▁British ▁India ' s ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁a ▁quadr angular ▁three - stor ied ▁building ▁in ▁N ila ▁G umb ad ▁An ark ali ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁thick ly ▁populated ▁area ▁of ▁L ah ore . ▁ 1 2 0 ▁kan als ▁of ▁land ▁between ▁Canal ▁Road ▁and ▁F ero ze pur ▁Road ▁were ▁purchased ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁school ▁building ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁a ▁mos que . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁staff ▁and ▁students ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁campus , ▁and ▁teaching ▁of ▁had ith ▁courses ▁began ▁under ▁the ▁famous ▁scholar ▁Muhammad ▁Id ris ▁K and h la wi ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁main ▁campus ▁compr ises ▁a ▁mos que , ▁a ▁large ▁administrative ▁and ▁teaching ▁block , ▁two ▁board ing ▁houses ▁( one ▁for ▁local ▁students ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁foreign ), ▁a ▁hospital , ▁and ▁resid ences ▁for ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁employees . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁Muhammad ▁Hass an ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁His ▁sons , ▁Mu ft i ▁Muhammad ▁U ba id ul lah ▁( late ), ▁Ma ul ana ▁Abd - ur - R ah man ▁Ash raf i ▁( late ), ▁Ma ul ana ▁F az l - ur - R a he em , ▁and ▁Mu ft i ▁Has an