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Darul uloom (Arabic:دار العلوم,romanized: dār al-ʿulūm), also spelleddar-ul-ulum, is anArabic term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means anIslamic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as amadrassa or Islamic school – although a darul uloom often indicates a more advanced level of study. In a darul uloom, Islamic subjects are studied by students, who are known astalaba orṭālib.
The conventional darul ulooms of today have their roots in theIndian subcontinent, where the first darul ulooms were founded by the Indian Islamic scholars (ulema) of the past. Darul ulooms followed in the past, and today continue to follow, the age-old Islamic curriculum known as theDars-e-Nizami syllabus, which has its origins in theFarangi Mahal Islamic seminary of theMughal Empire, developed by prominent Islamic thinkerNizamuddin Sihalivi thus the nameDars-e-Nizami, later on was merged with the dawra-e-hadith curriculum ofShah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703 – 1762). The Dars-e-Nizami syllabus comprises studies intafsir (Qur'anic exegesis),hifz (Qur'anic memorisation),sarf and nahw (Arabicsyntax andgrammar),Persian,Urdu,tarikh (Islamic history),fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) andsharia (Islamic law).
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