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{{Short description|Islamic seminary in Hyderabad, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Jamiat Ul Mominat
| image =
| caption =
| address =
| region =
| city = [[Hyderabad]]
| state = [[Telangana]]
| postal_code = 500002
| country = [[India]]
| type = Islamic Female Seminary
| established = {{Start date and age|1991}}
| principal = Rizwana Zareen
| age_range =
| language = English and Urdu
| accreditations =
| website = {{URL|www.jamiatulmominath.com}}
}}

'''Jamiat ul Mominat''' is an Islamic [[female seminary]] marriage counseling center, located in [[Hyderabad, India]]. It provides education to girls only.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news| title=Women allowed to train as muftis in city| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-08-30/hyderabad/27195753_1_muftis-fatwas-dar-ul-iftah| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183735/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-08-30/hyderabad/27195753_1_muftis-fatwas-dar-ul-iftah| url-status=dead| archive-date=27 September 2012| date=30 August 2003| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref> It has a Darul Ifta—(a department of legal ruling under Islamic jurisdiction) or generally collegium of [[mufti]]s—where the girls are trained to become muftis.<ref name="TOI2">{{cite news| title=College for women muftis to open in city this Sunday| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-17/hyderabad/27176249_1_fatwas-muslim-women-muftis| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183805/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-17/hyderabad/27176249_1_fatwas-muslim-women-muftis| url-status=dead| archive-date=27 September 2012| date=17 September 2003| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref> The panel has been called as one of the earliest in the world and particularly among [[India]]n Muslims.<ref name="TOI"/><ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news| title=In India, Rulings for Women, by Women| url=http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/archives/03_1005_in_wid.htm| publisher=Washington Post Foreign Service| date=5 October 2003| page=A28| access-date=19 September 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040108045426/http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/archives/03_1005_in_wid.htm| archive-date=8 January 2004| url-status=dead}}</ref> the seminary offer courses such as; ''Alima'' is equivalent to [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] and ''Fazila'' is equivalent to [[Bachelor's degree]] and are recognized by most of the [[Central university (India)|universities]] across [[India]].

==History==
Earlier in the 19th century, religious education in [[Hyderabad]] was patronized by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams]] and his aristocrats, both genders were equally encouraged for education. Local mosques were the center of primary Islamic education, from where pupils move to the [[Khanqah]]s and [[madrasa]]s to obtain the theological education and were awarded with degrees of [[Ulama|Alim]], Fazil, [[Hafiz (Quran)|Hafiz]], [[Qadi|Qazi]] and [[Mufti]]. Though girls were encouraged for Modern and Islamic higher education but the post of [[Qadi|Qazi]] and [[Mufti]] were limited to males.<ref name="Bano">{{cite thesis|title=Indian Muslim women's contribution to Islamic studies since 1947| url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144520961.pdf|date=22 December 2008|publisher=[[Aligarh Muslim University]]|pages=84-92|last=Bano|first=Parveen|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>

Established in 1991, the Jamiat ul Mominat had introduced an academic course of ''Mufti'' for girls as ''Muftia'', and established a women only panel (Darul Ifta). As per the Islamic academic experts it is the first of its kind in India and the [[Muslim world]]. Particularly in Hyderabad Muslim women have had to rely on male Mufti for official religious guidance on gender-sensitive matters. The newly established women panel (''muftias'') provides a legal ruling on a point of [[Islamic law]] (''sharia'').<ref name="Washington Post"/><ref name="Bano"/> As of 2020, the madrassa has produced 318 muftias and 15 girls are currently enrolled for the course of ''Muftia''.

==Syllabus==

Along with Islamic studies, the madrasa follows [[Telangana]] [[Secondary School Certificate]] syllabus and it is designed to cater both employment oriented and ensure the educational and religious upliftment of Indian Muslim women in general. As of 2020, the madrassa has 2,500 female students of which 400 are hosteller.<ref name="RTE">{{cite news|title=Don't bring madrasas under RTE ambit: All India Muslim Personal Law Board|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/aug/11/dont-bring-madrasas-under-rte-ambit-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board-1856203.html|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=11 August 2018|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Sanyal">{{cite book|title=Scholars of Faith: South Asian Muslim Women and the Embodiment of Religious Knowledge|url=https://ebin.pub/scholars-of-faith-south-asian-muslim-women-and-the-embodiment-of-religious-knowledge-0190120800-9780190120801.html|last=Sanyal|first=Usha|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=78–128|isbn=9780190120801|year=2020|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>

Courses taught at "Jamiat ul Mominat" such as ''Alima'' is equivalent to [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] and ''Fazila'' is equivalent to [[Bachelor's degree]] and are recognized by most of the [[Central university (India)|Indian universities]], of which some are [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]], [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] and [[Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Recognised Courses of Arabic Madaris/ Institutions|url=http://jmicoe.in/pdf22/updated%20prospectus%202021-22.pdf|work=[[Jamia Millia Islamia]]|year=2021|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Madaris/Institutions and their degree/sanad recognized by the University|url=https://amucontrollerexams.com/uploads/files/58575547862e0cfd667060956252aa81.pdf|work=[[Aligarh Muslim University]]|year=2021|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Madarsa Programs approved by the University for Admissions 2019-20|url=https://manuucoe.in/RegularAdmission/assets/pdf/List%20of%20Madarsa%20Programs%20approved%20by%20the%20University%20for%20Admissions%202019.pdf|work=[[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]]|year=2019|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Madarsas|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/ezap-prod/colleges/44/khwaja-moinuddin-chishti-urdu-arabi-farsi-university-lucknow-information-brochure.pdf|work=[[Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University]]|year=2017|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>

==Campus==

The seminary is located in [[Moghalpura]] a suburb of [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]. Apart from college building it consists of a library, research centre, a computer lab and a chamber for women panel to conduct meetings with visitors.<ref>{{cite web|title=College for women muftis opens|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-22/hyderabad/27182911_1_muftis-fatwa-mufthia|work=The Times of India|date=22 September 2022|access-date=20 July 2022|archive-date=27 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183810/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-22/hyderabad/27182911_1_muftis-fatwa-mufthia|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Other activities==

Apart from education the madrasa conducts regular public seminars for women. In 2016 a seminar was conducted at [[Salarjung Museum]] on "Muslim woman and Indian Culture" chaired by Michael Mullins, [[Ambassadors of the United States|Consul General of United States]] to Hyderabad, India and [[List of deputy chief ministers of Telangana|Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana]] [[Mahmood Ali (Indian politician)|M. Mahmood Ali]].<ref>{{cite news|title=American Consul General Michael Mullins addresses Jamiatul Mominat seminar|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/american-consul-general-michael-mullins-addresses-jamiatul-mominat-seminar-932183/|newspaper=[[The Siasat Daily]]|date=15 March 2016|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Seminar on "Muslim womna and Indian culture" held at Salarjung Museum on 13th March|url=https://www.en.etemaaddaily.com/World/Hyderabad/seminar-on-muslim-woman-and-indian-culture-held-at-salarjung-museum-on-13th-march-:11246|newspaper=[[Etemaad Daily]]|date=10 March 2016|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> It also participates in reforms and current affairs of [[Indian Muslims]] and kept its opinion in the matters such as [[Triple talaq in India]] ruling of 2017<ref>{{cite news|title=Hyderabad: Women muftis want action on instant talaq|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/240917/hyderabad-women-muftis-want-action-on-instant-talaq.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|last=Khan|first=Asif Yar|date=24 September 2017|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> and [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] (RTE) of 2018.<ref name="RTE"/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=FTxsDwAAQBAJ&pg= Madrasas and the Making of Islamic Womanhood, Oxford University Press, Hem Borker, (2018)]

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[[Category:Islam in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Islamic schools in India]]
[[Category:Schools in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Girls' schools in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Private schools in Telangana]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1991]]

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