Al-Jāmiʿah Al-Islāmiyyah Patiya ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية فتية, bn, আল জামিয়া আল ইসলামিয়া পটিয়া), better known simply as Patiya Madrasa ( bn, পটিয়া মাদ্রাসা) and formerly known as Al-Madrasah Aḍ-Ḍamīriyyah Qāsim al-ʿUlūm ( ar, المدرسة الضميرية قاسم العلوم, bn, জমিরিয়া কাসেমুল উলূম), is a
Qawmi Madrasah located in
Patiya Upazila
Patiya ( bn, পটিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
History
During the British rule, a police station(thana) was established in Patiya in 1845. It was upgraded to an ''upazila'' in 1984. Th ...
of
Chittagong District
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is ...
, Bangladesh. It was established in 1938 by
Azizul Haq
Mufti Azizul Haq (; 1903 — 1961) was an Islamic scholar and social reformer from present-day Bangladesh. He was the founder of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya, Al-Jamiah al-Islamiyyah Patiya and served as its first chancellor.
Early life and educa ...
under the direction of
Zamiruddin Ahmad. It is also known as an International Islamic University.
It has a role in the promotion of
Islam in Bangladesh
Islam is the state religion of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
According to the 2022 census, Bangladesh had a population of about 150 million Muslims, or 91.04% of its total population of million.
The majority of Bangladeshis are Sunni, an ...
, inclusion of Qawmi Madrasas under one
syllabus
A syllabus (; plural ''syllabuses'' or ''syllabi'') or specification is a document that communicates information about an academic course or class and defines expectations and responsibilities. It is generally an overview or summary of the curric ...
, providing modern and higher education for scholars.
History
With the patronage of his teacher
Zamiruddin Ahmad, Mufti
Azizul Haq
Mufti Azizul Haq (; 1903 — 1961) was an Islamic scholar and social reformer from present-day Bangladesh. He was the founder of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya, Al-Jamiah al-Islamiyyah Patiya and served as its first chancellor.
Early life and educa ...
established a madrasa named ''Zamiria Qasimul Uloom'' in 1938.
It later came to be known as ''al-Jamia al-Islamiyyah Patiya'' and was upgraded into an
Islamic university
The term "Islamic university" ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية, ''Jami'ah Islamiyah''), sometimes called madrasah jāmiʿah ( ar, مدرسة جامعة), can be used to describe secular educational institutions that were founded by people ...
. Azizul Haq spent the rest of his life as the chancellor of this madrasa.
On 27 March 1971, Major-General
Ziaur Rahman
Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...
, the commander of the
East Bengal Regiment
The East Bengal Regiment ( bn, ইস্ট বেঙ্গল রেজিমেন্ট) is an infantry regiment ( regimental system type) and the largest military formation of the Bangladesh Army.
History
The East Bengal Regiment was for ...
in
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
and later
President of Bangladesh
The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
, went to the
Free Bengal Radio Centre in
Kalurghat
Kalurghat ( bn, কালুরঘাট) is located several miles north of the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, and is mostly famous for several heavy industries located there. A bridge near Kalurghat on the Karnaphuli River connects Chittago ...
and
proclaimed Bangladeshi independence from Pakistan.
This led to violent unrest and the start of the
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
. In search of safety, Ziaur Rahman and his associates took their equipment and headed for the Patiya Madrasah where they spent the night in the guesthouse.
Education pattern
The Jāmiʿah has currently these departments of education and classes: Dept. Of Nooranee (kindergarten), Dept. of Nazira and Hifz, and classes from elementary level to the Dawra-e-
Hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...
(M.A. Class).
* Post-graduate classes
* Short course curricula
* Vocational training and other courses
* Other training and Hifz competition
Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah is one of the three large madrassahs, along with
Darul Uloom Muinul in
Hathazari
Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda River ...
and
Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar
Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar ( ar, الجامعة العلوم الإسلامية لالخان بازار), popularly known as Lalkhan Bazar Madrasah ( bn, লালখান বাজার মাদ্রাসা), is a well-known Qa ...
, that together control over 7000 smaller schools in Bangladesh.
[Reality Reminder]
." Asiantribune.com. New Delhi, 31 October 2005 The three schools are closely coordinated.
This madrasa founded the ''Anjuman-e-Ittihad al-Madaris'' (Association of the Unity of Madrasas), an
examination board
An examination board (or exam board) is small board organization that sets examinations, is responsible for marking them, and distributes results. Some are run by governmental entities; some are run as not-for-profit organizations.
List of nati ...
which is adopted by many other madrasas in the south. They publish examinations annually for 6 class groups.
Subordinate madrasas include the ''Faiziyyah Tajwid al-Quran Madrasa'' in
Hathazari
Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda River ...
, the ''Islamic Education Centre and Clinic'' in
Bandarban
Bandarban ( bn, বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of ...
(est. 1989), the ''Islamic Missionary Centre and Clinic'' in Sukhbilas Rangunia, and the ''Qasimul Uloom Jamil Madrasah'' in
Bogra
Bogra ( bn, বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a major city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Divi ...
(est. 1960) which is the largest madrasa in
North Bengal
North Bengal ( bn, উত্তরবঙ্গ/উত্তর বাংলা) is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. Gen ...
.
Departments
Specialised
#''Dar al-Ifta'', the
fatwa
A fatwā ( ; ar, فتوى; plural ''fatāwā'' ) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (''sharia'') given by a qualified '' Faqih'' (Islamic jurist) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. A jurist i ...
department which teaches higher-level
fiqh
''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh.
The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...
#''Department of
Tafsir
Tafsir ( ar, تفسير, tafsīr ) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' ( ar, مُفسّر; plural: ar, مفسّرون, mufassirūn). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, in ...
'', teaching
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...
ic exegesis
#''Department of Ulum-e-
Hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...
''
#''Department of
Qiraʼat
In Islam, ''Qirāah'', (pl. ''Qirāāt''; ar, قراءات , lit= recitations or readings) are different linguistic, lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactical forms permitted with reciting the holy book of Islam, the Quran. Diffe ...
'', teaches
Tajweed
In the context of the recitation of the Quran, ''tajwīd'' ( ar, تجويد ', , 'elocution') is a set of rules for the correct pronunciation of the letters with all their qualities and applying the various traditional methods of recitation (''Q ...
and the 7 modes of recitation
#''Department of
Bengali literature
Bengali literature ( bn, বাংলা সাহিত্য, Bangla Sahityô) denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old Bengali, Middle- Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the passage of time ...
'', teaches Bengali and
English literature
English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ...
. Founded in 1965 CE, it is the first
Qawmi Madrasah to have such a department.
#''Department of
Arabic literature
Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...
''
Short Course Department
Provides
Secondary School Certificate
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), Matriculation examination, is a public examination in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan conducted by educational boards for the successful completion of the seco ...
in general Bangladeshi education syllabus.
Publications
The monthly ''Al-Tawheed'' magazine has been published in
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
by this Jamiah regularly for 43 years, and there is also the ''Al-Aziz'' Bengali magazine. The Arabic magazines published by the Jamiah is ''Balagh as-Sharq'' (every three months) and ''Ad-Dairah''.
Notable alumni
*
A F M Khalid Hossain
Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain ( bn, আবুল ফয়েজ মুহাম্মদ খালিদ হোসেন; born 2 February 1959), popularly known as Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain, is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educat ...
*
Mizanur Rahman Sayed
Mizanur Rahman Sayed ( bn, মিজানুর রহমান সাঈদ) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. He was one of the five scholars selected by Islamic Foundation Bangladesh as Fatwa interpreters.
Education
Rahman attended Al-Jamia ...
*
Abdul Malek Halim
Maulana Abdul Malek Halim ( bn, আল্লামা আব্দুল মালেক হালিম) is a prominent Islamic scholar of Bangladesh and ''Nayeb-e Ameer'' of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. Abdul Malek Halim is the pioneer of ''Qawm ...
*
Obaidullah Hamzah, current chancellor and former student
*
Abu Taher Misbah
Abū Ṭāher ibn Miṣbāḥ al-Ḥaqq al-Kumillāʾī ( ar, أبو طاهر بن مصباح الحق الكملائي; born 6 March 1956), commonly known as Abu Taher Misbah bn, আবু তাহের মিসবাহ) or Adib Huzur ( bn, ...
See also
*
List of Deobandi universities
Deobandi ( ur, دیو بندی, russian: Деобанди, bn, দেওবন্দ, hi, देवबन्दी) is a term used for a revivalist movement in Islam. It is centered primarily in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and ...
*
List of Qawmi Madrasas in Bangladesh
References
External links
Darul Ulooms, Jamiyas and Qaumi Madrasahs Worldwide
{{Madrasas in Bangladesh
Qawmi madrasas of Bangladesh
Deobandi Islamic universities and colleges
Islamic universities and colleges in Bangladesh
1938 establishments in India
Schools in Chittagong District