Darul Uloom Bury
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiyya (Arabic: دار العلوم العربية الإسلامية), better known as Darul Uloom Bury,[1] was established in 1979 and is the oldest Islamic seminary in the United Kingdom. Located in Holcombe, Bury, it is based on the Dars-e-Nizami syllabus found throughout the world. It was founded by the late Hadhrat Moulana Yusuf Motala.[2]
| Type | Darul uloom |
|---|---|
| Established | 16 October 1979 |
| Founder | Hadhrat Maulana Yusuf Motala |
Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Principal | Mr Mutiullah Khan and Mr Ahmed Hans |
Academic staff | 61 (Total) |
| Students | 373 |
| Location |
Programme
It accepts students from the age of 11 to 23, providing a secondary school education for younger students as well as Islamic education to an advanced level.[3]
History
The school was founded in 1979 by Shaykh Yusuf Motala,and Shaykh Hashim Patel (Jogwari) a British Indian scholar. Initially, the Saudi Arabian government helped with finances, as it received no money from the state, and parents paid fees of £440. It was Europe's first exclusively Muslim school and started with just 80 pupils. Now the institution educates over 300 boys.
In 2015 Ofsted highlighted the Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya as a good example of a school "promoting British values, preventing radicalization and protecting children".[4]
Lecturers
Previous lecturers have been:
- Hadhrat Moulana Yusuf Motala - Founder & Shaikhul Hadith, Teacher of Sahih al-Bukhari
- Moulana Naushad Abdul Aziz - Teacher of Sunan Ibn Majah
- Moulana Sufi Muhammad Tahir - Teacher of Muwatta Imam Malik & Tahawi Sharif
- Mufti Ibrahim Raja - Teacher of Tafsir al-Jalalayn
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See also
- Darul Uloom Al-Madania
- Darul Uloom London
- Darul Uloom Zakariyya
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya
- Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur
- Jamiatul Imam Muhammad Zakariyya
References
- Gilliat-Ray, Dr Sophie (1 January 2006). "Educating the c Ulama: Centres of Islamic religious training in Britain". Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 17 (1): 55–76. doi:10.1080/09596410500399367. S2CID 143968222 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- Casciani, Dominic (15 January 2004). "Inside Britain's Islamic Colleges". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- Grenyer, Neville (17 October 2006). "Inspection Report Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya School" (PDF). Ofsted. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2014/15 (PDF), House of Commons, 1 December 2015, pp. 95–96 Alternative URL.