Islamic University of Madinah

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Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah
الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة
Jāmiʻah al-Islāmīyah bi-al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah
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Established 1961; 54 years ago (1961)
Type Salafi[1] Public
President Prof. Abdurrahman bin Abdullah as-Sanad
Students 22,000
Location Medina[2], Saudi Arabia
Website www.iu.edu.sa

The Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة) was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in 1961 in the Islamic holy city of Medina.[3] It follows Salafi ideology which is prevalent in Saudi Arabia.[1]

Academics[edit]

Islamic University of Medina in 1969

University students may study Sharia, Qur'an, Dawah/Usul al-din, Hadith, and Arabic.[4] The university offers Bachelor of Arts degrees and also Master's and Doctorate Degrees.[5] Studies at the College of Sharia Islamic law were the first to start when the university opened. The admission is open to every Muslim individual based on scholarships programs and provides accommodation and living expenses.

The Islamic University is a Saudi Arabian government university, under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1381 A.H, and is a global Islamic institution in terms of its goals, as well as being Saudi Arabian in terms of its establishment.

Organisation[edit]

The University has Eight faculties.

Faculty of Islamic Law (Sharee’ah)[edit]

Specialises in the subject of Islamic jurisprudence and its principles, and in teaching Islamic studies, as well as various supporting sciences. The faculty offers a bachelor’s degree in Islamic law, and a higher diploma in judging and Islamic politics, as well as a master’s degree and a doctorate in its various fields of specialization.

The faculty includes the following departments:

  1. Department of Jurisprudence (Fiqh).
  2. Department of the Principles of Jurisprudence (Usool ul Fiqh).
  3. Department of Judging and Islamic Politics.
  4. Department of Law

Faculty of Islamic Preaching (Da’wah) and Theology (Usool ud Deen)[edit]

Specialises in the subject of Islamic creed, and in teaching Islamic studies, as well as various supporting sciences. The faculty offers a bachelor’s degree in preaching and theology, and a higher diploma in Islamic preaching, as well as a master’s degree and a doctorate in its various fields of specialization.

The faculty includes the following departments:

  1. Department of Creed.
  2. Department of Islamic Preaching.
  3. Department of Islamic History.
  4. Department of Education.

Faculty of the Holy Quran and Islamic Studies[edit]

Specialises in the subject of Qur’anic sciences, both relating to memorization and interpretation, and in teaching Islamic studies, as well as various supporting sciences. The faculty offers a bachelor’s degree in the Holy Qur’an and Islamic studies, as well as a master’s degree and a doctorate in its various fields of specialization.

The faculty includes the following departments:

  1. Department of Qur’anic Recitations (Al-Qiraa’aat).
  2. Department of Qur’anic Interpretation.

Faculty of Prophetic Tradition (Hadith) and Islamic Studies[edit]

Specialises in the subject of the Prophetic tradition (Hadith) and its sciences, and in teaching Islamic studies, as well as various supporting sciences. The Faculty offers a bachelor’s degree in Hadith and Islamic Studies, as well as a master’s degree and a doctorate in its various fields of specialization.

The faculty includes the following departments:

  1. Department of Jurisprudence of the Sunnah (Fiqh-us-Sunnah) and its sources.
  2. Department of the Science of Hadith.

Faculty of the Arabic Language[edit]

Specialises in the subject of Arabic language studies, Arabic linguistics & literature, and in teaching Islamic studies, as well as various supporting sciences.

The faculty includes the following departments:

  1. Department of Linguistics.
  2. Department of Literature & Rhetoric.

The Faculty of Science[edit]

Consists of the following departments:

  1. Department of Mathematics.
  2. Department of Chemistry.
  3. Department of Physics.

The Faculty of Computer and Information System[edit]

  1. Department of Computer Science.
  2. Department of Information System.
  3. Department of Information Technology.

The Faculty of Engineering[edit]

  1. Department of Civil Engineering.
  2. Department of Electrical Engineering.
  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The faculty offers a bachelor’s degree in the Arabic language, as well as a master’s degree and a doctorate in its various fields of specialization. The university is also responsible for the Institute of Arabic Learning for non-Arabic Speakers, the Islamic University High School and Middle School, Dar Al-Hadith of Madinah, and Dar Al-Hadith of Makkah.

Faculty[edit]

Among others, Sheikh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz taught at the University.

Alumni[edit]

Saifur Rahman

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b M. Milosevic; K. Rekawek (3 April 2014). Perseverance of Terrorism: Focus on Leaders. IOS Press. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-1-61499-387-2. 
  2. ^ University of Madinah
  3. ^ Madinah Saudi Embassy. Winter 2000.
  4. ^ University of Madinah Saudi Info.
  5. ^ University of Madinah
  6. ^ Commins, David (2009). The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. I.B.Tauris. p. 164. 

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 24°28′50″N 39°33′53″E / 24.48056°N 39.56472°E / 24.48056; 39.56472