Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi

Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ دارالعلوم کراچی‎, Jāmi‘ah-yi Dāru’l-‘Ulūm-i Karāchī; Arabic: جامعة دار العلوم كراتشي‎, Jāmi‘ah Dār al-‘Ulūm Karātshī) is an Islamic seminary located in Karachi, Pakistan. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. It was started by the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Shafi and Maulana Noor Ahmad in 1951.^{[citation needed]} He was previously associated with Darul Uloom Deoband, where he also served as the Grand Mufti, but moved to Pakistan following the independence in 1947. The President of Darul Uloom Karachi is the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Muhammad Rafi Usmani; the Vice President is Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Both are the children of the founder.