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'''Jamia-e-Imania''' or the '''Imania Arabic College''' ({{langx|ur|الجامعة الإيمانية}}) is a [[Madrasa]] in [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Its full name is '''Majma-ul-Uloom, Jamia-e-Imania'''.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Desired-literacy-rate-still-eludes-Kashi/articleshow/11770040.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065755/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-05/varanasi/31026483_1_primary-schools-government-schools-literacy-rate | url-status=live | archive-date=16 February 2013 | title=Desired literacy rate still eludes Kashi | date=5 February 2012 | access-date=5 January 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | author=Chandra, Swati}}</ref>

Jamia-e-Imania was established as a [[Shia]] [[Religious]] [[Seminary]] for extended [[Islamic studies]] and higher [[religious education]] on 15 December 1866/1283 (A.H.) in the city of [[Banaras]] (Varanasi) [[India]]. It was founded by [[Moulvi]] Khursheed Ali Khan, on the proposal of ''[[Qadi|Qazi]] [[Maulana]]'' Syed Bande Ali [[Khan (title)|Khan]] the last Qaazi-ul-Quzaat (Islamic chief justice) of [[Banaras]]. He provided land for this purpose and the construction was completed under his supervision in 1870/1287(A.H.).

Jamia-e-Imania is the first and the oldest academic center of [[Shia Muslims]] in the [[Indian sub-continent]]. It is an [[educational]], [[non-profit]], [[Charitable organization|charitable]] [[institution]] serving the community continuously for over a century and a half. It has produced a large number of [[clerics|religious scholars]], [[preachers]], [[professors]], [[authors]], [[orators]] ([[khatib]]s), [[poets]] ([[shayar (poet)|shayars]]) and [[religious]] [[activists]].

There was a period of 30/40 years during which it suffered from many unpleasant situations and saw some setbacks but it was re-established and rejuvenated by Maulana Syed Mohammad Husaini in 1983 and very soon it was back to its previous position with his efforts and presently it is on the way of rapidly progress under the leadership of his son Maulana Syed Mohammad Zafar Al-Husaini who is the Chief authority and holding the highest post in this college.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imania.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=35 | title=History of Jamia-e-Imania | accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Tafazzul Husain Kashmiri]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*Haqnuma (A booklet published officially by Jamia-e-Imania on Platinum Jubilee of Mehfil-e-Husaini in 2009).
*Wasiyyatnamah written by the founder Late Moulvi Khursheed Ali Khan.
*Waqnamah written by Muradan Bibi.
*Khursheed-e-Khawar (written by Maulana Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi).
*Matla-e-Anwaar (written by Maulana Syed Murtaza Husain Sadrul-Afazil).
*Waqf (endowed properties) records of Shia central Waqf Board of U.P. Government, Lucknow.
*Unpublished Documents of Imania Library and Waqf records of Jamia-e-Imania, Banaras.
*Educational institute's records of Banaras court and VDA.

==External links==
*[http://www.imania.info/ Official website of Jamia-e-Imania]

[[Category:Shia Islam in India]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Madrasas in India]]
[[Category:Islamic universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Varanasi]]

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