What Jamaat-e-Islami does

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is a socio-religious advocacy and community-development organization headquartered in New Delhi, India, serving the Indian Muslim community and broader minority populations. Founded as Jamaat-e-Islami on 26 August 1941 at Lahore under Maulana Syed Abul Ala Maududi, the Indian wing (JIH) was independently established on 16 April 1948 in Allahabad following partition, with its own body of fundamental principles, leadership, and governance structure. Its mission centers on promoting Islamic values, minority rights, interfaith harmony, education, and a justice-based economy, delivered through a pan-India network of state offices, a Central Advisory Council (Majlis-e-Shura), and a Council of Representatives.

The organization's functional portfolio is organized into distinct departments rather than commercial products. The Markazi Taleemi Board (MTB) is the education arm, handling teacher training, curriculum development, and advocacy for minority educational institutions, including madrasas. A Public Relations Department conducts state-level outreach, stakeholder engagement with NGOs, civil society, political leaders, and religious institutions. A Department of Ulama and the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) address scholarly and civil-rights matters respectively. The "products" enumerated in the source are informational resources — an E-Library, multilingual published folders, a media/video gallery, and a press release apparatus — accessible via a trilingual website (English, Hindi, Urdu) and active social media presence. There is no proprietary technology platform, no software product, and no AI/ML capability; the digital footprint is conventional content distribution.

JIH does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through membership contributions and donations from supporters, with no disclosed commercial counterparties, no pricing structure, and no enterprise customers. Operating geographies are limited to India (pan-India), and it has no disclosed subsidiaries, parent company, or institutional investors. The leadership comprises a President (Syed Sadatullah Husaini), four Vice Presidents, a National Secretary, and a larger council and department leadership team. The organization actively pursues partnerships with international figures (e.g., meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador) and interfaith leaders (e.g., Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi) as part of its advocacy and social-harmony agenda.

Name

Jamaat-e-Islami

Legal name

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

Website

https://jamaateislamihind.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is an Indian socio-religious nonprofit headquartered in New Delhi that advocates for Muslim minority rights, Islamic education, and interfaith harmony through a pan-India network of state offices, educational departments, and outreach programs, funded by member contributions and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Social Advocacy Organization

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Socio-religious advocacy
• Islamic education programs
• Interfaith dialogue
• Community welfare services
• Minority rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is a socio-religious advocacy organization that promotes Islamic values, religious education, and social welfare through its Markazi Taleemi Board (educational programs, teacher training, madrasa curriculum development), community outreach via its Public Relations Department, interfaith dialogue, policy advocacy on minority rights and secular issues, and humanitarian response. The organization operates a multilingual website, publishes literature and folders, maintains an E-Library, and engages in nationwide community engagement across India.

Product overview

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is a socio-religious organization offering a portfolio of informational and educational services rather than commercial technology products. Its core offerings include the Markazi Taleemi Board (education department) which conducts teacher training and curriculum development for Islamic institutions, an E-Library containing Islamic literature, published folders/literature in multiple languages, a Media Gallery with press releases and video content, and a Public Relations Department for community outreach. The organization does not operate a unified software platform but provides organizational services focused on religious education, community development, and social advocacy through its various departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Library
• Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Literature and Folders (English & Hindi)
• Media Gallery (Press Releases, Video, Photo)
• Public Relations Department Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Leading Islamic Seminaries (Mazahir Uloom Jadeed, Mazahir Uloom Waqf, Al-Ma'had Al-Islami)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026A JIH delegation led by Vice President Maulana Waliullah Saeedi Falahi visited leading Islamic seminaries in Saharanpur, UP including Mazahir Uloom Jadeed (established 1866), Mazahir Uloom Waqf, and Al-Ma'had Al-Islami. Discussions focused on promoting goodwill, exchange of views on common concerns, and strengthening unity within the Ummah. The delegation also introduced JIH's initiative of bringing together young graduates from different schools of thought to interact with scholars and intellectuals.
• Kailash Satyarthi (Nobel Peace Laureate)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Prof. Salim Engineer, Vice President of JIH, along with Mr. I. Karimullah, National Secretary, met Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and his team at their office in New Delhi. Discussions focused on prevailing national and international situations, with Mr. Satyarthi expressing serious concern over increasing disharmony and distrust in society. They explored possibilities of collaboration through networking and engaging faith leaders to strengthen social harmony and promote mutual understanding.
• State-level Political Leaders and Civil Society (Goa)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026JIH Public Relations team conducted a three-day outreach visit to Goa, engaging with representatives of NGOs, civil society leaders, district and state-level political leaders, members of the Muslim intellectual community, and various forums. Discussions focused on coordinated approaches to address emerging social and community challenges.
• Buddha Tri-Ratna Mission and Institute of Harmony and Peace StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026JIH Vice President Prof. Salim Engineer participated in a round table conference on 'Enlightenment in Different Religious Scriptures' organized by these institutions. The event brought together religious and social leaders from diverse communities to discuss interfaith understanding and social harmony through the 'Engaging with Cross-Scriptural Values for Inter-Faith and Social Harmony' series.
• Palestinian AmbassadorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2023A JIH delegation led by President Syed Sadatullah Husaini met with the Palestinian Ambassador to discuss issues of mutual concern and express solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): Major Indian-origin Muslim community advocacy and education umbrella in North America. Comparable in mission (Islamic education, interfaith dialogue, community programming) but operates in a different geography.
• Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA): US-based Islamic advocacy organization with focus on education, social welfare, and interfaith understanding. Comparable in mission and programming mix to JIH's MTB and interfaith outreach.
• Muslim Council of Britain: UK umbrella Muslim advocacy body focused on minority rights, interfaith engagement, and policy advocacy. Strong functional parallel to JIH's interfaith, civil-society, and government-engagement work.

Regional players

• World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY): International Islamic youth-focused organization engaged in education, training, and interfaith dialogue. Comparable in education-driven mission but primarily Gulf-region headquartered.

Broad incumbents

• Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP): Indian Hindu advocacy organization paralleling JIH in operating as a community-roots advocacy and education body in India; comparable in scale of volunteer/employee footprint and nationwide governance.
• Muslim World League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami): Large international Islamic NGO engaging in interfaith dialogue, minority advocacy, and educational programming globally. Comparable in international interfaith outreach but at much larger scale and global remit.
• Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS): India's largest socio-cultural volunteer organization with comparable nationwide footprint, structured governance, and education arms. Ideologically opposite but structurally analogous in scale and operating model in India.

Direct peers

• Tablighi Jamaat: Indian-headquartered Islamic grassroots movement with comparable scale, community outreach, and educational mission. Overlaps with JIH on proselytizing, religious education, and community development.
• Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan / J&K): Sister organization sharing founders, theology, and structure with JIH; operates as the parent body across the border. Most structurally comparable peer, though operates in Pakistan (banned in J&K under UAPA).
• All India Muslim Personal Law Board: National Muslim advocacy body in India focused on personal law, minority rights, and community representation. Directly comparable in mission (Muslim community welfare and advocacy in India) and constituency overlap with JIH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JIHMarkaz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/jamaateislamihind
• Facebookfacebook.com/JIHMarkaz
• Instagraminstagram.com/jihmarkaz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jihmarkaz

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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