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In the late nineteenth century Europe saw a mass migration of people from the Indian Subcontinent. Along with this came a large influx of south Asian Scholars whose base has and continues to be the local Masjid. Even today young children attend the Masjid to learn how to read the Holy Qur’an, however other Islamic knowledge is limited to a few basic matters such as how to pray and do wudu.

In the past some parents opted to send their child to a full-time madrassa, which offered a more comprehensive syllabus. However, the madrassa system is now on the verge of extinction, whereas the pursuit of knowledge is increasingly orientated towards the acquisition and advancement of worldly careers.

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For those aged 16+ there continues to be very little on offer in terms of Islamic education and along with the decline of the madrassa system the study of the Sacred Sciences of Islamic Law and Theology has become increasingly unpopular and even on the verge of extinction in certain parts of Europe.

In the earlier years of Islam, the masjid was a hotbed for the acquisition and cultivation of intricate Islamic knowledge and learning but in Europe Masjids continue to struggle to revive their role as a key place of Islamic education. The occasional lectures offered by Masjids have little effect especially in dealing with modern issues and even then, they are delivered in Urdu which the modern muslim has very little understanding of.

The net result is that there is an increasing pool of people from the ‘lost generation’, namely those aged 16+, undergraduates, post grads and professionals who have nothing or very little to pass onto the next generation except their affiliation with Islam.

Having taught our syllabus locally for the last two decades, Hajveri Institute began in 2022 with a view to expanding our reach to Masjids all over the UK and Europe. Our syllabus is aimed at those who have limited time but wish to empower themselves to become the Scholars of today and tomorrow.

Through the advent of the Hajveri Institute we hope to revive the teaching of the Sacred Sciences of Islamic Law and Theology on a part-time basis at Masjids across Europe. Not only will this restore the Masjid as the centre for Islamic education, we also aim to create a leadership that could, in earnest, meet the contemporary challenges faced by the Ummah in a balanced, structured, and constructive manner.

Our roots to Hajveri

Hajveri institute is named after the great Imam Hazrat Data Ali Hajveri (رحمة الله عليه) a well renowned Sufi who was a master of Tasawwaf (Islamic Mysticism). We have seen no formal syllabus today in Europe which teaches Tasawwaf, yet it is a key subject in our courses. Inspired by the importance and rarity of this Sacred Science the Hajveri Institute was born.

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