Darul Uloom Al-Madania

Last updated
Darul Uloom Al Madania
TypeIslamic Madrasah
Established1991
President Hazrat Mufti Masood Memon Makki Sahib (Damat Barakatuhumul Aliya)
Students251
Location
Buffalo
,
New York
,
United States
Website www.madania.org

Darul Uloom Al-Madania is a private Islamic madrasah in Buffalo, New York and the largest Deobandi madrasa in North America, [1] that is devoted to producing Islamic scholars (ulama) and huffaz with academic study up to high school. It is one of the oldest institutions in North America to offer the traditional Deobandi dars-e-nizami curriculum.

Contents

It was founded by Dr. Muhammad Ismail Memon (d. 2023) and is run by his sons Moulana Mansoor Memon, Moulana Ibrahim Memon, and Mufti Husain Ahmad Memon. Mufti Masood Memon Makki, the eldest son of the school's founder, serves as the current president. Both the founder and the current president were students of renowned 20th-century Hadith scholar Shaikh Zakariyya Kandhlawi.

The school and its related institution, Darul Uloom Canada, have long been accused of corruption and physical and sexual abuse, [2] [3] including a 2008 sex scandal that ousted the co-founder and principal Ibrahim Memon. [4] [5] The widespread sexual abuse and negligence has led to several lawsuits being filed in 2021 against the school and former and current teachers and administrators, including sexual abuse allegations against the founder, Dr. Ismail Memon. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

History

Darul Uloom Al-Madania was founded by Dr. Ismail Memon Rahmatullah Alay. The search for a suitable building that would serve as an institution began in 1986, when Ismail Memon and Shaikh Ibrahim were living in Waterloo, Canada. In 1989, the two prepared to purchase a property in Dunkirk, New York, only to have it rejected. One year later in 1990, they again prepared to purchase a property on Dodge Street in Buffalo, New York. Once again this sale was rejected. On June 17, 1991, a property was obtained on North Davis Road in East Aurora, New York. However, a permit was only obtained to house 18 people. In 1992, a contract was signed for a property in Hamburg, New York. However, the sale was cancelled due to local opposition. Later that year, another property was obtained on Sycamore Street in downtown Buffalo, only to have the sale cancelled by the owners.

In 1993, Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral of the Polish National Catholic Church, relocated to Lancaster and was purchased and converted into a mosque and boarding school. On March 3, the church across from the newly formed Masjid Zakariya, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, was also purchased and converted into a women's school. In 1996, the original property on Sycamore Street was obtained again and this time the purchase was complete. The new building was turned into the Jamia, or the boys' boarding school. The original building purchased for the boarding school then became the Darul Khalil secular studies school. In 2002, a 6-acre (24,000 m2) plot, previously used as a youth detention center, was purchased and the Jamiah was moved there. [13]

Schools

Darul Uloom Madania has three different schools: Madinatul Uloom, Darul Rasheed, and Darul Khalil Academy, a K–8 standard private school, which is recognized by New York State. In addition there is an online distance learning course called eAlim, which was launched in 2010.

Boys' School (Madinatul Uloom)

Darul-Uloom Al-Madania Boys' campus covers an area of approximately six acres consisting of sixteen buildings with hundreds of dorm rooms. Every room is furnished with beds. The school offers three Islamic degrees for men:

The boys' campus includes and indoor gymnasium, outdoor soccer/football field, fully equipped kitchen and cafeteria, field with gazebo, school bookstore, and an orchard. [14]

Girls School (Darul Rasheed)

Darul-Uloom Al-Madania Girls' campus covers approximately one acre of land which is separated from the boys' school and is located on another street. The main residence building, Darul-Rasheed, houses more than 100 students. There are two degrees that are offered for women.

The women's campus includes an indoor hall, a fully equipped kitchen and cafeteria, gym, an outdoor recreational field, and a boarding hall. [15]

The Darul Rasheed is located in the former Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, which was built in 1916 and was closed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo in 1993.

Day School (Darul Uloom Academy)

Darul-Uloom Academy is the most recent addition to Darul Uloom Madania, being established in 1999. It is a New York Board certified pre K–5 private school. Like most private Islamic schools, students are taught a combination of both academics, and religious material. Included in the syllabus are math, English, social studies, science as well as Arabic, Quran, and Hadith. Students are also offered a variety of activities including arts and crafts, physical education, and field trips. [16] The program has around 250 students. [17]

Masjid Zakariya

Masjid Zakariya is the main prayer hall of the seminary and is open to the public. Its supports two minarets donned with two crescents. These crescents are approximately 160 ft above ground and are almost 6 feet in length. The mosque is 20,000 square feet with a balcony section separate for women.

Adhering to the tenets of Islam, the mosque has 5 daily prayers and a weekly Jum'ah prayer. Every day there are 2–3 halaqas, where readings from various Islamic textbooks occur. During Ramadan, the mosque also hosts daily Iftar and Suhoor meals for those that are fasting. It also opens its left wing to travelers for itikaf. There is no appointed Imam of the masjid, instead, various resident scholars and teachers lead the prayers. [18]

The Masjid Zakariya was built in 1904 as the Holy Mother of the Rosary Polish National Catholic Cathedral, and is a designated city landmark. [19]

Damage

On October 22, 2001, a fire caused by a plumber's torch engulfed the building, which was undergoing construction. Despite the efforts of nearly 80 firefighters, the roof collapsed. It took almost three years to raise the 1 million dollars needed to renovate the building. The mosque also offered an open house around the same time to showcase itself to the community. Renovations included adding a basement and dividing the main hall into three sections. [20] The building was initially graced with two tall spires, which were removed in 2008 after a strong windstorm damaged them. They were replaced with two domes. [21]

Jalsa Ceremony

Every year, Darul Uloom Al Madania holds a Jalsa Graduation Ceremony for all the graduating huffaz and ulama (girls) . The ceremony usually takes places in June and happens after the Dhuhr prayer and lasts until sundown. During the ceremony, the new huffaz are presented with a white turban placed on their heads, whilst the girls are presented with a white shawl.

eAlim (Distance Learning Program)

Darul Uloom Al Madania launched a distance learning program called eAlim in mid 2010. Similar to the Alim course, it was program that was designed to orient the student with Arabic and Quran. The subjects taught included Arabic grammar, syntax, and morphology, Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Hadith, Uloom al-Hadith (Sciences of Hadith), Aqidah (Islamic Theology), and Seerah (Biography of the Prophet Muhammad). [22]

Sexual abuse and corruption allegations

Physical abuse

Students enrolled in the school in the 1990s allege vicious beatings by two sons of Dr. Ismail Memon who were also teachers at the school, Ibrahim and Mansoor, with various hardware store items. These beatings were nearly daily and included items like extension cords, solid piping, hangers, and wood canes. [2] [6] One former student alleges that it was tantamount to torture. [6] Students reported being left bloodied and bruised. [2]

A former student alleges that a custodian punched him in the chest after an infraction. Mansoor Memon hit him with a hockey stick after this student complained. [5] [7]

A former student alleges that the head of the female dormitory, Shehnaz Patel, neglected the student when she fell extremely ill. After she complained to the supervising doctor, Patel allegedly physically assaulted the student and would continue to abuse the student in front of others. [8]

A former student alleges that he did not report Dr. Ismail Memon's sexual abuse because of the notorious physical abuse inflicted on the students at the school by Dr. Ismail's adult sons. [9]

Sexual abuse

Ibrahim Memon 2007 sex scandal

Ibrahim, then a 40-year-old married father of seven, persuaded one of the female students at the school Sajida Khan, then-21, to secretly marry him for sex. [4] Because of strict gender segregation mandated by the school, Ibrahim proposed to her secretly during Khan's last year at the school in a locked basement. He schemed to meet her secretly in Buffalo and in Virginia, where Ibrahim paid for a short-term apartment for her. Ibrahim denies they were ever married.

He was also accused of maintaining the same relationship with another one of his former students, who has alleged that he groomed her. Ibrahim secretly married her as well, though she now believes that marriage never happened. When she told her father, he removed her from the school. [2] [4]

Ibrahim was forced to leave his post for a minimum of seven years. He was also mandated to never teach female students in the community. [2]

He eventually circumvented this ban and began to teach female students online. He would marry another of his female students, Asmaa Naviwala, who he allegedly made false promises to. Naviwala eventually divorced him. [2]

Child Victims Act Lawsuits 2021

A series of lawsuits against the school, including against Dr. Ismail Memon, were filed in 2021 under the New York Childs Victims Act alleging significant and widespread sexual abuse at the school by multiple parties. Dr. Ismail died in 2023.

A former student, Abdullah Islamovic, living in Canada filed a lawsuit against Darul-Uloom Madania for not doing enough to protect him from sexual abuse in the 1990s and early 2000s. [5] [7] He alleges that between the ages of 11 and 13, he was sexually abused by a teacher at the school, who was also the head of the boys' dormitory.

Another former student, Usman Makhdoom, also living in Canada, filed a lawsuit and accused Dr. Ismail Memon of sexually abusing and assaulting him in the 1990s when he was 13 to 14 years old. He also accused Dr. Ismail of the knowledge of other sexual molestation happening at the school and not doing enough to protect students. [10]

A student, Mohammad Khan, accused Ibrahim Memon, Mansoor Memon, and Dr. Ismail Memon of turning a blind eye to the severe sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of another student in the 1990s, when he was between 10 and 14 years old. Khan reported rape to the administration, after which he was ridiculed by Ibrahim Memon. Khan was eventually removed from the school. [6]

Two former female students allege that they were sexually abused by a female teacher at the school, Shehnaz Patel, in the 1990s and 2000s. Both of them were underage when this abuse took place. Patel received special permission from school administrators to let one of the students sleep inside Patel's bedroom in the school. They allege the school "condoned and/or covered up" Patel's sexual abuse and that she probably assaulted other students as well. [11]

An anonymous former student alleges that Dr. Ismail Memon sexually abused him from the ages of 12 to 15 years old. He feared complaining about Dr. Ismail's repeated assaults because of the notorious physical violence caused by Dr. Ismail's adult son, likely Ibrahim or Mansoor. [9]

Another anonymous former student alleges that Imran Khan, a teacher and head of the boy's dormitory sexually assaulted and committed battery on the student when he 11 to 12 years old in the 1990s. The student alleges that the school administration knew of the sexual abuse. [12]

A former female student alleges that a teacher at the school, Hafiz Sahib, sexually abused her starting from the age of 14. Sahib threatened her to not tell anyone. The former student alleges that he continued to sexually harass her through phone calls and messages even after her marriage, attempted to break into the students' house without permission, and would stalk her even when she was overseas. [8]

Corruption and coercion

A former student alleges that items donated to the school by parents were relegated to the school store, where they were sold back to the students. [2]

A senior teacher, who did not have requisite immigration documents, was allegedly required to perform duties beyond his teaching agreement. Ibrahim Memon allegedly tried to blackmail a student accused of engaging in homosexual activities to malign the teacher's character. [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deobandi movement</span> Sunni revivalist movement in South Asia

The Deobandi movement or Deobandism is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam that adheres to the Hanafi school of law. It was formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the name derives, by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Ashraf Ali Thanwi and Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri after the Indian Rebellion of 1857–58. They opposed the influence of non-Muslim cultures on the Muslims living in South Asia. The movement pioneered education in religious sciences through the Dars-i-Nizami associated with the Lucknow-based ulama of Firangi Mahal with the goal of preserving traditional Islamic teachings from the influx of modernist and secular ideas during British colonial rule. The Deobandi movement's Indian clerical wing, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, was founded in 1919 and played a major role in the Indian independence movement through its participation in the Pan-Islamist Khilafat movement and propagation of the doctrine of composite nationalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darul Uloom Deoband</span> Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India

The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Uttar Pradesh-based Darul Uloom is one of the most important Islamic seminaries in India and the largest in the world. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others in 1866. Mahmud Deobandi was the first teacher and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was the first student.

Darul uloom, also spelled dar-ul-ulum, is an Arabic term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as a madrassa 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 as talaba or ṭālib.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rashid Ahmad Gangohi</span> Indian Islamic scholar (1826–1905)

Rashīd Aḥmad ibn Hidāyat Aḥmad Ayyūbī Anṣārī Gangohī was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar, a leading figure of the Deobandi jurist and scholar of hadith, author of Fatawa-e-Rashidiya. His lineage reaches back to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahmud Hasan Deobandi</span> Indian Muslim scholar and activist (1851–1920)

Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was an Indian Muslim scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who co-founded the Jamia Millia Islamia University and launched the Silk Letter Movement for the freedom of India. He was the first student to study at the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary. His teachers included Muhammad Qasim Nanawtawi and Mahmud Deobandi, and he was authorized in Sufism by Imdadullah Muhajir Makki and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.

Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiyya, better known as Darul Uloom Bury, was established in 1979 and is the oldest Islamic seminary in the United Kingdom. Located in Holcombe, Bury, it is based on the Dars-e-Nizami syllabus found throughout the world. It was founded by the late Hadhrat Moulana Yusuf Motala.

Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel is a Deobandi Islamic seminary in Dabhel, Gujarat, India.

Darul Uloom Bolton is an Islamic private secondary school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

Salman Husaini Nadwi is an Indian scholar and professor in the Islamic sciences. He is an author of numerous scholarly works in Arabic and Urdu. Salman Nadwi served as the Dean of the Faculty of Dawah at the Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama madrasa in Lucknow.

Ibrahim Memon Madani is an influential imam, author, and islamic spiritual leader. who was born in Medina. He moved to England in 1980 where he completed his Hifz ul-Quran and Aalim course. He, along with his brothers and father, are widely accredited with establishing the first Islamic higher education institute in North America. In 1987, he was appointed imam of the mosque in Waterloo, Ontario and in 1991 he moved to Buffalo, New York with his father and brothers to establish the Darul-Uloom Al-Madania. He later established Darul-Uloom Canada in Chatham, Canada.<ref>"Shaykh Ibrahim Memon Madani". Haqislam.org. 12 March 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Idris Kandhlawi</span> Pakistani Sunni scholar (1899–1974)

Idris Kandhlawi was a Pakistani Sunni scholar during the mid-twentieth century, widely recognized for his contributions to various fields of Islamic studies, including hadith, Quranic studies, Islamic jurisprudence, Prophetic biography, and theology. Holding the titles of Sheikh al-Hadith and Sheikh al-Tafsir, he traced his lineage to Abu Bakr on his father's side and Umar on his mother's side. He studied in Thana Bhawan under Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He studied hadith, first at Mazahir Uloom under Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, and later at Darul Uloom Deoband under Anwar Shah Kashmiri. He started his professional career at Madrasa Aminia and later went to Darul Uloom Deoband. In 1929 he took a position in Hyderabad State, where he had access to the Asafia Library. This experience enabled him to produce a five-volume Arabic commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih titled Al-Taleeq al-Sabeeh, of which the first four volumes were published in Damascus. His scholarly work garnered recognition in the Arab world. He later assumed the roles of Sheikh al-Tafsir at Darul Uloom Deoband and Sheikh al-Hadith wa al-Tafsir at Jamia Ashrafia. In addition, he served as the Chancellor of Islamia University of Bahawalpur during its tenure as Jamia Abbasia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yunus Jaunpuri</span> Indian Islamic Scholar

Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri was an Indian Islamic hadith scholar who served as the senior professor of hadith at the Mazahir Uloom in Saharanpur. He was one of the senior students and disciples of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. He taught at the Mazahir Uloom and authored books such as Al-Yawaqit al-Ghaliyah, Kitab at-Tawhid and Nawadir al-Hadith.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nur Hossain Kasemi</span> Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1945–2020)

Nur Hossain Kasemi was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, educator, religious speaker and spiritual figure. He was the secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, vice-president of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh, senior vice-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and Shaykhul Hadith and rector of Jamia Madania Baridhara, Dhaka and Jamia Sobhania Mahmud Nagar. He had played a leading role in the Hefazat movement, Khatam an-Nabiyyin movement etc. He was well-known among the Muslim masses as an Islamic leader. He was also involved in running nearly 45 Islamic seminaries.

Ahmad Hasan Amrohi also known as Muhaddith Amrohi within the Deobandi movement; was an Indian Muslim scholar and freedom struggle activist who served as the first principal of Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and among the founding members of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Thamratut-Tarbiyat. He was an authorized disciple of Imdadullah Muhajir Makki.

Mufakkir al-Islām Ḍiyā' ad-Dīn ibn Muqaddas ʿAlī, better known simply as Zia Uddin or reverentially as Nazim Saheb Huzur, is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician and educationist. He is currently the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh and Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim, and an advisor to Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. Uddin is also the director of Jamia Madania Angura-Muhammadpur and a member of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh's permanent committee. He has played important roles in the 2013 Shapla Square protests and Khatme Nabuwwat movement, and has spoken out against the construction of the Tipaimukh Dam.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi</span> Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1928–2005)

Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi (1928–2005) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, politician and religious writer. He was called "Baba-e Jamiat" in order to lay the foundation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh in East Pakistan and present day Bangladesh. He was also the president of the party for 2001 to 2005. He was also the founder of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania Bishwanath, Madania Qawmia Mahila Madrasa and the literary magazine Monthly Al Farooq.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shamsuddin Qasemi</span> Bangladeshi Islamic scholar

Shamsuddin Qasemi was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, author and educationist. He was the founding president of the Khatme Nabuwwat Andolan Council, former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, former principal of Jamia Madania Chittagong and Jamia Hussainia Arzabad, and the founding chief-editor of the monthly Paygam-e-Haqq and weekly Jamiat magazines. He is also noted for his contributions during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdul Momin Imambari</span> Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1930–2020)

Abdul Momin Shaykh-e-Imambari was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher and politician. He was a former president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Qazi Mu'tasim Billah</span> Bangladeshi Islamic scholar

Qazi Mu'tasim Billah Bahar was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher, author and politician. He was the principal of Jamia Shar'iyya Malibagh for over four decades, a former professor at the University of Dhaka and the founding principal of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania in Jatrabari, Dhaka. He has written many books and articles in the Bengali language and pioneered the introduction of a Bengali-medium among the Qawmi madrasas of Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deobandi movement in South Africa</span> History of Deobandi movement

Darul Uloom Deoband was established in 1866 in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India, as part of the anti-British movement. It gave rise to a traditional conservative Sunni movement known as the Deobandi movement. The Deobandi Movement has an international presence today, with its full-fledged manifestation in South Africa, a country where the movement was initiated through the Indian Gujarati merchant class. The Islamic education system of the Deobandi movement, as well as the necessary components of social and political organizations such as Tablighi Jamaat, Sufism and Jamiat, are fully functioning effectively in South Africa, as they do in India. Madrasas in South Africa provide Islamic higher education and are now centers for Islamic education for foreigners who are interested in receiving a Deobandi-style education. Many of their graduates, especially from Western countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States, are Western students. Some of South African madrasas are recognized globally, providing fatwa services. South Africa is now known for producing exceptional Islamic literature through translation and compilation. Similarly, the Tabligh Jamaat is a hub in South Africa that spreads throughout South and East Africa. Graduates of South African madrassas spend their time in the path of the Tabligh Jamaat. Through the work of several spiritual personalities of the Deobandis, the tradition of Deoband's Tasawwuf (Sufism) has taken root in South Africa. Among them are Zakariyya Kandhlawi, Masihullah Khan, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi and Asad Madani. South African Deobandi Muslims have many important and influential educational and socio-political organizations that educate the people and play an important role in religious and social activities. Among them are Jamiatul Ulama South Africa and the Muslim Judicial Council.

References

  1. ↑ Tareen, Sher Ali (2014). "Deoband Madrasa". Oxford Bibliographies Online . doi:10.1093/OBO/9780195390155-0019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Contributor, Umer M. Sheriff, Guest (2021-11-10). "The Case For The North American Muslim Community To Divest From Darul Uloom Al Madania And Darul Uloom Canada". MuslimMatters.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "SUMMONS + COMPLAINT June 22, 2021". Trellis.Law. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. 1 2 3 Sommer, Mark (2008-08-27). "Islamic principal ousted over sex allegations He may have taken student as second wife". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. 1 2 3 Reporter, Jay Tokasz News Staff (2021-05-24). "Buffalo Islamic school accused in lawsuit of not preventing sexual abuse of student". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. 1 2 3 4 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE (2021-09-08). "MOHAMMED KHAN, Plaintiff, -against DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC. AND JOHN DOES 1-5".
  7. 1 2 3 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE (2021-05-19). "ABDULLAH ISLAMOVIC, Plaintiff, -against DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC. AND JOHN DOES 1-5".
  8. 1 2 3 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ERIE COUNTY (2021-08-13). "JANE DOE Plaintiff, v. DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC., as Owners and Operators of DARULULOOM AL-MADANIA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER ISLAMIC LEARNING; SHENAZ PATEL; JOHN DOES 1-5, JANE DOES 1-5, and/or DOE CORPORATION 1-5, Defendant".
  9. 1 2 3 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE (2021-08-10). "JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, -against- DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC., ISMAIL MEMON AND JOHN DOES 1-5, Defendants".
  10. 1 2 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE (2021-08-09). "USMAN MAKHDOOM, Plaintiff, -against DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC., ISMAIL MEMON AND JOHN DOES 1-5".
  11. 1 2 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE (2021-07-22). "NIDA MAKHDOOM AND JANE DOE, -against- DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC., SHEHNAZ PATEL AND DOES 1-5".
  12. 1 2 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF ERIE (2021-12-08). "LG 103 DOE, Plaintiff, vs. DARUL-ULOOM AL-MADANIA, INC. 182 Sobieski Street Buffalo, New York 14212 Defendant".
  13. ↑ "History". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  14. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/muftiabdullah/status/1412396350818242566.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ failed verification ]
  15. ↑ "Girls School". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  16. ↑ "Day School". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  17. ↑ "Explore Darul Uloom Al Madania in Buffalo, NY". GreatSchools.org. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  18. ↑ "Masjid Zakariya". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  19. ↑ "Landmarks in Buffalo, NY". Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Mosque Hit By Fire Reopens; A Diverse Community Comes Together Again as it Did During Rough Time Three Years Ago
  21. ↑ Byrd, Christopher (7 July 2009). "New Domes on Darul Uloom Al Madania – Masjid Zakariya". Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "EAlim". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

42°53′57″N78°49′59″W / 42.89916°N 78.83310°W / 42.89916; -78.83310

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.