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{{Short description|Islamic seminary located in the Cachar district of Assam}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Darul Uloom Banskandi
| native_name = دارالعلوم بانسکنڈی
| native_name_lang = ur
| image = Darul Uloom Banskandi.jpg
| image_size = 300
| image_upright =
| image_alt = colour image
| caption = The mosque of Darul Uloom Banskandi in 2013
| other_name = Banskandi Madrasa
| type = [[Darul uloom]]
| established = {{Start date and age|1897}}
| founders = Hafiz Akbar Ali, disciple of [[Imdadullah Muhajir Makki]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| rector =
| principal = Muhammad Yahya
| students = {{circa|1200}}
| address = [[Banskandi]], Cachar District, Assam, 788101<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite news|last=Karmakar|first=Rahul|title=Assam Islamic seminary tightens admission rules|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assam-islamic-seminary-tightens-admission-rules/article24117636.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2018|access-date=2 September 2023|language=en}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.810125|N|92.915050|E|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus =
| campus_size = {{Convert|9|acre}}
| website =
| logo =
}}
'''Darul Uloom Banskandi''' ([[Urdu]]: دار العلوم بانسکنڈی) is an Islamic seminary located in the [[Cachar district]] of Assam. It is the largest Islamic university in [[North-East India]] and extremely follows the methodology of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].

== History ==
The institution was founded by Hafiz Akbar Ali, who was a Manipuri Muslim and a disciple of [[Imdadullah Muhajir Makki]].<ref name="Barak">{{cite web|last=Barbhuiya|first=Atiqur Rahman|title=Indigenous People of Barak Valley|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5SLMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT59&lpg=PT59&dq=Darul+Uloom+Banskandi&source=bl&ots=XUj6W6LX7Q&sig=ACfU3U3T2ddpxZ50WqjBOWy74lSgqfkj4g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEjN6CmYiBAxV3zTgGHbT9C-w4KBDoAXoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=Darul%20Uloom%20Banskandi&f=false|publisher=Notion Press|location=India, Singapore, Malaysia|edition=|date=2020|language=en}}</ref> He spent three years with him in Makka after taking the oath of allegiance ([[bay'ah]]) at his holy hand. One day, Makki instructed him to return to his homeland and to involve himself in Islamic education by establishing a madrassa institution. He then returned to [[Banskandi]] and founded the Banskandi Madrasa in 1897. His main co-operator was Janab Nena Miyan, who gifted his land to the institution.{{sfn|Ahmad|2000|pp=1–2}}

Later, [[Hussain Ahmed Madani]] wished to make Banskandi Madrasa a second Darul Uloom in India and a center of Islamic education. So he appointed [[Ahmed Ali Assami|Ahmad Ali Badarpuri]] to the post of Shaykhul Hadith. He spent there the last two [[Ramadan]]s of his life and inaugurated the Prophetic Tradition (Hadith) in 1957. He also predicted that the rising light of education from the Banskandi madrasa would shine on the world very soon. The basic condition of the madrassa was very poor. It had only a small mosque and three cottages. But under the patronage of Ahmad Ali Badarpuri, the institution turned into an Islamic university within a very short period of time.{{sfn|Badarpuri|1992|pp=21–23}}{{sfn|Qasmi|2010|p=20}}{{sfn|Ahmad|2000|p=2}}
=== Contributions ===
The Deobandi scholars and their madrassas played a prominent and sterling role in the [[Indian Independence movement|freedom struggle]]. They aimed at expelling the British and advocated for a united country in opposition to the partition of India. Banskandi Madrassa is not an exception to this.{{sfn|Ahmad|2000|pp=10–11}}

Darul Uloom Banskandi has produced many great Islamic scholars, Hafizs, writers, leaders, intellectuals, and social reformers.{{sfn|Ahmad|2000|p=6}}

Darul Uloom Banskandi is called the "Shantiniketan" (abode of peace) of Northeast India.<ref name="voice">{{cite news|title=Assam revives awards in the name of historic Muslim personalities|url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/india-news/assam-revives-awards-in-the-name-of-historic-muslim-personalities-12797.html|access-date=1 September 2023|language=en}}</ref>
== Reputation and Academics ==
Modeled after the prestigious [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], this institution, with a large number of faculty, provides quality education to thousands of students every year. It has gained widespread reputation through Ahmad Ali Badarpuri. Ulamas produced from here render services in different places, including Deoband, in addition to the North-Eastern Region.{{sfn|Ahmad|2000|p=5}}

The seminary offers the following courses:<ref name="Faizan" >{{cite book|last=Qasmi|first=Javed Ashraf|title=Faizan e Darul Uloom Deoband|publisher= Department of publication, Madrasah Ubay bin Ka'b Tahfeez al-Quran al-Kareem|location=Ghasera, [[Mewat district]], Haryana|page=35 |edition=1st|date=2000|language=ur}}</ref>
* [[Tajwīd]] and [[Qira'at]]
* Hifz ([[Hifz|Memorization of the Quran]])
* Aālimiyyat ([['alim|'Alim]] course)
* Ifta ([[Mufti]] course)
*Daura-e Tafsir ([[Tafsīr|Explanation of Quran]])
* Takmīl-e-Adab ([[Arabic literature]])
* A short 'ālim course
* Jild Sāzi ([[bookbinding]])

== Administration ==
Since the beginning of the institution, a number of Ulamas, such as Haji Miyadhan, Khalilur Rahman, Tayyib Ahmad Qasmi, and others, have served as its head and principal. [[Ahmed Ali Assami|Ahmad Ali Badarpuri]] was just like the director general of the institution, although he formally never held the post of principal. He controlled all sides remaining in the ranks of [[Sheikh al-Hadith|Shaykh al-Hadith]]. He was the maker and the main patron of the seminary. [[Qari Muhammad Tayyib]], the farmer vice chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, has called him the second founder of Darul Uloom Banskandi.{{sfn|Ahmad|2000|pp=2, 6–8}}{{sfn|Qasmi|2010|pp=19–20}}

Muhammad Yahya is the current principal of the institution.<ref name="sentinelassam">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Darul Uloom and Dastarbandi function held at Banskandi|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/darul-uloom-and-dastarbandi-function-held-at-banskandi/|date=11 May 2017|access-date=2 September 2023|publisher=The Sentinel|language=en}}</ref><ref name="mmm">{{cite web|title=Markazul Maarif Mumbai Holds its 18th Convocation|url=http://www.deoband.net/news/markazul-maarif-mumbai-holds-its-18th-convocation|date=7 April 2013|access-date=1 September 2023|website=deoband.net|language=en}}</ref><ref name="tnt">{{cite news|title=Family legacy document must for admission; Assam madrassa|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/peopledevelopment/educationblogs/family-legacy-document-must-for-admission-assam-madrassa/cid2514775.htm|date=9 June 2018|access-date=1 September 2023|publisher=The Northeast Today|language=en}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite news|last=Mitra|first=Naresh|title=Assam madrassa makes legacy papers a must for admission|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-madrassa-makes-legacy-papers-a-must-for-admission/articleshow/64516533.cms|date=9 June 2018|access-date=1 September 2023|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist}}
=== Bibliography ===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last=Ahmad|first=Tayyib|title=Darul Uloom Banskandi|date=2000|publisher=Darul Uloom Banskandi|location=[[Banskandi]], Cachar district, Assam|language=bn}}
* {{cite book|last=Badarpuri|first=Ahmed Ali|author-link=Ahmed Ali Assami|title=Salasil-e-Tayyibah|date=1992|publisher=Mufassil Ali|location=Hojai, Assam|language=bn}}
* {{cite book|last=Qasmi|first=Abdul Quadir|title=Sheikh Moulana Ahmed Ali, Jeevan Aru Karma|trans-title=The Life and Works of Shaikh Maulana Ahmed Ali|date=January 2010|publisher=Mufassil Ali|location=[[Hojai]], Assam|language=as}}
{{refend}}
{{Deobandi movement}}
{{Authority control}}

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