Darul Uloom Canada
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Darul Uloom Canada is an institution of traditional Islamic education
center dedicated to transmitting the trust of knowledge to future generations. Students will receive a holistic education designed to meet their spiritual
, academic, intellectual, physical and social needs so that they may graduate as scholars who teach by setting an example. It is situated at Bowmanville, approximately 30 minutes drive from Toronto
. Since its establishment in 1993, the Jamiah has produces several Huffaz and Alims
. Graduates of the Hifz and Alim
programs go on to serve their communities, reviving the study of the sacred Islamic sciences. They take the roles of Imam
s, teachers and exemplary role models of following the Shariah and Sunnah
of Muhammad. They serve to promote the love of Allah
and Muhammad in the hearts of Muslim
s while teaching the traditional Islamic science
s and presenting an image of Islam
to the non-Muslim community.
has spacious classrooms, a masjid, a full size sports gym, play room and dormitories.
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
center dedicated to transmitting the trust of knowledge to future generations. Students will receive a holistic education designed to meet their spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
, academic, intellectual, physical and social needs so that they may graduate as scholars who teach by setting an example. It is situated at Bowmanville, approximately 30 minutes drive from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Since its establishment in 1993, the Jamiah has produces several Huffaz and Alims
Ulama
-In Islam:* Ulema, also transliterated "ulama", a community of legal scholars of Islam and its laws . See:**Nahdlatul Ulama **Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama **Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal**Jamiat ul-Ulama -Other:...
. Graduates of the Hifz and Alim
Ulama
-In Islam:* Ulema, also transliterated "ulama", a community of legal scholars of Islam and its laws . See:**Nahdlatul Ulama **Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama **Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal**Jamiat ul-Ulama -Other:...
programs go on to serve their communities, reviving the study of the sacred Islamic sciences. They take the roles of Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
s, teachers and exemplary role models of following the Shariah and Sunnah
Sunnah
The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
of Muhammad. They serve to promote the love of Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
and Muhammad in the hearts of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s while teaching the traditional Islamic science
Islamic science
Science in the medieval Islamic world, also known as Islamic science or Arabic science, is the science developed and practised in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age . During this time, Indian, Iranian and especially Greek knowledge was translated into Arabic...
s and presenting an image of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
to the non-Muslim community.
Departments of Education
- Darul Uloom Canada offers a full-time course for the memorization of the Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, the Hifz Program. Students will study from Huffaz and will typically complete the memorization of the Quran in approximately three years.
- The Darul UloomDarul uloomDarul uloom , also spelled darul ulum etc., is an Arabic term which literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution—similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school—although a Darul Uloom often indicates a more advanced level...
also offers a full-time AlimUlama-In Islam:* Ulema, also transliterated "ulama", a community of legal scholars of Islam and its laws . See:**Nahdlatul Ulama **Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama **Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal**Jamiat ul-Ulama -Other:...
Program. During this six year program, students study at the hands of traditional scholars of the sacred Islamic sciences. The students will receive instruction directly from scholars who have ijaza (licenses) to teach connected back to Muhammad—thus keeping alive the classical methodologies. Students study both the inward and outward Islamic scienceIslamic scienceScience in the medieval Islamic world, also known as Islamic science or Arabic science, is the science developed and practised in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age . During this time, Indian, Iranian and especially Greek knowledge was translated into Arabic...
s with six years of in depth study of the Quran, Tafseer, HadithHadithThe term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
, FiqhFiqhFiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
, Arabic GrammarGrammarIn linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
, and Tajweed.
Facilities
This self-contained and secluded residential institution campus offers 110-landscaped acreage and 14 buildings, with latest technology, altogether covering approximately 80,000 sq. ft. The Darul UloomDarul uloom
Darul uloom , also spelled darul ulum etc., is an Arabic term which literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution—similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school—although a Darul Uloom often indicates a more advanced level...
has spacious classrooms, a masjid, a full size sports gym, play room and dormitories.
See also
- Darul UloomDarul uloomDarul uloom , also spelled darul ulum etc., is an Arabic term which literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution—similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school—although a Darul Uloom often indicates a more advanced level...
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- Madrasah In'amiyyah
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