List of Islamic educational institutions

The following is a list of institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter.

Historical (surviving) institutions

Further information: Madrasah

Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:

• Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal
• University of Al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco
• Al-Azhar University, Cairo
• Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad
• Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad
• Nizamiyya
• University of Ez-Zitouna, Tunis, Tunisia.
• Jamia Nizamia, HYD, India
• Jamia Hashmia, Bijapur, India

Colonial-era institutions (non-seminaries)

Institutions founded during colonial era that are not religious seminaries. Most are universities with a broad charter for comprehensive education in the Muslim communities they serve:

• Aligarh Muslim University
• Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
• Jamia Osmania
• Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Colonial-era seminaries (usually "Madrasa"s)

Institutions of religious educations (most are classified as "Madrasa"s, a term that means "school" or, literally, "place where lessons are given") founded during colonial era:

• Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad India
• Darul Uloom,

Post-colonial seminaries (usually "Madrasa"s)

Religious institutions (or "Madarasah"s) founded since end of colonial rule in the respective countries:

• Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya, Kozhikode
• Ahsan ul uloom, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
• Darul 'Uloom Karachi, Korangi, Karachi
• Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Allama Binori Town, Karachi
• Jamia Binoria, S.I.T.E Industrial Area, Karachi
• Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak
• Jamia Khair-ul-Madaris, Multan
• Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah
• Umm al-Qura, Makkah
• Zaytuna Institute, Hayward, California, USA
• Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen

Post-colonial institutions (non-seminaries)

Educational institutions founded since end of colonial rule that are not religious seminaries, but have a "Islamic" or "Muslim" identity or charter, or devoted to sciences and arts usually associated with "Islamic" or "Muslim" culture and history:

Bangladesh

• Islamic University of Technology
• Islamic University
• International Islamic University, Chittagong

Ghana

• Islamic University College, Ghana

India

• Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya, Kozhikode
• Ma'din Adacemy, Malappuram

Indonesia

• Islamic University of Indonesia
• Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta
• Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University
• Muhammadiyah University of Magelang
• Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
• Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta
• YARSI University

Jordan

• University of Jordan, Faculty of Shari'a (Islamic Studies).

Kuwait

• Kuwait University, College of Shari'a & Islamic Studies.

Malaysia

• Al-Madinah International University
• International Islamic University Malaysia
• Selangor International Islamic University College
• Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
• Insaniah University College

Pakistan

• Hamdard University,, Karachi
• International Islamic University, Islamabad
• Minhaj International University
• University of the Punjab
• Islamia University, Bahawalpur
• Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Palestine

• Islamic University of Gaza

Philippine

• Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao

Russian

• Russian Islamic University

Saudi Arabia

• Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
• Umm al-Qura University

Sudan

• Omdurman Islamic University
• University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences

Syria

• Damascus University, Faculty of Shari'a

UAE

• University of Sharjah, College of Sharia'a & Islamic Studies.

Uganda

• Islamic University in Uganda

See also

• List of oldest universities in continuous operation
• Medieval university

External links

• List of Best Muslim Educational Institutions in India

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