fatwaa (Dar al-Ifta)
  • Madrasa-tul-Banat (Female Section)

Network of madrasahs

Lalkhan Bazar Madrasah is one of the three large madrasahs — along with Darul Uloom Muinul Islam in Hathazari and Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah in Patiya — that together control over 7,000 smaller schools in Bangladesh.[6][7] The three schools are closely coordinated.[6]

References

  1. ^ Dutta, Bikash (22 July 2005). "Islami Oikya Jote leaders From politics to teaching". Probe News Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ Mehdy, Muzib (18 October 2009). "Madrasah Education: An Observation" (PDF). Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ "The Aleya Madrassa graduate". Probe News Magazine. 22 July 2005. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ^ "News in Brief". The Daily Star. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ কারামুক্ত হেফাজত নেতা মুফতি হারুন ইজহার. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b Riaz, Ali (2008). Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia. Rutgers University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-8135-4345-1. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ^ Rao, M Rama (31 October 2005). "Reality Reminder". Asian Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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