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Founding
Founding of Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
the largest federation of Islamic Seminaries around the world
- 19 October 1959
- South Asia
Founding
the largest federation of Islamic Seminaries around the world
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Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia, Pakistan (Urdu: وفاق المدارس العربیہ lit. 'Federation of Madaris') is the largest federation of Islamic seminaries in Pakistan, founded in 1959. More than 10,000 seminaries and 23,000 madaris across Pakistan are affiliated with the federation. It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deobandi school of thought.
The current president Taqi Usmani was appointed on 19 September 2021 after the death of the former president, Abdur Razzaq Iskander.
Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari is general secretary of the federation. The head office of the federation is situated in Multan.
The functions of 'Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan' are the registration of seminaries, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.
The Dars-i-Nizami is the traditional eight-year Islamic curriculum administered by Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia for male students and a six-year curriculum for female students. It is structured into four distinct stages, each lasting two years and aligned/equivalence with Pakistan’s formal education system.
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