Jamia Shahbazia
جامعہ شہبازیہ
Other name
The Bhagalpur Madrasa
Former name
Madrasa-i-Shahbazia
Typenot for profit
FounderShahbaz Muhammad Bhagalpuri
Religious affiliation
Barelvi Sunni Islam
Academic affiliation
Bihar State Madrasa Education Board
Location
Bhagalpur
,
Bihar
,
812002
,
India
CampusUrban

Madrasa Jamia Shahbazia or The Bhagalpur Madrasa is an Islamic seminary established during the reign of Jahangir by Shahbaz Muhammad Bhagalpuri, a Sufi saint at the Mullachak Sharif, Bhagalpur district of Bihar.[1][2][3][4]

History

It was started with around 150 students and gained 200 students very soon after its establishment.[5] He established the Shahbazi Masjid beside the Madrasa.[6][7]

Shah Shuja, the son of Shah Jahan granted the land measuring 500 Bighas in Kahalgaon and 19 Bighas in Bhagalpur. Later, Shah Jahan again granted 200 Bighas in Kahalgaon area.[8][9]

Recognitions

It runs according to the Dars-e-Nizami and follows the teaching of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, the founder of revivalist Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.

The Shahbazia Library which is under the Madrasa is recognised as a MCPC centre under National Mission for Manuscripts.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "भागलपुर : मदरसा जामिया शहबाजिया में इस्लामी शिक्षा के साथ कंप्‍यूटर, हिंदी, अंग्रेजी और गणित पढ़ना होगा अनिवार्य". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  2. ↑ admin (2021-08-17). "Khanqah-e-Shahbazia, Bhagalpur". Muslims Of India. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. ↑ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1987). Comprehensive History of Bihar. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute.
  4. ↑ Chatterjee, Kumkum (1996). Merchants, Politics, and Society in Early Modern India: Bihar, 1733-1820. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-10303-0.
  5. ↑ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1976). Comprehensive History of Bihar: pt. 2 [1976]. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute.
  6. ↑ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1962). Bihar District Gazetteers: Hazaribagh. Superintendant, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
  7. ↑ "ख़ानक़ाह शाहबाज़िया मस्जिद और मदरसा". hindi.livehistoryindia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  8. ↑ Narain, V. A. (1970). "The Bhagalpur Madarsa". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 32: 173–176. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44138522.
  9. ↑ Commission, Indian Historical Records (1958). Proceedings of the ... Session. The Commission.
  10. ↑ "List of MCPC-s | National Mission for Manuscripts |". www.namami.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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