including rare Arabic Manuscripts which are the essential books for Islamic knowledge. The project was mainly accomplished under the auspices of another research institute known as the Dairatul Ma'arif an-Nizamiyyah or Dairat al- Ma'arif al-Uthmaniyyah. The graduates of Jamia Nizamia established the Lajnah Ihya al-Ma'arif an-Nu'maniyyah which enabled them to advance research and publish Arabic manuscripts pertaining to the Hanafi fiqh, in particular, and Islamic legal theories in general. Fatwa A fatwa is basically a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a qualified jurist in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government to him. The jurists also answer questions asked weekly by subscribers to the Siasat and the Etemaad Daily in print, and fatwas are available through email. In 2003–2004, fatwa fees earned 40,000.00 INR. Fatwas covered a wide range of topics: 2000: In 2000, a fatwa banned Muslim actors like (Shabana Azmi) from performing "acts of polytheism" (such as puja) on screen and asked them to denounce themselves being Muslims if they can't follow it. 2005 : In another fatwa, the Jamia Nizamia had absolved qazis from responsibility for data such as age, previous marriages that is entered on the nikahnama forms in relation to the bride. 2005: In October 2005, Jamia Nizamia issued a fatwa calling suicide bombings Un-Islamic. 2007: A fatwa was issued in 2007 against the state government's move to provide reservations or quotas to Muslims in education and employment on the basis of caste system. 2022 : A fatwa was issued by Jamia Nizamia in September 2022, stated that Islamic punishment for blasphemy cannot be administered in a democratic, non-Islamic country like India. Legal avenues must be explored and no individual has right to enforce this Islamic punishment. The fatwa stated that enforcing Sharia penalties is the exclusive domain of Islamic countries. Notable alumni Abul Wafa Al Afghani, former Shaykh Ul Fiqh of Jamia Nizamia and Founder of Ihya Al Ma’arif An Nomaniya Muhammad Hamidullah, Islamic scientist, translator of the Qur'an in French and Muslim jurist Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi, current Shaykh Ul Fiqh, and Sadar Mufti, Jamia Nizamia and Founder-Director of Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center See also Al-Azhar Al-Sharif International Islamic University Malaysia Mazahir Uloom Darul Uloom Waqf Al Jamiatul Ashrafia Darul Uloom Deoband Jamiatur Raza Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Al-Jame-atul-Islamia Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya Manzar-e-Islam Ma'din Umm al-Qura University References External links Establishments in Hyderabad