The Sultan ul Madaris ; is a Shia Islamic Madrasa (religious school) for higher religious education in Lucknow, India. Major course of studies include Jurisprudence, Theology and Islamic Literature. About It was founded in the year 1892 by Ayatullah Syed Muhammad Abul Hasan. The extensive madrasa buildings were erected under the supervision of the Nawab Mehdi Hasan Khan, a philanthropist of Awadh. The foundation stone was laid down in 1911 and the central hall was inaugurated by the then Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Sir John Prescott Hewett. Sultanul Madaris is the second Shia religious school in Lucknow. The first one was Madrasatul Imamia - Which was closed down by the Britishers and the third being Jamia Nazmia. Courses The following courses are offered by the Madrasa: Darjat Tahtaniya Darjat Fokaania Darjat-e-Aalia Darj-e-Sannad-ul-Afazil (Duration 3 Years) Darj-e-Sadar-ul-Afazil The first two courses Darjat Tahtaniya and Darjat Fokaania consisting of seven Darjas (levels/stages) is the primary course. Alumni Major personalities who have received education from Sultanul Madaris include, but are not limited to: Moulana Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqvi Ayatullah Al-Udhma Syed Rahat Hussain Rizvi Gopalpuri Ayatullah Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi Mujtahid, Maulana Syed Ibne Hasan Nonaharvi, Principal, Madrasatul Waizeen. Prof. Syed Shabihul Hasan Nonaharvi, Lucknow University., was professor and chairman of Urdu Department at Lucknow University, Ziya'ul Millat Maulana Mujtahid Syed Wasi Mohammad Abidi, Principal, Wasiqa Arabic College, Faizabad. Zafrulmillat Ayatollah Syed Zafarul Hasan, Principal, Jawadia Arabic College, Banaras. Maulana Hafiz Kifayat Hussain. Hujjatul Islam Hakeem Maulana Syed Mazahir Hussain Rizvi Kararvi, Former Leader of Friday Prayers, Sultanate of Mahmudabad, Sitapur, Awadh Baba-e-Mantiq Maulana Syed Abdul Hussain. Allama Syed Ali Haider ( Sahib e Nafse Rasool) Maulana Ibne Hasan Karbalai, Karachi. Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan, Former Governor of West Bengal. Prof. Syed Suleman Abbas Rizvi, B.H.U. "Aqa-e-Shariat" Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid. Maulana Syed Hasan Rizvi, Karbala-e-Moalla, Iraq. Maulana Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, President All Jammu & Kashmir Shia Association Maulana Murtuza Husain "Fazil Lakhnavi", Lahore. Dr. Syed Kalbe Sadiq Maulana Syed Litafat Hussain Gopalpuri Maulana Syed Hasan Naqvi, Lucknow Prof. Imran Raza Rizvi. Maulana Syed Mohammad Mehdi Zayadpuri. Maulana Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar, Adeeb, Karachi. Maulana Ariful Millat Mufti Syed Arif Husain Rizvi Mujtahid. Ex-Principal, Sultanul Madaris, Khairpur. Maulana Syed Muhammad Adil Rizvi (Rizvia Karachi) Maulana Syed Asad Raza Rizvi Gopalpuri Maulana Syed Mohammad, Ex-Principal, Sultanul Madaris. Maulana Syed Ali, Ex-Principal, Sultanul Madaris. Maulana