Jamia Hafsa
Jamia Hafsa (Urdu: جامعہ حفصہ, Arabic: جامعة حفصة) is a madrassa adjacent to the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The mosque and its seminaries are overseen by cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi.
| Jamia Hafsa | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Rite | Deobandi |
| Leadership | Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi |
| Location | |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Maulana Abdullah Ghazi |
| Completed | Constructed – 1992 Rebuilt– 2010 |
The seminary and the adjoining Lal Masjid were owned by two brothers and clerics, Maulana Abdul Aziz and Abdul Rashid Ghazi, until the Lal Masjid siege started; in the ensuing struggle, Abdul Aziz was arrested and Rashid Ghazi was killed.
The seminary is conservative in nature.
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