Al-Jāmiʿah al-Islāmiyyah al-Yūnusiyyah ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية اليونسية), also known as ''Jamia Islamia Yunusia'' ( bn, জামেয়া ইসলামিয়া ইউনুছিয়া), is one of the
Qawmi Jamiahs of
Bangladesh located in the neighbourhood of Paikpara in
Brahmanbaria. As of 1998, it controlled most of the other madrasahs in Brahmanbaria.
History
It was established by Abu Taher Muhammad Yunus, after whom the
Madrasah
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
is named, in 1914 and teacher was Motiur Rahman. Then it was headed by another
Deobandi
Deobandi is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam, adhering to the Hanafi school of law,
formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the name derives,
by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, R ...
scholar Fakhr-e-Bangal Allamah Tajul Islam and later
Shamsul Haque Faridpuri from 1928 to 1935. Five students were killed during the 2001 Fatwa Movement. The current Muhtamim is Mufti Mubarakullah and teacher is Shamsul Haq Saraili.
Alumni
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Azizul Haque Azizul Haque, ( ar , عزيز الحق ) meaning "strong in the truth", is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include:
*Qazi Azizul Haque (1872–1935), also Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Huq, Quazi Syed Azizul Haque, police officer a ...
, former teacher and student
*
Fazlul Haque Amini, former student
*
Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, former principal
*
Sajidur Rahman, current Shaikul Hadith
References
External links
Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board
{{Madrasas in Bangladesh
Qawmi madrasas of Bangladesh
Deobandi Islamic universities and colleges
Islamic universities and colleges
1914 establishments in India