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Islamic environment
Worship, study, and community under one roof at 500 York Street.
بِسْمِ الله ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Jamia-tul-Madina
Islamic knowledge for Canada’s next generation
A permanent Islamic university campus in Cornwall under Dawat-e-Islami Canada.
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The university
Tradition, rewritten for Canada’s scholars
Jamia-tul-Madina brings classical Islamic sciences into a Canadian campus setting, preparing students to teach, serve, and lead with hikmah.
- 01 Qualified traditional curriculum
- 02 Tarbiyah and character at the centre
- 03 Permanent campus vision in Cornwall
- 04 Serving families across Canada
Prophetic light
مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ
Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ · Sahih Muslim
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Build the campus of tomorrow, today.
Every gift moves Jamia-tul-Madina Canada closer to a permanent home for Islamic knowledge in Cornwall.
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Cornwall campus fund
- 01 Site secured
- 02 Campus fit-out
- 03 Opening
Why this campus
Four reasons Cornwall becomes the hub
Global tradition
Rooted in Dawat-e-Islami’s educational methodology.
Ready facility
An institutional building prepared for halls of learning.
Scalable future
Room to grow programs for every generation of Canadian Muslim families.
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Campus vision
A learning hub for the decades ahead
Classrooms, prayer space, mentorship, and community programs, built to serve Cornwall’s Muslim families for generations.
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- Belong
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A shared vision for Canada
A permanent Jamia in Canada means our youth can pursue Islamic knowledge without leaving their communities.
This campus is an investment in faith, character, and the next generation of teachers.
500 York Street can become a beacon of learning: classrooms, prayer, and belonging under one roof.
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About Jamia-tul-Madina
Clear answers about our university and Dawat-e-Islami.
What is Jamia-tul-Madina?
Jamia-tul-Madina is an Islamic university and an educational project of Dawat-e-Islami. It teaches the traditional sciences known as Dars-e-Nizami, preparing students to teach, serve, and lead with hikmah.
What is Dawat-e-Islami?
Dawat-e-Islami is a non-political movement for the propagation of Qur’an and Sunnah, founded in Karachi in 1981 by Shaykh-e-Tareeqat Ameer-e-Ahle-Sunnat Hazrat Ilyas Attar Qadri. Its Madani mindset is to reform oneself and invite the world to goodness.
What do students study?
The Alim course covers Qur’an, Hadith, Usool-e-Hadith, Aqeedah, Fiqh, Usool-e-Fiqh, Sarf, Nahw, Arabic literature, Balaghah, tarbiyah, and more, typically over several years depending on the track.
Is this the same as Dar-ul-Madinah or Madrasa-tul-Madina?
They are related educational departments of Dawat-e-Islami with different aims. Jamia-tul-Madina focuses on classical Alim scholarship. Madrasa-tul-Madina serves children’s Qur’an education. Dar-ul-Madinah is an Islamic school system for academic and value-based schooling.
Where is Jamia-tul-Madina Canada?
We are establishing a permanent campus at 500 York Street, Cornwall, under Dawat-e-Islami Canada, for Alim education, worship, and community programs.
What is FGRF?
Faizan Global Relief Foundation is the humanitarian department of Dawat-e-Islami. At the Cornwall campus, FGRF Canada supports zakat, sadaqah, emergency relief, water, food, health, education, and community welfare — in Canada and around the world.