Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
| Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية Jāmaat Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud Al-Islamiyah |
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| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Public |
| Academic staff | 1,300 |
| Students | 24,000+ |
| Location | Riyadh[1][2], Saudi Arabia |
| Website | imamu.edu.sa/sites/en/Pages/default.aspx |
Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University (Arabic: جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was founded in 1953[3]. In 1974 it was granted university status by royal decree[4]. The university houses 10 faculties. It currently has more than 24,000 students and 1,300 faculty[5]. It has intermediate and secondary Islamic institutes in major cities of Saudi Arabia, Ras al-Khaimah, the USA, Indonesia, Malaysia, Djibouti and Japan.[6]. The university as a cultural and intellectual institution aims to promote knowledge offering undergraduate as well as postgraduate studies. One of the most important aims is to promote translating and publishing as the university has its own print house. Moreover, the university achieves its goals within the Islamic Shari'a. [7]
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[edit] Former students and faculty
- ‘Abdul-Rahman bin Nasir al-Barrak, former professor
- Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan
[edit] Colleges
Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University is organized into 11 colleges:
- College of Shari'ah
- Department of Fundamentals of Jurisprudence
- Department of Jurisprudence
- Department of Islamic Culture
- College of Fundamentals of Islam
- Department of The Holy Quran and its Sciences
- Department of The Sunnah and its Sciences
- Department of Faith and The Contemporary Schools
- College of Arabic Language
- Department of Literature
- Department of Rhetoric, Criticism and The Approach of Islamic literature
- Department of Syntax, Morphology and Philology
- College of Social Sciences
- Department of Sociology and Social Work
- Department of History and Civilization
- Department of Education
- Department of Geography
- Department of Psychology
- College of Languages and Translation
- Department of English Language and Literature
- College of Computer Science and Information Sciences
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Information System
- Department of Information Studies
- College of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Funding and Investment
- Department of Banking
- College of Sciences
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- College of Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Medical Education
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Gynaecology
- College of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Architectural Engineering
[edit] Media
The university has a newspaper named Mir'at al-Jami`ah (Arabic: مرآة الجامعة) (English: University Mirror).
On October 14, 2008 the university launched an online channel named Qanat al-Jami`ah (Arabic: قناة الجامعة (English: al-Jami`ah Channel) that can be viewed through the university's official website.
[edit] Sports and athletic activities
Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University has a soccer team and a stadium.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official website (Arabic)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.4icu.org/reviews/4163.htm
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/4448025/Imam-Muhammad-ibn-Saud-Islamic-University
- ^ http://www.bakkah.net/studying/imaamuniv.htm
- ^ http://www.4icu.org/reviews/4163.htm
- ^ http://www.saudinf.com/main/j44.htm
- ^ http://www.mohe.gov.sa/ar/studyinside/Government-Universities/Pages/ImamU.aspx
- ^ http://www.mohe.gov.sa/ar/studyinside/Government-Universities/Pages/ImamU.aspx
[edit] See Also
- Al-Azhar University
- Darul Uloom Deoband
- Islamic University of Madinah
- Umm al-Qura University
- Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
- Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama
- Darul Uloom Karachi
Coordinates: 24°29′09″N 46°25′29″E / 24.485895°N 46.424742°E
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