Jamia Ahmadiyya Information

Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah (Arabic: جامعة الأحمدية‎; 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, Nigeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, and Kenya. In addition, there are affiliated Mualameen centers (Missionary Training Centres) in Pakistan and Madagascar. 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.

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.

Two types of degrees are offered in most Jamias.

Some Jamias have associated Muallam courses as well. This course is shorter than the Shahid degree.

The curriculum for the Jamia Ahmadiyyas around the globe is nearly same and 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:

Students of Jamia have dedicated their lives to the cause of Ahmadiyyat. Upon completion of their degrees, they are sent to various parts of the world including South America, Africa, North America, Europe, and Far East as appointed by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, present head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Jamia students may be appointed by the Caliph either as Missionaries of the Community (often called Murrabi, Imam, or Mawlana) or as Qadis or Muftis of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with a specialisation in matters of fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence). Some Jamia alumni have also become Islamic historians such as the late Dost Muhammad Shahid, former Official Historian of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, with a specialisation in tarikh (Islamic historiography).

Jamia alumni are meant to stay with their careers as appointed by Khalifatul Masih for the rest of their lives, as per their commitment to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community|Community.

Some Jamia students pursue further Islamic learning and/or language education and thereby specialise (takhassus) in a certain Islamic science after graduation from the Jamia Ahmadiyya, under the directions of Khalifatul Masih and therefore some Jamia students study in Azhar University, Darul Uloom Deoband, Damascus University, the National University of Modern Languages and other renowned centres of advanced Islamic/language education.

The current Mufti Silsila (International Mufti of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community), Maulana 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 Masail" (a programme regarding matters of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Rah-e-Huda (a programme presenting beliefs of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and refuting allegations raised against it).

Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian formerly known as Madrassa Ahmadiyya was established in the year 1905. 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.

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 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.

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

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.

This campus was inaugurated on 26 August 2012 by Dr. Maulvi Abdul Wahab Adam (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 160 students from 24 countries are studying here. 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 was appointed as the first Principal of this international Campus.

The first group of 26 missionaries graduated from the school on 1 July 2017.

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