Institutions

Islamic Research Academy
(Phone: 92-42-5417011)

Director General: Ch. M. Aslam Saleemi Advocate

Founded by Syed Abul A’ala Maudoodi in 1963, the Academy has studied problems facing the Muslim World and attempted to find their solutions. It has translated important books and arranged stipends for scholars specializing in certain Islamic disciplines. The research projects in progress are codification of Islamic law, unanimous verdicts of various schools of thought, Islamic economic system, and preparation of pioneer literature for its practical implementation according to the needs of today. The Academy has also another campus at Karachi.

Mansoorah Hospital
(E-Mail: manhosp@pol.com.pk)

M.S.: Dr. Ilyas Rafi

Established in 1982 the hospital was initially designed to look after Afghan war affectees. Later the facility was extended to the local community as well. Now besides local patients Kashmiri muhajireen are also receiving surgical and medical treatment. The hospital has an OPD, operation theater, labour room, blood bank and ambulance service. With a 24-hour emergency service, it has all the modern facilities like ECG, X-Ray, Ultrasound and a well-equipped clinical laboratory. The doctors are qualified and competent in their profession.

 

Markaz Ulum-al-Islamia (Center for Islamic Education)
(Phone: +92-42-5419509 Fax: +92-42-7834003)

Principal: Maulana Abdul Malik

Established in 1980, the center has presently 200 students on its roll. Matriculation is the pre-requisite for admission. At the end of an eight-year-programme, a degree is awarded. Students also appear in Punjab University’s B.A. examinations. Its own graduates normally do their M.A. from Pakistani universities. About 500 of its graduates are involved in teaching in various parts of the world. Besides regular teaching around 700 young men and women attend the 40-day special Qur’an Course in the months of Sha’ban and Ramdahan every year. The center has 16 teachers and 10 other full-time employees. The Principal, Maulana Abdul Malik, is a renowned scholar of Hadith and President of Ittehad-ul- Ulema Pakistan and presently, member of Islamic Ideology council of Pakistan.

Mansoorah Model School for Boys (Ph: +92-42-5419026)
Mansoorah Model School for Girls (Ph: +92-42-7843065)
Mansoorah Model Degree College (Ph: +92-42-5419324 & 5420428)

These three educational institutions have been established by the Islamic Education Society, which was founded in 1982 and is currently being headed by Chaudhry Rehmat Elahi - one of the Naib Ameer (Vice President) of Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan. Each of these institutions has its own premises and they are registered with the Education Directorate. Besides regular teaching activities in these institutions, special emphasis is given on character building and extra curricular activities.

Syed Mawdoodi International Educational Institute
(Ph: +92-42-5416694 & 5413517)

Director: Lt. Col (Retd) Dr. Omar Farooq Ghazi

This institute was also established by the Islamic Education Society in 1982. The Institute has its own premises where it moved in 1986. Its faculty has 14 members who hold graduate, post-graduate and doctors’ degrees from various universities. Its Director had earlier been working at American University, Cairo. Most of the students belong to countries where appropriate facilities for Islamic education are not available. Arabic and English are media of instructions; Urdu is also taught. The subjects taught are: the Qur’an, the Hadith, the Fiqh, History, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Comparative Religion and Computers. Students are required to write a research thesis to get degree. Few of its graduates are now quite prominent in their homelands. Its library has more than 20,000 books. Boarding House can accommodate 200 students. Scholarship for boarding and lodging are provided to those who can not afford it themselves.

Jamiat-ul-Muhsinat (Center for Islamic Education for Girls)
(Ph: +92-42-5419516)

Initially at Faisalabad (Punjab) Aisha Arabic Academy was established for religious, intellectual and practical training of girls in order to prepare them for dawah work. Later, to enhance its efficacy, in 1990 the center was shifted to Jama’at’s headquarters at Mansoorah, Lahore. Since then it is working as Jamiat-ul-Muhsinat over there. The girls are given education to make them aware of the basic teachings of Qur’an and Sunnah, and those passing out may prepare themselves for further study so that they could be able to establish such teaching institutions for parting religious education to the new generation. Matriculation is the pre-requisite for admission. The academic year starts on 1st August and terminates on 31st July of the following year (two years). Examinations are conducted on quarterly basis. The Center is affiliated to Rabita Al-Madaris Al-Islamiah Board, Mansoorah for examination purposes.

Markaz Tehfiz-ul-Qur’an (Center for Learning the Qur’an by Heart) (Ph: +92-42-5423483)

In this center children are taught to read the Qur’an and learn it by heart (hifz). It takes a child two and a half years to become a hafiz. Basic Islamic beliefs and morals are also taught. Foreign students are kept in the center’s boarding house free of cost. There are now 40 foreign and 80 local students on the roll. Alhamdolillah, at least one child is now a hafiz in almost every household in the vicinity of Mansoorah due to this Center.