The Islamic University of Madinah (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة) is a public Islamic university in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Established by King Saud bin Abdulaziz in 1961, Sayy’id Abul Ala Maududi had played a significant role of establishing and running of Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. This institute is said to have been associated with Salafism, while claiming to have exported Salafi-inclined theologians around the world. Others disagree and state that the institution is objective and scientific, being detached to any singular ideology. It received institutional academic accreditation without exceptions from the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in April 2017.
This university is designated only for Muslim male students.
Islamic science colleges
University students may study Sharia, Qur'an, Usul al-Din and Hadith, while non-native speakers may also study Arabic language. The university offers Bachelor of Arts, Master's and Doctorate degrees. Studies at the College of Sharia Islamic law were the first to start when the university opened. It offers scholarship programs for students with accommodation and living expenses covered.
Recently added colleges
In 2009, the university opened a Faculty of Engineering. In 2011 the university opened a Faculty of Computer and Information Science. In 2012, the university opened a Faculty of Science for the first time. In 2019, the university announced that it would open a faculty of Judiciary Studies.
Online degrees
In 2019, the university announced that it would begin to offer online degrees through a new e-learning and distance education program. The university currently offers an online bachelor of arts in Sharia and a certificate-granting program in Arabic language for non-native speakers.
Alumni
- Abdur Razzaq Iskander
- Ali Warsame, Somali Islamic scholar and preacher
- Abdul Hadi Awang
- Dr. Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari - Former Minister of Islamic Affairs, Maldives
- Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed - Current Minister of Islamic Affairs, Maldives
- Hidayat Nur Wahid – Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (2004-2009), Islamic scholar with pluralistic view.
- Mufti Menk - Zimbabwe
- Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
- Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i
- Rabee al-Madkhali
- Mishary Rashid Alafasy
- Yasir Qadhi
- Omar Abedeen Qasmi Madani, Indian Islamic scholar
- Bilal Philips
- Sajjad Nomani
- Jusuf Barčić, Bosnian Shaykh
- Ja'afar Mahmud Adam.
- Khalid Basalamah
- Syafiq Riza Basalamah
- Ali Abdullah Jaber
- Muhammad Ayyub
See also
- List of Islamic educational institutions
- List of universities in Saudi Arabia
References
External links
- Official University Website (English and Arabic)
- Official Website of The University's British Students Archived 2020-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (English)
