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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Madrasa Azizia
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| location = Murarpur, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda, Bihar.
| district = Nalanda
| state = Bihar
| type = [[Islamic]]
| founded_by = Bibi Soghra
| established = 1896
}}

'''Madrasa Azizia''' is an Indian Minority Educational Institution in Murarpur, [[Bihar Sharif]], [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-22 |title=Bihar Sharif: The 113-year-old India library torched in a riot |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65308394 |access-date=2023-05-29}}</ref> It was established under the Soghra Waqf Estate in the year 1896. It was established by philanthropist Bibi Soghra in memory of her late husband Abdul Aziz. It was one of two oldest madrasas of Bihar along with Madrasa Shamsul Hoda. It was burned in 2023 during the [[Ram Navami riots|Ram Navami rally]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=Bihar Ram Navmi clashes: British-era madrasa library bears brunt of violence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/biharsharif-ram-navmi-violence-british-era-madrasa-library-bears-brunt-of-violence-8543230/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ameer |first=Sabine |date=2023-04-17 |title=Bihar's burnt Madrasa Azizia was built by one woman’s charity, produced freedom fighters |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/bihars-burnt-madrasa-azizia-was-built-by-one-womans-charity-produced-freedom-fighters/1522312/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Founding and affiliations ==
=== Founding ===
The madrasa was established after the death of Abdul Aziz in 1895, it was running independently since its inception in 1896. It was shifted to a new campus in 1910 with about 3 acres of land campus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Indiatomorrow |date=2023-04-08 |title=Ram Navami Violence: Miscreants Burnt 300 Copies Of The Quran, 250 Rare Manuscripts At Madrasa Azizia In Biharsharief |url=https://indiatomorrow.net/2023/04/08/ram-navami-violence-miscreants-burnt-300-copies-of-the-quran-250-rare-manuscripts-at-madrasa-azizia-in-biharsharief/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=IndiaTomorrow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-02 |title=Madrasa, mosque set on fire by Hindutva men in Bihar Sharif |url=https://www.siasat.com/madrasa-mosque-set-on-fire-by-hindutva-men-in-bihar-sharif-2560017/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=मदरसा अजिजिया: तारीख का एक सुनहरा पन्ना, जो अब राख हो गया |url=https://mainmedia.in/madrasa-azizia-turned-to-ashes-in-bihar-sharif-riots/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Main Media |language=Hi-IN}}</ref>

=== Affiliation ===
Madrasa Azizia is affiliated with the Bihar State Madrasa Education Board till Fauqania courses and is affiliated with the [[Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University]] for Aalim, Fazil and Maulvi courses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Ground |date=2023-04-11 |title=Story of Bihar Sharif’s Azizia Library burned down in Ram Navmi riots |url=https://groundreport.in/story-of-bihar-sharifs-azizia-library-burned-down-in-ram-navmi-riots/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Ground Report |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch: 4,500 Islamic Books Burnt to Ashes in Attack on Madrasa at Bihar Sharif |url=https://thewire.in/communalism/bihar-sharif-islamic-books-madrasa |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=मोइज़ी |first=माहिरा गौहर,शादाब |date=2023-04-04 |title=बिहार शरीफ हिंसा: जिस मदरसा अजीजिया को दंगाइयों ने जला डाला क्या है उसका इतिहास? |url=https://hindi.thequint.com/news/states/ram-navmi-violence-mob-vandalized-100-year-old-madrasa-azizia-of-bihar-sharif-throws-petrol-bomb-history-of-madrasa-azizia |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=TheQuint |language=hi}}</ref>

== 2023 burning ==
The madrasa was allegedly burned by [[Hindutva]] activists in 2023. According to the news, there were thousands of books which were burnt in the fire.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Nikhat |date=2023-05-24 |title=‘We have buried the 4,500 precious books in a pit’ |url=https://twocircles.net/2023may24/449007.html |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Faisal |first=Meer |date=2023-04-03 |title=110-year-old madrasa and library set ablaze by Hindutva mob during Ram Navami rally in Bihar |url=https://maktoobmedia.com/india/110-year-old-madrasa-and-library-set-ablaze-by-hindutva-mob-during-ram-navami-rally-in-bihar/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Maktoob media |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar madrasa bans admission for girls, citing co-education 'un-Islamic' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/east/story/bihar-madrasa-bans-girls-madarsa-azizia-co-education-un-islamic-223182-2014-10-15 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Education in Nalanda district]]
[[Category:Madrasas in India]]
[[Category:Schools in Bihar]]
[[Category:Anti-Muslim violence in India]]

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