Jamia

This article is about the word jamia. For the university in New Delhi, India, see Jamia Millia Islamia. For the Ahmadiyya seminaries, see Jamia Ahmadiyya.

Arabic word for gathering or university

Jamia (جامعة jāmi‘a; also jamiya[h]) is the Arabic word for gathering. It can also refer to a book Al-Jami'a or a mosque, or more generally, a university. In the latter sense it refers in official usage to a modern university, based on the Western model, as opposed to the medieval madrasa.[1] The term seems to be a translation of "university" or the French "université" and emerged in the middle of the 19th century; the earliest definite use in this sense appears in 1906 in Egypt.[1]

In Islamic economics, Jamia refers to a rotating savings and credit association commonly found in various communities, especially in Muslim majority countries. These associations involve members contributing money into a common pool on a regular basis, with each member taking turns receiving a lump sum from the pool. Jamia facilitates access to funds for various purposes without resorting to interest-based borrowing. Under sharia law, the payment of interest, known as riba, is forbidden due to its perceived exploitative nature of borrowers. Jamia in this case, offers a method that adheres to Islamic principles without resorting to interest-based borrowing.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Djamia", in Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition, Brill, 2012
2. ^ Mayer, Ann Elizabeth (1985). "Islamic Banking and Credit Policies in the Sadat Era: The Social Origins of Islamic Banking in Egypt". Arab Law Quarterly. 1 (1): 32–50\. doi:10.2307/3381671. JSTOR 3381671.

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