List of Islamic educational institutions
Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include:University of Madinah
Historical institutions in continuous operations
[edit]Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:
- University of Al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, the oldest existing, continually operating and the first degree-awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records.[1][2]
- Al-Azhar University, Cairo
- Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad
- University of Ez-Zitouna, Tunis, Tunisia
- University of Timbuktu
- Darul Uloom Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow
Seminaries
[edit]Colonial era
[edit]Institutions of religious education (most are classified as "madrasas", a term that means "school" or, literally, "place where lessons are given") founded during the colonial era:
- Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad, India[3]
Post-colonial era
[edit]Religious institutions (or madrasas) founded since the end of colonial rule in the respective countries:
- Darul Uloom Deoband India
- Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama India
- Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen
- Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, PAKISTAN
- Darul 'Uloom Karachi, Korangi, Karachi, PAKISTAN
- Jamia Faridia, Sector E-7, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Jamia Binoria, S.I.T.E Industrial Area, Karachi, PAKISTAN
- Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Allama Binori Town, Karachi, PAKISTAN
- Darul Huda Islamic University, Malappuram
- Umm al-Qura, Mecca
- Zaytuna Institute, Hayward, California, US
- Jamiatur Raza, Bareilly India
- Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah, Supaul
Non-seminaries
[edit]Colonial era
[edit]These are 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[4]
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi[5]
- Jamia Osmania
- Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Post-colonial era
[edit]Educational institutions founded since end of colonial rule that are not religious seminaries, but have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter, or devoted to sciences and arts usually associated with Islamic or Muslim culture and history:
Afghanistan
[edit]Algeria
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]- Islamic University of Technology
- Darul Ihsan University
- Dhaka University
- Jahangirnagar University
- Khulna University
- International Islamic University Chittagong
- Islamic University, Bangladesh
- Manarat International University
- University of Rajshahi
- Islamic Arabic University
- Bangladesh Islami University
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]Burkina Faso
[edit]Brunei Darussalam
[edit]Chad
[edit]Ivory Coast
[edit]Egypt
[edit]- Al-Azhar University
- Assiut University
- Minia University
- Suez Canal University
- Helwan University
- Tanta University
- Zagazig University
- Cairo University
- Mansoura University
- Minufiya University
- Ain Shams University
- Alexandria University
Ghana
[edit]Republic of Guinea
[edit]Indonesia
[edit]- Islamic University of Indonesia
- Muhammadiyah University of Magelang
- Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta
- Bandung Islamic University
- Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
- Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta
- Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University
- YARSI University
- Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic University
- International Islamic University of Indonesia
India
[edit]- Darul Uloom Deoband, Uttar Pradesh
- Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband
- Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow
- Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
- Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad, India
- Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah, Supaul
- Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom, Akkalkuwa
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, Uttar Pradesh
- Al-Jame-atul-Islamia, Raunahi
- Jamia Al Barkaat Aligarh, Aligarh
- Darul Uloom Mau, Mau
- Jamia Miftahul Uloom, Mau
- Jamia Amjadia Rizvia, Ghosi
- Jamiatur Raza, Bareilly
- Jamia Hamdard, Delhi
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
- Jamia Al Hind Al Islamiyya Kerala
- Jamia Markaz, Kozhikode
- Manzar-e-Islam, Bareilly
- Markaz Knowledge City, Kozhikode
- Darul Huda Islamic University
- Ma'din Academy, Malappuram, Kerala
Iran
[edit]- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Islamic Azad University
- K. N. Toosi University of Technology
- Payame Noor University (Distance Education)
- Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
- Sharif University of Technology
- Shiraz University
- University of Tehran
- Tarbiat Moallem University
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Bu-Ali Sina University
- Allameh Tabatabai University
- Gorgan University
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- University of Isfahan
- Alzahra University
- Amirkabir University of Technology
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Iran University of Science and Technology
Iraq
[edit]- University of Basrah
- University of Technology
- University of Mosul
- University of Baghdad
- Al Qadissiya University
- Kufa University
- Mustansiriyah University
- Iraqi University in Baghdad
- University of Anbar
- Babylon University
Ireland
[edit]Jordan
[edit]- Al al-Bayt University
- Al-Balqa` Applied University
- Ajloun National Private University
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University
- Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
- Al-Isra University
- Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
- American University of Madaba
- Applied Science Private University
- German-Jordanian University
- Hashemite University
- Irbid National University
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
- Jerash Private University
- Jadara University
- Mutah University
- Petra University
- Philadelphia University
- Princess Sumaya University for Technology
- Tafila Technical University
- University of Jordan
- World Islamic Sciences and Education University
- Yarmouk University
- Zarqa Private University
Lebanon
[edit]Libya
[edit]- Al-Arab Medical University
- University of Garyounis
- Sebha University
- Seventh of April University
- Al-Tahadi University
Malaysia
[edit]- International Islamic University Malaysia
- University of Science Malaysia
- University of Malaya
- Universiti Utara Malaysia
- University of Technology, Malaysia
- University Malaysia Sabah
- Al-Madinah International University
- Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University
- Selangor International Islamic University College
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
Morocco
[edit]- Chouaib Doukkali University
- Mohammed V University at Agdal
- Mohammed V University at Souissi
- Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
[edit]Republic of Mozambique
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]Niger
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Palestine
[edit]- Al-Azhar University, Gaza
- An-Najah National University
- Al-Quds University
- Al-Quds Open University
- Birzeit University
- Islamic University of Gaza
Pakistan
[edit]- Hamdard University
- University of the Punjab
- NED University of Engineering and Technology
- Quaid-i-Azam University
- Shah Abdul Latif University
- Sindh Agriculture University
- University of Sindh
- Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Gomal University
- International Islamic University, Islamabad
- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
- Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies
- Jamia Amjadia Rizvia Karachi
- Jamia Naeemia Lahore
- Jamia Nizamia Ghousia Wazirabad
- Jamia-tul-Madina
- Islamia University of Bahawalpur
- Minhaj International University
- Al Quran Lab[8]
Philippines
[edit]Qatar
[edit]Russian Federation
[edit]- Russian Islamic University, Kazan
Saudi Arabia
[edit]Sudan
[edit]- International University of Africa
- Sudan University of Science and Technology
- University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences
- University of Gezira
- Blue Nile University
- Al-Neelain University
- Kordofan University
- Sinar University
- University of Juba
- Khartoum University
- Nile Valley University
- Alzaiem Alazhari University
- Omdurman Islamic University
Senegal
[edit]Somalia
[edit]Syria
[edit]Tunisia
[edit]Turkey
[edit]Uganda
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]United States
[edit]- Cordoba University Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences
- Zaytuna College
- Islamic University of Minnesota
United Kingdom
[edit]Yemen
[edit]- Dar al-Mustafa
- University of Aden
- Queen Arwa University
- Taiz University
- Sanaa University
- University of Science and Technology, Sana'a
See also
[edit]- Madrasa
- List of Islamic seminaries
- List of oldest universities in continuous operation
- Medieval university
References
[edit]- ^ Oldest University
- ^ "Medina of Fez". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Wel Come Jamia Nizamia Hyd, India". jamianizamia.org.
- ^ "Aligarh Muslim University". amu.ac.in.
- ^ "Jamia Millia Islamia". Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2005-02-28.
- ^ "جامعة الأمير عبد القادر للعلوم الإسلامية قسنطينة". www.univ-emir.dz. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Universidade Eduardo Mondlane". fumi-fuiw.org. The Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "Home | Al Quran Lab". Retrieved 2021-09-29.