The Jamia Zia-ul-uloom Poonch was established as a Madrasa, in 1974 in the old Masjid Bagyallan, City Poonch. At that time ignorance, superstition and educational backwardness was common in muslim population of this area. During that period schism, pasanism Irreligiousness and unislamic traditions were considered as Islam, whereas the majority of muslim population was quite ignorant from real Islam. The people were not aware of the Madarsa Concept. It was observed that on some occasions Muslim living in twin border distt. of Rajouri and Poonch used to buried their dead bodies without proper funeral prayers. There was no religious institution in the region for imparting Quraanic and Islamic education to the muslim children and youths. Therefore keeping in view the above mentioned facts and they felt needs of the hour a religious Institution, known as Madrasa, Zia-UI-Uloom was established.
Beside, before 1974, a large number of ulma, after completing their religious education from a prestigious Institution, Dar - UI - Uloom Deoband (U.P) had reached back to this region. But the circumstances were so risky and un favourable that they thought it would not be better to open a Madrasa in this region. Hence when the Madrasa, Zia-ul-Uloom, was to be estabjished, one of the old Fazil-e-Dar-ul- uloom, Deoband and, the student of late, Maullana Hussain Ahmed Madni (R.A.) namely Mau'llana Feroz-ud-Din Khaki, sympathetically suggested to the founder of the Jamra Zia-ul-uloom (Hazrat Maullana Ghulam Qadir) that no Madrasa should be opened at poonch because it would be very difficult to succeed in running such a religious Institution in easting critical and unfavourable conditions and circumstances. So you must stay away from opening a Madrasa.
The faith was in Almighty Allah and purpose was circulation and dissemination of Islam.
Therefore keeping in view the Quraanic Verse "La-Taq-na-Too min-Rahmatullah" and in the name of Almighty Allah, the Madrasa Zia- ul-uloom, was established in the old Masjid bagyallan, City Poonch. This mosque was in a deteriorated and deplorable conditions. No body was offering prayer (Namaz) in the mosque, Some people used to fasten their cattle in the premises of the mosque. There was a well in the premises of the mosque, where women of the surrounding area used to bath and wash their dirty clothes. This was the condition of the mosque. The mosque was cleaned, washed and teaching - learning system was started with a few student in the Madrasa. Latter on, with the passage of time and dire needs of the society, the Madrasa Zia-ul-uloom, was upgraded to Jamia Zia-UI-Uloom, beside a primary school was also started with the Jamia, which was latter on upgraded to Middle School and now it is High School, with the provision of science and computer education. In addition to the above "Jamiatut-Tayyabat" for female education has also been started.
After one and half year of established of the Madrasa Zia-ul-Uloom the Mohatmim of a great Isalamic University of Asia-Dar-Uloom Deoband (UP) and a religious and spiritual personality Hazrat Maullana Qari Mohammed Tayyab (R.A.) who had great affection and regard for the founder of the Jamia-Zia-ul-Uloom, was invited to visit this Institution.
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