About Al-Hamiya

HISTORY
The Need for the Establishment of an Arabic College;
There are well oer hundred Arabic Colleges in the Island and two are situated in the Ampaara district. Most Arabic College are conducted bya set of peo0ple with vested interest to promote their thoughts and idea and others are interested in propagating their way of thinking. (Tharikas) or the views of their sects. As a result students graduating from these Cooleges area taught only the views of the founder of the College or the terachings of particular sect.. As a result of lack of coordination and uniformity in the curriculum in these Arabic Colleges students who pass out from these Arabic Colleges have different interpretation of traditions and Koran as taught by the teachers in these Institutions. Lay people who depend on these Maoulavies who come out of these Institution for religious guidance tend to have different views on the same topic and this results in unnecessary quarrels and skirmishes among the followers. Also these Arabic Colleges do not have sufficient materials in their curriculum to equip the students to face the challenges of the modern era. They lack knowledge in science, mathematics and secular subjects. Also the students who pass out from these institutions do not have a vocation for their living. As a result they are unable to devote their time for 'Daawa work.

Formation Of Kalmuani Himyathul Islam Movement:
Having foreseen the dangers to which the present generation of youth is forced into a few God fearing leading citizens of this area formed themselves into an organization called the Kalmunai Himayathul Islam Movement with the sole objective of raising the socio economic and religious standard of the Muslims of this area.

Birth of Al-Hamiya Arabic College:
As its maiden venture Kalmunai Himayathul Islam Movement resolved to start a modern Arabic College on a scientific basis with the sole bjective of producing Da:wa workers or Ulemas of high standard who would be equipped to face changes of the modern world and propagate the True DEEN of Allah in in its purest form as was revealed to our prophet (Sal) and his teachings without fear or favour for none other than Allah. This College by the name of Al-Hamiya Arabic College came into being in humble way on the 7th of December 1979 with 30 students on the Roll. This was housed in a temporary building belonging to the honorary treasure Marhoom Al-Haj M.I.M. Cassim. An additional ten students were enrolled the following year. Many students seeking admissions were turned away for want of accommodation.