Al-Jamiatul Hashmia: The 7-Acre Flagship Campus of Bijapur

For families across Vijayapur (Bijapur) and Dharwad who want Islamic learning and modern schooling to strengthen one another rather than compete, the reference point is almost always the same: Jamia Hashimpeer Bijapur, formally known as Al-Jamiatul Hashmia. It is the flagship boys’ institution of the Al-Hashmi Educational Welfare & Charitable Trust (R), a charitable trust established in 1995, and it occupies a 7-acre campus at Ainapur on Sindgi Road, Bijapur 586104, Karnataka. Across the network the trust now runs ten institutions for more than 5,000 students, under a motto that is repeated in every classroom — “Love for ALL, Hate None.”

This post looks at what the campus actually offers: its twin academic tracks, its provision of free education, lodging, boarding and books for Hifz and Alim students, its hostel facilities, and the daily rhythm of prayer, revision and service that shapes a student’s character long after the final bell.

Jamia Hashimpeer Bijapur: A Flagship Rooted in Service

The institution carries the name of Hazrat Hashimpeer Dastagir (d. 1646), the venerable patron of the shrine at Bijapur in the Shattari–Qadri tradition, whose spiritual lineage is shared with Hazrat Shah Wajihuddin Alvi (d. 1672). The trust that runs the campus is led by its Founder President, Sayed Muhammad Tanveer Hashmi, known as “Tanveer-e-Millat”, who is the Sajjada Nashin of the Hashimpeer shrine. That lineage matters practically, not only historically: an institution administered by custodians of a living shrine understands education as khidmat — service to the community undertaken as an act of worship — rather than as a commercial enterprise.

The academic life of the campus is conducted within the Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah tradition, with respect for the sincere scholarship of the ulama and with the trust’s motto as its daily ethic. A boy may therefore spend his entire school career at Ainapur — primary through high school — while undertaking the longer commitment of Hifz alongside it.

The 7-acre grounds hold the classrooms, the residential blocks and the campus mosque, along with open space used for the student campus-cleanup rotation. Nothing on the campus is decorative for its own sake; every building serves the two purposes that define the institution — teaching the Deen and teaching the dunya, in the same day, in the same life.

One Campus, Two Tracks: School Alongside Deeniyat

Al-Jamiatul Hashmia is first a school: it runs primary and high school classes, so a boy can complete his entire school career without leaving the campus. Alongside those classes sits the Deeniyat programme, which at this stage covers Nazira (correct recitation of the Holy Quran), Hifz (memorization of the Quran) and Aalimiyat (the structured path of higher religious study that prepares a student to serve as an Aalim).

The balance between the two tracks follows the trust’s curriculum model. In Grades I–IX, roughly 70% of study time is religious education and 30% is modern education; in Grade X, the SSLC state-board year, the ratio shifts deliberately to 20% religious and 80% modern so that students can sit their board exams with confidence. The modern side is not a token: English, Mathematics, Science, Kannada and Social Studies are studied every alternate day, and the trust’s rule is explicit — students in Nazira, Hifz and the teaching system must continue modern education alongside Deeniyat. There is no tracked stream in which a student is allowed to simply drop his schooling.

Within the school day there is a daily Deeniyat period of 60 minutes, assessed out of 100 marks, and the syllabus progresses from the Noorani Qaeda of the early classes through to Kitab-ul-Aqaid and Bahar-e-Shari’at by Class 10. Beyond school, the trust’s post-graduate Deeniyat track offers further study for those who wish to continue:

• Nazirah — three years of basic Urdu, Arabic Qaeda and complete Quran study.
• Hifz-o-Qirat — three years covering the rules of qirat.
• Maulaviat — two years, where the Dars-e-Nizami begins.
• Aalimiyat — two years of Arabic, Fiqh and Usool-e-Fiqh.
• Fazeelat — two years of Tafseer, Hadith and Aqaid.
• Imamat — one year of training in Namaz, Khutbah, Nikah and Janaza.

Free Education, Lodging, Boarding and Books for Hifz and Alim Students

One question every parent asks is what the path costs. For Hifz and Alim students at Al-Jamiatul Hashmia, the trust provides free education, lodging, boarding and books. A family in a village, or a family carrying more children than income, is not asked to choose between feeding its household and giving a son the chance to memorize the Quran. Tuition, residence, food and study materials are carried by the institution instead.

This is possible because the trust has always been sustained as a welfare undertaking, supported by the Zakat and Sadaqah of donors who regard education as one of the most enduring forms of charity. A student who is relieved of fees is not thereby relieved of effort; he is expected to study seriously, keep his modern subjects current, and grow into the responsibility that the community’s generosity has placed on his shoulders.

Residence is part of that provision. The campus maintains a boys’ hostel, together with safe hostel facilities on the 7-acre campus that serve the network’s female students, so that families sending children from a distance can do so with confidence. Parents living elsewhere are kept close to the day-to-day life of the school through the trust’s online portal updates and through scheduled parent-teacher conferences, and students in the senior classes receive career counselling in Grades 9 and 10 as the SSLC year approaches.

What a Typical Day Looks Like at Jamia Hashimpeer

The day is anchored by the five daily prayers, offered in congregation in the campus mosque. Around that anchor the schedule alternates between classroom hours, the 60-minute Deeniyat period, self-study and the small duties that keep the grounds running. The following is a general picture, drawn from the campus’s own schedule of prayers, circles and revision.

After Fajr, when the mosque is still cool, students gather for wird and dhikr circles — the collective remembrance that includes the Shattari wird, Salawat, Istighfar, Tasbih-e-Fatima and Durood-e-Ibrahimi. A second circle follows Asr. Between the two, the academic day runs: modern subjects on their alternate days, the Deeniyat period every day, and for Hifz students the weekly Daur — the revision gathering at which memorized portions are examined and corrected before they weaken.

Service is scheduled rather than left to goodwill. Students take part in a campus-cleanup rotation, on the understanding that cleaning the space in which one studies is itself an act of worship, and the trust observes a monthly Khidmat Day for collective work. Evenings belong to home study, which the Hifz-ul-Quran Plus programme requires alongside teacher attention and parent involvement — the certificate at the end of the five-year course is awarded only after the final examination is passed.

The campus’s daily order is simple to state and demanding to live: pray together, study the Deen and the dunya, revise what has been memorized, and serve the ground you are standing on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Al-Jamiatul Hashmia located?

Al-Jamiatul Hashmia, also known as Jamia Hashimpeer, is located at Ainapur on Sindgi Road, Bijapur 586104, Karnataka. It is the flagship boys’ institution of the Al-Hashmi Educational Welfare & Charitable Trust and sits on a 7-acre campus that includes classrooms, hostels and the campus mosque.

Is education free at Jamia Hashimpeer?

Yes, for Hifz and Alim students the trust provides free education together with free lodging, boarding and books. The provision is funded through the trust’s welfare work and the Zakat and Sadaqah of its donors, so that neither fees nor the cost of residence becomes a barrier to memorizing the Quran or pursuing Aalimiyat studies.

What do students study alongside Deeniyat?

Students study English, Mathematics, Science, Kannada and Social Studies alongside their religious subjects, with modern subjects scheduled every alternate day. The curriculum dedicates about 70% of study time to Deeniyat and 30% to modern education in Grades I–IX, shifting to 20% religious and 80% modern in the Grade X SSLC year so students are prepared for their board exams.

Are hostel facilities available on campus?

Yes. The campus has a boys’ hostel and safe hostel facilities on the 7-acre campus for the network’s female students. Hostel life is organised around the same timetable of prayer, study and revision as the rest of the campus, and parents who live at a distance stay informed through online portal updates and parent-teacher conferences.

Begin Your Enquiry

Al-Jamiatul Hashmia is one institution within a network of ten, and families who are considering admission are encouraged to look at the campus in person and to review the full list of schools, colleges and Islamic institutions at https://www.alhashmi.org/institutions/. Admission and general enquiries can be raised through the same page, and further information about the trust, its founder and its heritage is available at https://www.alhashmi.org/about/. As the campus’s own motto puts it, the aim of all of it is an education that loves all and hates none.