Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom

Islamic seminary in Cuttack district of the Indian state of Odisha

Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom, Sungra

جامعہ اسلامیہ مرکز العلوم سونگڑہ

The signboard of Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom Sungra

Type| Islamic university
Established| 1946 (78 years ago) (1946)
Rector| Sayed Naqībul Amin Barqi Qasmi
Address|

Tabligh Nagar, Post Office: Kood, Salepur block, Cuttack district, Odisha

India
754221

Website| Official website

Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom, also spelt as Jamia Islamia Markaz-Ul-Uloom, is the oldest Islamic educational institution belonging to the Deobandi school of thought in the Cuttack district of the Indian state of Odisha.

## History[edit]

Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom Sungra actually started as a school, but in 1945, when Anjuman Tabligh-e-Islam was established, that school came under the supervision of the Anjuman, and the Anjuman converted this school into an Arabic seminary, transferred it, and named it Madrasa Arabia Islamia Sungra. Then, on December 29, 1946, Muhammad Ismail Katki was elected the preacher of the Anjuman and the president of this madrasa, and on May 7, 1951, he was appointed as a permanent dignitary by the Anjuman.[1][2][3]

Interior view of Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom Exterior view of Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom The western part of Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom

In 1987, on the occasion of the Imārat Conference, Sirajussajidin Katki changed the name of the seminary from "Madrasa Arabia Islamia Sungra" to "Markazul Uloom Madrasa Arabia Islamia Sungra". During his tenure, it was renamed "Al Jamia Al-Islamia Markazul Uloom", and now this institution is registered as Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom.[1]

Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom's Mosque, "Markazul Masājid"

Husain Ahmad Madani was the patron of this seminary from the first day, then Asad Madani was its patron until his demise, and the current patron is Arshad Madani.[1]

Main Gate of Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom (Bāb-e-Ismail)

## Administration[edit]

No  | Name
(birth–death) | Term of office

|
|

1  | Muhammad Ismail Katki
(1914–2005) | 1946  | c. 1993
2  | Sirajussajidin Katki
(1939–2006) | c. 1993  | 2006
3  | Abdul Hamid Markazi
(d. 3 April 2018; As the vice rector) | 2006  | 2018
4  | Sayed Naqībul Amīn Barqi
(b. ?) | 2006  | \--

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Mayurbhanji, Muhammad Rūhul Amīn (24 November 2023). "Maulana Sayed Muhammad Ismail Katki: Life and Work". www.baseeratonline.com (in Urdu). Baseerat Online. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
2. ^ Ishaq, Mohammad Qamar (1996). Hindustan Ke Aham Madāris [Important Madrasas of India] (in Urdu). Vol. 1\. New Delhi: Institute Of Objective Studies. p. 313.
3. ^ Katki, Syed Abdul Hafeez (June 2004). Majlis e Shura Jamia Rashidia Riyazul Uloom Sungra (in Urdu). Cuttack: Department of Broadcasting, Jamia Rashidia Riyazul Uloom Sungra. pp. 11–12.

*[c.]: circa