24 Facts About Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, romanised as "jam'iyyat", is a term in an Islamic context referring to an assembly, league or other organisation.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind formed its first governing body at its first general meeting, which was held at Amritsar.

The second general meeting of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was held during November 1920 in Delhi, where Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was appointed the president and Kifayatullah Dehlawi the vice-president.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind elected Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri and Nisar Ahmad Kanpuri as the vice-presidents on 15 January 1925.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has an organisational network which is spread across India.

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On 8 September 1920, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind issued a religious edict, called Fatwa Tark-e-Mawalat, boycotting British goods.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind's scholars were arrested frequently, and its general secretary Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi spent fifteen years of his life in jail.

Kifayatullah Dehlawi, the co-founder of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, was imprisoned in Gujarat jail for six months in 1930 for participating in the civil disobedience movement.

Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi, another scholar of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, was arrested multiple times for campaigning against British colonialism.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind worked closely with the Indian National Congress until the Partition of India was carried out.

In 1945, a faction emerged within Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind that supported the creation of Pakistan and the All Indian Muslim League.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was a member of the All India Azad Muslim Conference, which included several Islamic organisations standing for a united India.

Ishtiaq Ahmed states that, in return for their support, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind obtained a pledge from the Indian leadership that the state would not interfere with the Muslim Personal Law.

The existing Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was led by Mahmood Madani, and on the 5 April 2008 this faction appointed Usman Mansoorpuri as their first president.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Ulema-e-Islam held the centenary celebrations in Azakhel over two days starting on 7 April 2017.

In 2009, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind said that Hindus should not be called kafirs because, even though the term only means a "Non-Muslim, " its use may cause misunderstanding between communities.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind formed a committee on 22 February 1986 to follow-up the Babri Masjid case.

Mahmood faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind defended the Assam Accord during May 2017 under the leadership of Usman Mansoorpuri in the Supreme Court of India.

Scholars of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind said that they would use Friday prayers as a platform to make people aware of the issue.

Times of India reported on 22 June 2022 that the two factions of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind have begun a merger process which might be materialised very soon.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind established the Idara Mabahith-e-Fiqhiyyah in 1970 and Muhammad Miyan Deobandi was appointed its first director.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has the Legal Cell institute, through which it helps Muslims accused of terrorism to fight legal battles.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has a publications division through which it has published books such as Islam mai Imamat awr Imarat ka Tasawwur, Hindustan aur Masla-e-Imarat and Islam The Benevolent for all Constructive Programs of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has a general secretary; the first was Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi and the last general secretary of the united Jamiat was Mahmood Madani, who later on became the first general secretary of its Mahmood faction.