Madrasa Faiz-e-Raza
TypePrivate madrasa
Established1994
FounderValy Muhammad Haji Ahmed Thowfeeq
Parent institution
Anjuman Faiz-e-Raza
Religious affiliation
Barelvi Sunni Islam
Address
Nikawatawana, Dambulla, Matale District, Sri Lanka
,
Sri Lanka
CampusUrban
LanguageUrdu, Arabic

Madrasa Faiz-e-Raza (trans: Grace of Raza) is an Islamic educational seminary in Sri Lanka. It was established under Anjuman Faiz-e-Raza by Valy Muhammad Haji Ahmed Thowfeeq, a Memon Muslim in 1994.[1][2] The Madrasa follows Dars-i-Nizami and belongs to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.[3][4]

Anjuman Faiz-e-Raza

The Anjuman Faiz-e-Raza is an umbrella body for many Barelvi Madrasas in Sri Lanka. They also run Darul Uloom Imam Ahmed Raza Dambulla which is located in Nikawatawana.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Hussein, Asiff; Bhoja, Hameed Karim (2006). Memons of Sri Lanka: Men, Memoirs, Milestones. Memon Association of Sri Lanka. p. 171. ISBN 978-955-1408-00-8.
  2. ↑ "Sri Lanka Memon Family Genealogy". www.worldgenweb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  3. ↑ Hussein, Asiff (2007). Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka. Asiff Hussein. ISBN 978-955-97262-2-7.
  4. ↑ Fizayi, Khushtar (1999). Sri Lanka Mein Barelviyat (in Urdu). Maktaba Sunniyah. p. 36.
  5. ↑ Hussein, Asiff; Bhoja, Hameed Karim (2006). Memons of Sri Lanka: Men, Memoirs, Milestones. Memon Association of Sri Lanka. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-955-1408-00-8.

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