:Jamia Ahmadiyya

{{Infobox school

| name = Ahmadiyya University

| native_name = {{lang|ar|جامعة الأحمدية}}

| image = File:Jamia_Ahmadiyya_Rabwah.jpg

| caption = Jamia Ahmadiyya in Rabwah, Pakistan

| established = 1906

| type = Islamic Theology

| religious_affiliation = Ahmadiyya Islam

| colours = Black and White {{color box|black}}{{color box|white}}

| campuses = {{plain list|

Pakistan
United Kingdom
India
Ghana
Canada
Germany
Nigeria
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Tanzania
Sri Lanka
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Madagascar

}}

Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah ({{langx|ar|جامعة الأحمدية}}; {{Transliteration|ar|ISO|Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah}}, "the Ahmadiyya University") is an International Islamic seminary and educational institute with campuses in Pakistan, United Kingdom, India, Ghana, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia,[http://www.alislam.org/gallery2/v/album99/SriLanka/JalsaSalana2008/Thilawath+-+Moulvai+A+B+Mustaq+sahib+-+Principal+Jamia+Ahmadiyya+SL.JPG.html "Thilawath - Moulvai A B Mustaq sahib - Principal Jamia Ahmadiyya SL"], Al Islam.{{Cite web|title=Twicsy {{!}} The world's largest social media marketing resource|url=https://twicsy.com/|access-date=2020-07-03|language=en-US}}{{cite web |url=https://www.alislam.org/friday-sermon/2009-11-06.html#summary-tab |title=Friday Sermon: Depiction of the Quranic term 'Khaira Ummah' (best people) |last=Ahmad |first=Hazrat Mirza Masroor |date=6 November 2009 |website=Al Islam}} under the heading Tehrike Jadid is one of the monetary schemes initiated by Musleh Maud with the main objective of spreading the message of Islam outside India. In addition, there are affiliated Mu'alimeen centers (Missionary Training Centres) in Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone Madagascar and some other countries.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques around the World pg 84 This historical institute was founded in 1906 as a Section in Madrassa Talim ul Islam (later Talim-ul-Islam College) by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, it is the main centre of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for Islamic learning.

History

The foundations of Jamia Ahmadiyya were laid by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community himself, when he expressed the need for a madrassa for Ahmadi Muslims so that a new generation of Ahmadi scholars could be trained. This led to the creation of Talim-ul-Islam College in Qadian, India, in 1898. The theology section was later separated and inaugurated as Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian on 20 May 1928 by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Following the Partition of the Indian subcontinent, the Community relocated its headquarters to Rabwah, Pakistan. Keeping in view the needs of the Community in Pakistan, Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah was established. Since then, due to the exponential growth of the Community around the globe, campuses have been opened in many countries throughout the world.

Degree and curriculum

There are two types of degrees offered.

Shahid degree: This is a seven-year extensive course which is only available In some campuses (e.g. in the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh & Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana) where this is the only course offered.
Mu'alim degree: This is a three to four-year short course offered in many different branches of Missionary training colleges.

The curriculum for the Jamia Ahmadiyyas around the globe is organised and compiled by scholars of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The only differences are in the regional languages taught which are according to the locations of the institutions.

The curriculum generally consists of:

Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
Study of the holy Quran
Modern Standard Arabic
Comparative Study of Religions
Urdu
International Languages (i.e. Spanish, etc.)
National Languages (based on the location of the school i.e. German is taught in the German Jamia, English is taught in the Canadian Jamia)
Tasawwuf
Ilm al-Hadith (Science of the Sayings of Muhammad)
Tafsir (Exegesis of the Qur'an)
History
Islamic History
Kalam (logic and argumentation)

Mufti Silsila

The current Mufti Silsila (International Mufti of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community), Maulana Mubashir Ahmad Kahlon[http://www.alislam.org/gallery2/v/album99/album106/qadian2010/day3/session1/033+Moulana+Mubashir+Ahmad+Kahlon+Sahib+Mufti+Silsila+during+his+speech.jpg.html Mufti Silsila Mubashir Ahmad Kahlon] is a graduate of Jamia Ahmadiyya. He is the Head of the Dar al-Ifta' (House of Fatwas) in Rabwah, Pakistan. He appears on many different programmes on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International for example Fiqhi Masa'il (a programme regarding matters of Islamic jurisprudence or fiqh) and Rah-e-Huda (a programme presenting beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and refuting allegations raised against it).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlkhqWobxI Fiqhi Masa'il]

International campuses

= Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian, India =

Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian formerly known as Madrassa Ahmadiyya was established in the year 1905.{{Cite news|url=https://www.alislam.org/library/book/brief-history-ahmadiyya-muslim/founding-of-madrassa/|title=Founding of Madrassa {{!}} Islam Ahmadiyya|work=Islam Ahmadiyya|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en-US}} This was the first Jamia Ahmadiyya established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and was founded by the founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim community Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. It is still functional and producing missionaries who serve mostly in India, and Middle East.

= Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah, Pakistan =

After the migration from India to Pakistan, a new headquarters were established in Rabwah, Pakistan. A new Jamia Ahmadiyya was established to fulfill the needs of the Community.

= Jamia Ahmadiyya United Kingdom =

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Jamia Ahmadiyya UK was established in 2005. On 21 October 2012, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, inaugurated the new Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College in Haslemere in Surrey.[https://www.alislam.org/egazette/press-release/new-jamia-ahmadiyya-uk-building-inaugurated/ "New Jamia Ahmadiyya UK Building Inaugurated"], Al Islam.

= Jamia Ahmadiyya Bangladesh =

Jamia Ahmadiyya Bangladesh was established in 2006. It is situated in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.

File:1st Convocation of Jamia Ahmadiyya Bangladesh, 2013.jpg

= Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana =

File:Jamia Ahmadiyya International.jpg

This new International Ahmadiyya University of theology and scholastic sciences (Jamia Ahmadiyya International) was opened in Mankessim Ghana. The town is well known in the history of Ahmadiyyat. In 1921 the first Ahmadi missionary Maulvi Abdul Rahim Nayyar came to Saltpond with the message of Ahmadiyyat for Africa.

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This campus was inaugurated on 26 August 2012 by Dr. Maulvi Abdul Wahab Adam[http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2012/08/religion/islam/great-exhortation-mind-your-language "Mind your language during campaigns – Maulvi Wahab advises politicians"], The Muslim Times, 28 August 2012. (then Ameer and Missionary In charge of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana). This institution is hosting students from all over the world for a seven-year Shahid course. For the first year 18 students were selected from eight countries and now 265 students from 36 countries are studying here. These countries include Ghana, Nigeria, The Gambia, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Senegal, Liberia, Mauritius, Philippines, Madagascar, Zambia, Malaysia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Mali, Benin, Guinea Bissau, Niger, Guinea Conakry, Congo, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Turkey, Kenya, Congo Kinshasa, Argentina, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada & United States of America.

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The town of Mankessim is known for its Posuban Shrine, busy market and fishing boats. It also serves as a landmark for those travelling between Accra and Cape Coast.

Mr. Fareed Ahmad Naveed[http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Politics/Mind-your-language-during-campaigns-Maulvi-Wahab-advises-politicians/?ci=2&ai=48284#.UJYtoWf4IzQ "Mind your language during campaigns - Maulvi Wahab advises politicians"], Ghana News Agency, 27 August 2012. was appointed as the founding principal of this international campus. He is an author, learned scholar and an international lecturer who delivers speeches around the world on the topics of Humanity, Peace, Harmony, tolerance & peaceful co existence of the world.{{Cite AV media |url=https://beta.mta.tv/programme/115639/the-promised-messiahs-as-by-mr-fareed-ahmad-naveed-principal-jamia-ahmadiyya-international-ghana-urdu-speech--jalsa-salana-uk-2024 |title=The Promised Messiah’s (as) Compassion for Mankind by Mr Fareed Ahmad Naveed, Principal, Jamia Ahmadiyya International, Ghana (Urdu Speech) {{!}} Jalsa Salana UK 2024 |language=en |access-date=2024-08-16 |via=beta.mta.tv}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=PoF17wVWaErxjtJX&v=i7-28aLKeb0&feature=youtu.be |title=Opposition of Divine Communities Leads to their Progress (Urdu) {{!}} Jalsa Salana UK 2022 |date=2022-08-06 |last=mtaOnline1 |access-date=2024-08-16 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=YS0seVG8qaoX-_dn&v=RgcHIHKUCds&feature=youtu.be |title=Urdu Speech {{!}} Allah’s Support for the Khalifa of the Time {{!}} Jalsa Salana Germany 2024 |date=2024-08-31 |last=MTA Germany |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=aNtPpIg7_uEvy0qJ&v=_zJQh45tYEE&feature=youtu.be |title=Our Task Today is to Spread the Message in all Directions - Jalsa Salana UK 2017 |date=2017-08-27 |last=Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at |access-date=2024-08-16 |via=YouTube}}

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The first group of 26 missionaries graduated from the school on 1 July 2017.{{Citation|last=News Islam|title=First Graduate Ceremony of Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana with Minister of information, Ghana|date=2017-07-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps1nH4T2Isk|access-date=2017-10-24}}

File:Huzur unveiling the Jamia.jpg|Khalifatul Massih V inaugurating the new building during his visit in 2004

File:The Jamia Hostel.jpg|The Jamia Hostel

File:The_Jamia_Mosque.JPG|The Jamia Mosque – Masjid Noor

File:The Administrative block.JPG|A side view of the Jamia building

File:Huzur_leading_prayers_on_the_pitch_of_the_Jamia.JPG|Khalifatul Massih V leading prayers on the pitch of the Jamia during his visit in 2004

File:Huzur_greeting_the_chiefs_of_the_surroundings_of_the_Jamia.JPG|Khalifatul Massih V greeting the chiefs of the surrounding villages of the Jamia

File:Ameer_Sahib_Germany%27s_visit_to_Jamiatul_Mubashireen.JPG|Ameer Sahib Germany's visit to Jamiatul Mubashireen

File:Huzoor%27s_visit_to_Jamiatul_Mubshireen_in_2004.jpg|Khalifatul Massih V's visit to Jamiatul Mubashireen in 2008

File:Huzoor%27s_visit_to_Jamiatul_Mubshireen_in_2008.JPG|Khalifatul Massih V's visit to Jamiatul Mubashireen in 2008

Notes

References

http://alfazl.org/london/20121019.pdf

External links

[https://www.jamiauk.org/ Jamia Ahmadiyya UK, Official Website]
[https://majallah.jamiauk.org/ Majallatul Jamia, The Official Jamia Ahmadiyya UK Yearly Publication.]
[http://www.jamiatulmubashireen.org/ Jamiatul Mubashireen, Ghana Official Website]
[http://www.jamiaahmadiyya.ca/ Jami'ah Ahmadiyya Canada Official Website]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9VrwDpqnUY Documentary on Jamia Ahmadiyya, Rabwah]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_OyAMd0OCc Speech on Islam by an American Imam who studied at Jamia Ahmadiyya, Rabwah]
[http://www.alislam.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6804 Photos of Jamia Ahmadiyya UK]
[http://www.jamiaghana.org official website for Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana]