Jamia Darussalam is an Arabic college founded in 1924 by Kaka Mohammed Oomer in

Oomerabad Oomerabad or ''Umarabad'' is a village in Tirupathur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of Ambur Taluk. The name Oomerabad refers to its founder Kaka Mohammed Oomer, and the word ''Abad'' which means "inhabited". Geography Oomerabad is ...

. Jamia Darussalam is an Islamic institution in south India.

History

Jamia Darussalam is an Islamic university founded by an animal skin merchant, Kaka Mohammed Oomer, who laid the foundation for this institution on 7 December 1924 at the newly founded village, named after him as Oomerabad. It came into existence with a program of offering services to cater to the religious, educational, reformative and welfare needs of Muslims and the country at large.

Education

Jamia Darussalam provides education in various Islamic disciplines. It offers postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma and certificate courses. JDSA offers training in four languages; Persian, Arabic, English and Urdu. It also offers training for memorising the Qur'an.

Notable alumni

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(Ex Amir of

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) * * Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi (Muhadith-al-asar, Author, Scholar, Professor & Ex Dean of Department of Hadith at

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) *Dr Mohammad Khan Umri ( Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi *Hafeez ur Rahman Azami Umri Madani (Former Principal of Jamia Darussalam, Oomerabad )

Links

* Kaka Mohammed Oomer

References

Islamic universities and colleges in India Madrasas in Tamil Nadu Madrasas in India Universities and colleges in Vellore district Educational institutions established in 1924 1924 establishments in India Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras {{TamilNadu-school-stub