Darul Uloom Zakariyya

Darul Uloom Zakariyya

Type	Islamic university
Established	1983
Principal	Sheikh Maulana Shabbir Saloojee
Undergraduates	700
Postgraduates	619 Ulama, 137 Qira'aat Sab’ah and 42 Qira'aat Asharah graduates (mid-2011)
Address	P.O.Box 10786, Lenasia, 1820, South Africa, Lenasia, South Africa
Website	duz.co.za

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The Deobandi movement
Darul Uloom Deoband, India
Ideology and influences
Dars-i Nizami Maturidi theology Hanafi fiqh
Founders and key figures
Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi Rashid Ahmad Gangohi Husain A. Madani Mahmud al-Hasan Ashraf Ali Thanwi Anwar Shah Kashmiri Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and Madrasas Deoband Mazahir Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Dabhel Hathazari Madrassah Ashrafia Karachi Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Bury In'aamiyyah List of Deobandi universities
Centres (Markaz) of Tabligh
Nizamuddin Raiwind Dhaka Dewsbury
Associated Organizations
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam Tablighi Jamaat
Militant Organisations
Taliban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Sipah-e-Sahaba Jaish-e-Mohammed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

Darul Uloom Zakariyya (formerly Madrasah Zakariyya) is an Islamic university in Lenasia, South Africa with an international student population. Opened in 1983 in an agricultural area, it is now surrounded by the suburb of Zakariyya Park, which is named in its honor. Since its inception, the Darul Uloom Zakariyya has expanded, to now include a branch in Eikenhof – opened n 2000 – and a Maktab in Mandane – Soweto. The institute has gained widespread reputation due to the exemplary altruistic and spiritual philanthropy exercised by its alumni.

Logo of Darul Uloom Zakariyya

The buildings on the left are the 'alim classes. Most of them are upstairs. Most of the downstairs in taken up by the bookshop, informal library, toilets and storage area.

The Darul Uloom Zakariyya has five faculties of Study:

• Hifdhul-Qur'an – The Memorization of the Qur'an al-Kareem
• Aalimiyah – Study of Islamic Jurisprudence and Sciences (Maulana / Islamic Scholar)
• Tajweed and Qira’aat – Science of Qur'anic Phonetics and Renditions (Sabah and Asharah)
• Ifta course – Specialisation in the Science of Islamic Jurisprudence and Research (Mufti)
• Arabic Adab – Specialisation in Arabic Literature

External links

• duz.co.za – Official website
• Youtube.com – YouTube video showing a Hafiz graduation gathering