Jamia Darussalam Arabic College,Oomerabad

Jamia Darussalam is an Islamic seminary and Arabic college located in Oomerabad, Tamil Nadu, founded on 7 December 1924 by Kaka Mohammed Oomer, an animal skin merchant, in the newly established village named Oomerabad after him. It was created to serve the religious, educational, reformative, and welfare needs of Muslims and the country at large. The institution blends traditional Islamic education with modern subjects, offering postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma, and certificate courses. It provides training in four languages—Persian, Arabic, English, and Urdu—along with courses in Qur'an, Hadith, and Fiqh, and offers training for memorising the Qur'an. Its degree programs are affiliated with Thiruvalluvar University. The campus includes a mosque, hospital, schools, and hostels, serving both educational and community needs. Notable alumni include Jalaluddin Umri, former Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind; Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi, a scholar and former Dean of the Department of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah; Dr Mohammad Khan Umri, Assistant Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia; and Hafeez ur Rahman Azami Umri Madani, a former Principal of the institution. Jamia Darussalam continues to be recognized as a leading center of Islamic learning and social service in South India.