Islamic University of Madinah

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] This institution 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] Renowned Islamic scholar Maududi was involved in the establishment and management of the university.^[9]

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; 64 years ago (1961)
Religious affiliation	Islam
Students	22,000
Location	Medina , Saudi Arabia 24°28′50″N 39°33′53″E
Website	iu.edu.sa/en-us (in Arabic)

Colleges

Pure Islamic Colleges

• Shari'ah (Islamic Law)
• Holy Qur-an Studies
• Noble Hadith Studies
• Creed and Propagation

These colleges are the core of this university for which the Islamic University is so famous worldwide. LLB Shari'ah and ThB Creed & Religions are indeed the most popular programs on campus.

Scientific Colleges

• Sciences
• Computing
• Engineering

These colleges are newly added since 2009 or later on, long after the Islamic colleges mentioned above.

Arts Colleges

• Regulations & Economics
• Literature & Humanities^[10]

Community Education & eLearning

Often, law, accounting and language courses are offered online or in-person for public.

Notable Alumni

• Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
• Mishari bin Rashid Alafasy^[11][12]
• Abdul Hadi Awang
• Muhammad Ayyub
• Jusuf Barčić, Bosnian Shaykh
• Dr. Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari - Former Minister of Islamic Affairs, Maldives
• Khalid Basalamah
• Syafiq Riza Basalamah
• Abdur Razzaq Iskander
• Ali Abdullah Jaber
• Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
• Omar Abedeen Qasmi Madani, Indian Islamic scholar^[13][14]
• Rabee al-Madkhali
• Mufti Menk - The Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe
• Sajjad Nomani
• Bilal Philips
• Yasir Qadhi^[15]
• Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed - Current Minister of Islamic Affairs, Maldives
• Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i
• Hidayat Nur Wahid – Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (2004-2009), Islamic scholar with pluralistic view.^[16][17]
• Ali Warsame, Somali Islamic scholar and preacher^[18][19]

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions
• List of universities in Saudi Arabia