Type | Islamic institute |
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Established | 1966 |
President | Maulana Shahid Juanid |
Location | , , |
Campus | Semi-Urban |
Nickname | Jamia Salfia Varanasi Salafiah University |
Website | aljamiatussalafiah.org |
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Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (الجامعة السلفية) (Markazi Darul-Uloom) is an Islamic Jamia or central seminary university located in the city of Varanasi in India. It was founded in 1963 by the honorable ambassador of Saudi Arabia – Yusuf Al-Fauzan under the movement of All India Ahle Hadith Conference (The biggest wing of Jama’at Ahle Hadith). Then it was inaugurated in 1966 by Allama Abdul Qadir Shaibatul Hamd – the representative of Sheikh Ibn Baz (Rahimahullah) Vice Chancellor of Jamia Islamia, Madina Munauwarah (K.S.A.). And the task of education and training started in a planned way with the help of highly qualified teachers. It is the largest Salafi-Ahle Hadith institution in India. The university is funded by government of Saudi Arabia and most of the teachers are graduated from Saudi Arabian Islamic universities. Saudi government prescribe Indian Muslims to take education from the university. The institution follows Salafi doctrine.[1][2][3][4][5][6]