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'''Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah'''{{efn|{{lang-ar|الجامِعةُ السّـيفِيّة | lit=The Saifiyah University}}; [[Lisan al-Dawat]]: الجامعۃ السـیفیۃ; {{lang-ur| جامعۃ سـیفیۃ|Jamea Saifiyah}}.}} is an Arabic academy dedicated to Islamic learning based in India, Pakistan, and Kenya. Established in Surat as ''Dars-e Saifee'' {{circa|1810}} by [[Abdeali Saifuddin| | '''Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah'''{{efn|{{lang-ar|الجامِعةُ السّـيفِيّة | lit=The Saifiyah University}}; [[Lisan al-Dawat]]: الجامعۃ السـیفیۃ; {{lang-ur| جامعۃ سـیفیۃ|Jamea Saifiyah}}.}} is an Arabic academy dedicated to Islamic learning based in India, Pakistan, and Kenya. Established in Surat as ''Dars-e Saifee'' {{circa|1810}} by [[Abdeali Saifuddin|Abde'Ali Saifuddin]], it was after extensive renovation ({{circa|1960s}}) and expansion ({{circa|1980s}} and {{circa|2010s}}) carried out by [[Taher Saifuddin|Taher Saifuddin]] and [[Mohammed Burhanuddin|Mohammed Burhanuddin]], the university gained prominence.<ref name="history">{{Cite web |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/brief-history/ |title=A brief history of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah |archive-date=11 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611122333/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/brief-history/ |access-date=11 Jun 2020 |website=jameasaifiyah.edu}}</ref><ref name="thesis">{{Cite thesis |last1=Mustafa |first1=Shabbir Hussain |chapter-url=https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/34727 |institution=[[National University of Singapore]] |title=Between Community and Securalism: The Dawoodi Bohras and Agendas of 'Reform' in India, c. 1915-1985 |year=2011 |lang=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613103816/https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/34727 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |chapter=In Defense of the Community: Syedna Taher Saifuddin and Reassertion of Authority |pages=60–83}}</ref> Today, as holder of the office of [[Dāʿī al-Mutlaq]], [[Mufaddal Saifuddin|Mufaddal Saifuddin]] is the sole benefactor of the institute.<ref name="home">{{Cite web |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/realisation-of-aljamea-tus-saifiyah/ |title=Realisation of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah |website=jameasaifiyah.ed u|language=en-US|access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623102723/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/realisation-of-aljamea-tus-saifiyah/ |archive-date=23 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="timeline">{{Cite web |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/timeline-of-key-events/ |title=Timeline of Key Events - Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611122749/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/timeline-of-key-events/ |archive-date= 11 June 2020 |access-date=11 Jun 2020 |website=jameasaifiyah.edu}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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|quote=I have been systematically endeavoring in recent years to restructure this time-honored Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah so as to harmonize its concepts, its curricula and its general outlook and perspective with the dynamics and the demands of the new age, without, at the same time doing any damage to the essentials and fundamentals of its original objectives. It has also been my effort to improve the quality, the standard and the diversity of the knowledge imparted in this institution so as to raise it to the status of a respected academy which would attract scholars from all places and from which would radiate rays of sober wisdom and light. | |quote=I have been systematically endeavoring in recent years to restructure this time-honored Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah so as to harmonize its concepts, its curricula and its general outlook and perspective with the dynamics and the demands of the new age, without, at the same time doing any damage to the essentials and fundamentals of its original objectives. It has also been my effort to improve the quality, the standard and the diversity of the knowledge imparted in this institution so as to raise it to the status of a respected academy which would attract scholars from all places and from which would radiate rays of sober wisdom and light. | ||
|source = {{mdash}}Taher Saifuddin<ref name=jquote>{{cite web|url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/luminaries-of-aljamea-2/al-dai-al-ajal-syedna-taher-saifuddin-ra/ |title=His Holiness Dr Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA |website=jameasaifiyah.edu |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/ | |source = {{mdash}}Taher Saifuddin<ref name=jquote>{{cite web |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/luminaries-of-aljamea-2/al-dai-al-ajal-syedna-taher-saifuddin-ra/ |title=His Holiness Dr Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA |website=jameasaifiyah.edu |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623103301/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/philosophy-history/luminaries-of-aljamea-2/al-dai-al-ajal-syedna-taher-saifuddin-ra/ |archive-date=23 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin established ''Dars-e Saifee'' ({{lang-ur| درسِ سيفي|lit=Saifee School}}), a [[Islamic theology|theology]] school for the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community, in 1810.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In 1225/1810, the 43rd dāʿī, Syedna Abdeʿali Saifuddin RA, constructed an academy in Surat that consisted of designated areas for teaching, student residences and a masjid. Syedna placed this academy, which he named Darse Saifee, adjacent to his residence to signify the deep value and respect he accorded to education and its seekers. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHbzWiJW6e/ |date=1 Jul 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200702143636/https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHbzWiJW6e/ |archive-date=2 July 2020 |institution=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah |website=instagram.com}}</ref> | Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin established ''Dars-e Saifee'' ({{lang-ur| درسِ سيفي|lit=Saifee School}}), a [[Islamic theology|theology]] school for the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community, in 1810.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In 1225/1810, the 43rd dāʿī, Syedna Abdeʿali Saifuddin RA, constructed an academy in Surat that consisted of designated areas for teaching, student residences and a masjid. Syedna placed this academy, which he named Darse Saifee, adjacent to his residence to signify the deep value and respect he accorded to education and its seekers. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHbzWiJW6e/ |date=1 Jul 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200702143636/https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHbzWiJW6e/ |archive-date=2 July 2020 |institution=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah |website=instagram.com}}</ref> | ||
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=== ''Ashara Mubaraka'' === | === ''Ashara Mubaraka'' === | ||
In 2021, Mufaddal Saifuddin delivered Ashara Mubaraka sermons in the Nairobi campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah's ''Masjid ul Zahra''. It marked the first time that Ashara Mubaraka was hosted by Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah. Over 7,000 people have attended on this occasion globally. | In 2021, Mufaddal Saifuddin delivered Ashara Mubaraka sermons in the Nairobi campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah's ''Masjid ul Zahra''. It marked the first time that Ashara Mubaraka was hosted by Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah. Over 7,000 people have attended on this occasion globally.{{source?|date=March 2022}} | ||
== Curriculum == | == Curriculum == | ||
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Its educational focus is the [[Quran]], [[Qur'an and science|Islamic sciences]], [[Islamic Jurisprudence]], [[Arabic language]], and [[Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/education.html|title=The Dawoodi Bohras - Education|website=www.thedawoodibohras.com|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819133244/http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/education.html|archive-date=2016-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> Students are sent around the world for religious duties during the ''[[Mourning of Muharram|Ashara Mubaraka]]'' and [[Ramadan]].<ref name=tizzy>{{Cite thesis |title=Conceptual study of the Quranic education system managed under Dawoodi Bohra Spiritual leadership |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/111649/ |year=2016 |last1=Izzuddin |first1=Tasneem Saify |institution=Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200628124801/https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/111649/10/10_chapter%203.pdf |archive-date=28 June 2020 |chapter=Chapter 3: Population and Geographical Distribution of Dawoodi Bohras |hdl=10603/111649 |chapter-url=https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/111649/10/10_chapter%203.pdf |via=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref> | Its educational focus is the [[Quran]], [[Qur'an and science|Islamic sciences]], [[Islamic Jurisprudence]], [[Arabic language]], and [[Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/education.html|title=The Dawoodi Bohras - Education|website=www.thedawoodibohras.com|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819133244/http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/education.html|archive-date=2016-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> Students are sent around the world for religious duties during the ''[[Mourning of Muharram|Ashara Mubaraka]]'' and [[Ramadan]].<ref name=tizzy>{{Cite thesis |title=Conceptual study of the Quranic education system managed under Dawoodi Bohra Spiritual leadership |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/111649/ |year=2016 |last1=Izzuddin |first1=Tasneem Saify |institution=Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200628124801/https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/111649/10/10_chapter%203.pdf |archive-date=28 June 2020 |chapter=Chapter 3: Population and Geographical Distribution of Dawoodi Bohras |hdl=10603/111649 |chapter-url=https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/111649/10/10_chapter%203.pdf |via=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref> | ||
A 11-year course of study is divided into three phases:{{r|degree}} The first phase is four years and involves 55 courses, the second phase is five years, subdivided into three years with 75 courses and two years with 90 subjects, and the final two-year phase focuses on specialization and advanced studies in Islamic and Arabic sciences.{{r|degree}} | A 11-year course of study is divided into three phases:{{r|degree}} The first phase is four years and involves 55 courses, the second phase is five years, subdivided into three years with 75 courses and two years with 90 subjects,{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} and the final two-year phase focuses on specialization and advanced studies in Islamic and Arabic sciences.{{r|degree}} | ||
At the end of the 11th year, the students graduate with the degree of ''al-Faqih al-Jayyid'',{{r|degree}} and are sent on ''khidmah'' ({{lit|community service}}) to [[hajj]] and other [[ziyarat|pilgrimages]] at full cost to the office of the Da'i al-Mutlaq.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Madrasa Education in India: A Study of Its Past and Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CexAAAAIAAJ |orig-date=1990 |year=2007 |publisher=Centre for Research in Rural & Industrial Development |last1=Kaur |location=[[New Delhi]] |first1=Kuldip |page=54}}</ref> These graduates, as per tradition, invite the ''Da'i al-Mutlaq'' for a ''ziyafat'' ({{lit|banquet}}) as a show of gratitude.<ref name="jonah5">{{Cite book |title=Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_FExBRnC3YC |chapter=Qasr-e Ali: The Royals |page=148 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_FExBRnC3YC&pg=PA148 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |last1=Blank |first1=Jonah |author-link1=Jonah Blank |year= 2001 |isbn=9780226056760 |via=books.google.com}}</ref> | At the end of the 11th year, the students graduate with the degree of ''al-Faqih al-Jayyid'',{{r|degree}} and are sent on ''khidmah'' ({{lit|community service}}) to [[hajj]] and other [[ziyarat|pilgrimages]] at full cost to the office of the Da'i al-Mutlaq.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Madrasa Education in India: A Study of Its Past and Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CexAAAAIAAJ |orig-date=1990 |year=2007 |publisher=Centre for Research in Rural & Industrial Development |last1=Kaur |location=[[New Delhi]] |first1=Kuldip |page=54}}</ref> These graduates, as per tradition, invite the ''Da'i al-Mutlaq'' for a ''ziyafat'' ({{lit|banquet}}) as a show of gratitude.<ref name="jonah5">{{Cite book |title=Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_FExBRnC3YC |chapter=Qasr-e Ali: The Royals |page=148 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_FExBRnC3YC&pg=PA148 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |last1=Blank |first1=Jonah |author-link1=Jonah Blank |year= 2001 |isbn=9780226056760 |via=books.google.com}}</ref> | ||
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Following the death of Mohammed Burhanuddin, on 16 Rabi al-Awwal 1435 ھ (17 January 2014), and Mufaddal Saifuddin's succession as 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq, he appointed his son [[Jafar us Sadiq Imaduddin]] as ''Aljamea'''s fourth rector.<ref name=":4">{{cite book|title=شكر نعم اصحاب البركات|last=His Holiness|first=Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb|date=1437H|publisher=His Holiness Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, Badri Mahal, Mumbai, India|page=1269}}</ref> | Following the death of Mohammed Burhanuddin, on 16 Rabi al-Awwal 1435 ھ (17 January 2014), and Mufaddal Saifuddin's succession as 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq, he appointed his son [[Jafar us Sadiq Imaduddin]] as ''Aljamea'''s fourth rector.<ref name=":4">{{cite book|title=شكر نعم اصحاب البركات|last=His Holiness|first=Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb|date=1437H|publisher=His Holiness Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, Badri Mahal, Mumbai, India|page=1269}}</ref> | ||
After the death of Abbas Fakhruddin on 14 February 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/na_ui.aspx?type=News&article_id=104 |title=Obituary: Shahzada Abbas bhaisaheb Fakhruddin|website=The Dawoodi Bohras |access-date=2018-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412211914/http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/na_ui.aspx?type=News&article_id=104 |archive-date=2018-04-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and of Qasim Hakimuddin shortly thereafter on 5 April 2018 (in [[Surat]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary: Mazoon al-Dawat, Syedi Qasim bhaisaheb Hakimuddin. |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/04/05/obituary-mazoon-al-dawat-syedi-qasim-bhaisaheb-hakimuddin/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/ | After the death of Abbas Fakhruddin on 14 February 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/na_ui.aspx?type=News&article_id=104 |title=Obituary: Shahzada Abbas bhaisaheb Fakhruddin|website=The Dawoodi Bohras |access-date=2018-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412211914/http://www.thedawoodibohras.com/na_ui.aspx?type=News&article_id=104 |archive-date=2018-04-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and of Qasim Hakimuddin shortly thereafter on 5 April 2018 (in [[Surat]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary: Mazoon al-Dawat, Syedi Qasim bhaisaheb Hakimuddin. |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/04/05/obituary-mazoon-al-dawat-syedi-qasim-bhaisaheb-hakimuddin/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210505111540/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/04/05/obituary-mazoon-al-dawat-syedi-qasim-bhaisaheb-hakimuddin/ |archive-date=5 May 2021 |date=5 Apr 2018 |website=thedawoodibohras.com |access-date=5 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mufaddal Saifuddin appointed Aliasgar Kalimuddin and [[Malik-ul Ashtar Shujauddin]] as Rectors.<ref>{{Cite video |language=ur |title=Imtihan al-Sanawi |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/imtihan-al-sanawi-jamea-saifiyah |archive-date=5 May 2021 |url=https://livestream.com/accounts/15629517/events/9263802/videos/220398263/player |access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||