Islamic University of Madinah

الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة Jāmiʻah al-Islāmīyah bi-al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah
Motto	الجامعة التي لا تغيب عنها الشمس
Type	Public
Established	1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Religious affiliation	Islam
Students	22,000
Location	Medina , Saudi Arabia 24°28′50″N 39°33′53″E / 24.48056°N 39.56472°E / 24.48056; 39.56472
Website	iu.edu.sa/en-us (in Arabic)

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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,^[1] the institute is said to have been associated with Salafism, while claiming to have exported Salafi-inclined theologians around the world.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Others disagree and state that the institution is objective and scientific, being detached to any singular ideology.^[7] It received institutional academic accreditation without exceptions from the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in April 2017.^[8]

This university is designated only for Muslim male students.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Recently added colleges

In 2009, the university opened a Faculty of Engineering.^[11] In 2011 the university opened a Faculty of Computer and Information Science.^[12] In 2012, the university opened a Faculty of Science for the first time.^[13][14] In 2019, the university announced that it would open a faculty of Judiciary Studies.^[15]

Online degrees

In 2019, the university announced that it would begin to offer online degrees through a new e-learning and distance education program.^[16] The university currently offers an online bachelor of arts in Sharia and a certificate-granting program in Arabic language for non-native speakers.^[17][18]

Alumni

• Abdur Razzaq Iskander
• Hidayat Nur Wahid – Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (2004-2009), Islamic scholar with pluralistic view.^[19][20]
• Mufti Menk - Zimbabwe
• Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
• Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i
• Rabee al-Madkhali
• Mishary Rashid Alafasy^[21][22]
• Yasir Qadhi^[23]
• Bilal Philips
• Sajjad Nomani
• Jusuf Barčić, Bosnian Shaykh
• Ja'afar Mahmud Adam.

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 (English)

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