Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan

Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
وفاق المدارس العربیہ
Motto رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic)
Type Islamic seminaries
Established 10 March 1982
Affiliation Deobandi Sec of Islam
Location Multan, Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan
Website Official Website

Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan وفاق المدارس العربیہ, founded in 1957 in West Pakistan,[1] is the largest federation of Islamic Seminaries around the world. More than 10,000 Seminaries and about 8,000 Iqra Schools across the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are affiliated with the federation. It controls all the seminaries which are run by Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at(Deoband) School of thought. Deobandi School of thought is most powerful and dominated school of thought in Pakisan. A renowned Hanafi Scholar Molana Saleemullah Khan is the president and Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari is general sectary of the federation. The head office of Wafaq ul Madaris is situated in Multan.[2]

Functions

The functions of Wifaq ul Madaris Al Arabic Pakistan are the registration of seminaries, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bano, Masooda. Allowing for Diversity: State-Madrasa Relations in Bangladesh. Religions and Development, Working Paper 13.
  2. ↑ "Govt claims accord on seminaries’ regulation". Dawn. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Official Website, 23 October 2007

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