Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (الجامعـۃ السلفیـ) is an Islamic jamia or seminary university located in the city of Varanasi in India. It was set up in 1966 by the Jamiat-Ahle Hadith-e-Hind. The then ambassador of Saudi Arabia to India Yusuf Al-Fauzan inaugurated the Jamia. It is the largest Salafi-Ahle Hadith institution in India. The university is funded by government of Saudi Arabia and most of the teachers are graduated from Saudi Arabian Islamic universities. Saudi government prescribe Indian Muslims to take education from the university. The institution follows Salafi doctrine.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Type | Islamic institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 1966 |
| President | Maulana Shahid Juanid |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Semi-Urban |
| Nickname | Jamia Salfia Varanasi Salafiah University |
| Website | aljamiatussalafiah.org |
Departments
edit- Mutawassita and Sanavia
- Shariat College
- Faculty of the teaching of Quran-ul-Kareem
- Al-Manar Boys’ School
- Rahmania Boys’ School
References
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- ^ Ahmad, Irfan (2009). Islamism and Democracy in India: The Transformation of Jamaat-e-Islami. Princeton University Press. pp. 23, 255n14. ISBN 978-0-691-13920-3.
- ^ Singh, David Emmanuel (2012). Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response. Walter de Gruyter. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-61451-185-4. Retrieved 28 April 2020.