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Ahmadiyya University
جامعة الأحمدية
Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah
Jamia Ahmadiyya in Rabwah, Pakistan
Established1906
TypeIslamic Theology
Religious AffiliationAhmadiyya Islam
Degrees AwardedShahid, Mubashar, Muallam
ColoursBlack and White   
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Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah (Template:Lang-ar; Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah, "the Ahmadiyya University") is an International Islamic seminary and educational institute with campuses in Pakistan, United Kingdom, India, Ghana, Canada, Germany, Nigeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Tanzania, Srilanka[1], Sierra Leone[2], and Kenya[3]. In addition, there are related Mualameen centers (Missionary Training Centres) in Pakistan and Madagascar[4]. Founded in 1906 as a Section in Madrassa Talim ul Islam (later Talim-ul-Islam College) by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, it is the main centre of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for Islamic learning.

History

The foundations of Jamia Ahmadiyya were laid by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community himself, when he expressed the need for a madrassa for Ahmadi Muslims so that a new generation of Ahmadi scholars could be trained.

This led to the creation of Talim-ul-Islam College in Qadian, India in 1898 which later had to be moved to Rabwah, Pakistan and exists to this day as a secular college that also teaches the classical Islamic sciences as part of its curriculum.

Jamia Ahmadiyya was inaugurated on May 20, 1928 by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Curriculum and degree

The degree granted is the 7-year Shahid Degree in most Jamias, while in others a shorter 4-year degree is given. The curriculum for the Shahid Degree at Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada consists of:[5]

Stage One (2 Years)

Stage Two (3 Years)

Stage Three (2 Years)

Curriculum of First Jamia Ahmadiyya

The curriculum of the first Jamia Ahmadiyya in Qadian, India included (apart from what is listed above):[6]

First Year

Second Year

International Curriculum

The Jamia Ahmadiyya international curriculum is organized and compiled by scholars of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in England, Qadian, and Rabwah and is the same for Jamia Ahmadiyyas throughout the globe (asides from regional languages taught).

Jamia students come from various countries around the world and go to various Jamias as the curriculum is the same throughout the world at every Jamia. For example, in the Canadian Jamia Ahmadiyya, there are currently students from Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, India, Pakistan, and Palestine who were born and raised in those countries and came to Canada to enrol in the Canadian Jamia Ahmadiyya.

Career Opportunities

Jamia Ahmadiyya North America, in Mississauga, Canada

Students of Jamia dedicate their lives to the cause of Ahmadiyya Islam upon completion of the 7-year Shahid Degree in Islamic Studies (or 4-year degree), and are sent to various parts of the world including South America, Africa, North America, Europe, Far East and others, at the appointment by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, present worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

They are completely under the direction of the Khalifatul Masih and are financed by the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide, as per their dedication to the service of the cause.

Jamia students may become (upon appointment by the Caliph) either Missionaries of Ahmadiyya Islam (often called Murrabi, Imam, or Mawlana) or as Qadis or Muftis of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with a specialization in matters of fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence). Some Jamia alumni have also become Islamic historians such as the late Dost Muhammad Shahid, former Official Historian of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, with a specialization in tarikh (Islamic historiography).

Jamia alumni must stay with their career choice appointed to them by Khalifatul Masih for the rest of their lives, as per their dedication to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Higher Learning

Some Jamia students also pursue further Islamic learning and/or language education and therefore a specialization (mutakhassas) in a certain Islamic science after Jamia Ahmadiyya, under the appointment of Khalifatul Masih and therefore some Jamia students study in Azhar University, Darul Uloom Deoband, Damascus University, the National University of Modern Languages and other renowned centers of advanced Islamic/language education.


Mufti Silsila

The current Mufti Silsila (International Mufti of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) is Maulana Mubashir Ahmad Kahlon[7] who is a graduate of Jamia Ahmadiyya. He is the Head of the Dar al-Ifta' (House of Fatwas) in Rabwah, Pakistan. He often appears on many programmes on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International for example "Fiqhi Masa'il" (an programme regarding matters of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Rah-e-Huda (a programme presenting beliefs of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and refuting allegations raised against it).[8]

International Campuses

Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian, India

This was the first Jamia Ahmadiyya established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is still functional and producing missionaries who serve mostly in India.

Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah, Pakistan

After the migration from India to Pakistan, a new headquarters were established in Rabwah, Pakistan. A new Jamia Ahmadiyya was established to fulfill the needs of the Community.

Jamia Ahmadiyya UK

  • Jamia Ahmadiyya UK - Front Entrance
    Jamia Ahmadiyya UK - Front Entrance
  • Jamia Ahmadiyya UK - Side Entrance
    Jamia Ahmadiyya UK - Side Entrance

Jamia Ahmadiyya Ghana

International Ahmadiyya University Of Theology, Ghana

As per instructions of Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Supreme Head of world wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community a new International Ahmadiyya University of theology and scholastic sciences (Jamia Ahmadiyya International) has been constructed in Mankessim Central region, a town near Saltpond in Ghana. The town is well known in the history of Ahmadiyyat. In 1921 the first Ahmadi missionary Maulvi Abdul Rahim Nayyar came to Saltpond with the message of Ahmadiyyat for Africa.

This beautifully constructed university was inaugurated on 26 August 2012 by Dr. Maulvi Abdul Wahab Adam[9] (Ameer and Missionary In charge of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana). This institution will be hosting students from all over Africa for a seven years Shahid Course. For the first year 18 students have been selected from 8 African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leon, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Kenya. This institution is situated in the town of Mankessim, Central Region. The town of Mankessim is known for its Posuban Shrine, busy market and fishing boats. It also serves as a landmark for those travelling between Accra and Cape Coast. The new Jamia has an administration block along with a Library, conference room, class rooms, Hostel, Guest House and residences for staff. There is a big dining hall which can accommodate 200 students. A Mosque with the capacity of 500 people is Under Construction. Mr.Fareed Ahmad Naveed[10] has been appointed as the first Principal for this international University.


  • Jamia Ahmadiyya around the globe
  • Jamia Ahmadiyya International
    Jamia Ahmadiyya International
  • Jamia Ahmadiyya International
    Jamia Ahmadiyya International
  • Front View of the Building
    Front View of the Building
  • Main Lobby of Jamia Ahmadiyya International
    Main Lobby of Jamia Ahmadiyya International
  • The Paramount Chief and Queen Mother in Inauguration Ceremony
    The Paramount Chief and Queen Mother in Inauguration Ceremony
  • :Dr. A.Wahab Adam addressing the audience
    :Dr. A.Wahab Adam addressing the audience
  • :First batch of students
    :First batch of students

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.alislam.org/gallery2/v/album99/SriLanka/JalsaSalana2008/Thilawath+-+Moulvai+A+B+Mustaq+sahib+-+Principal+Jamia+Ahmadiyya+SL.JPG.html
  2. ^ http://twicsy.com/i/D88Ajc
  3. ^ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/u/alislam?hq=inurl%3Awww.alislam.org/archives/&hl=en&q=cache:q1980BFeIloJ:http://www.alislam.org/archives/2009/summary/FSD20091106-EN.pdf+jamia+ahmadiyya+kenya&ct=clnk under the heading ehrike Jadid is one of the monetary schemes initiatedby Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased withhim) with the main objective of spreading the messageof Islam outside India.
  4. ^ Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques around the World pg 84
  5. ^ http://www.jamiaahmadiyya.ca/pdf/JamiaBook.pdf
  6. ^ Devotion of Life, pg. 154
  7. ^ Mufti Silsila Mubashir Ahmad Kahlon
  8. ^ Fiqhi Masa'il
  9. ^ http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2012/08/religion/islam/great-exhortation-mind-your-language
  10. ^ http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Politics/Mind-your-language-during-campaigns-Maulvi-Wahab-advises-politicians/?ci=2&ai=48284#.UJYtoWf4IzQ

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