could serve the religious requirements of the people at large. For this reason, in June 1951 Muhammad Shafi, established an Islamic Madrasa in old school building located at Nanak Wara. At the beginning he had only two teachers and a few students in this Madrasa. Anyhow, with the passage of time the students started arriving in from all over the provinces of Pakistan. In addition to that, students from India, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and other Islamic countries also started coming in this learning institution. From start, it was within a very short span of time that Darul Uloom Karachi has been turned into a fortified fortress of Faith in the Muslim world. It became the home of the seekers of the knowledge, bequeathed by the Prophet Mohammad, a virtual pivot for those who would carry the call of Islam universally. Such was the rush of students that the fairly large school building became too small. A 56 acares plot of land located in Korangi, along with a two-storied building, cemented well and a diesel engine was donated to Darul Uloom by Ibrahim Dadabhoy of South Africa. On this donated property, another concerned Muslim: Abdul-Latif Bawany spent a sum of one hundred thousand rupees personally and on behalf of his family as well as fifty eight thousand rupees collected from his friends. This helped to raise the necessary structures for the institution. According to March 17, 1957, this institution has been shifted to Korangi and in the old building there were departments of Hifz, Nazirah, Tajveed and Qiraat. At present Darul Uloom Karachi is a centre of learning and training in religious sciences. It had produced thousands of scholars, Hadith masters, Quran commentators, jurists, writers, judges and Fatwa authorities who have been serving in the way of Islam and carrying the message of Islamic ideology. Administration Until his death on 18 November 2022, the president of Darul Uloom Karachi was the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Muhammad Rafi Usmani; the Vice President is Taqi Usmani. Both are the sons of the founder, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi. Departments The madrasa has the following departments: Nazirah-e-Quran (reading the Quran) Tahfeez-ul-Quran (memorizing the Noble Quran) Tajwid (Quranic Phonetics) Department of Islamic Economics Department of Islamic Law Department of Islamic Jurisprudence Department of Hadith Department of Tafsir Department of English Language Department of Politics Department of Arabic Language Department of Information Technology Department of