Islamic University of Medina
| الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة Islamic University of Medina |
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| founding | 1961 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Medina , Saudi Arabia |
| Students | 3,000 (2000) |
| Website | iu.edu.sa |
The Islamic University of Medina ( Arabic الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة, DMG al-Ǧāmiʿa al-Islāmīya bi-l-Madīna al-Munauwara ; English Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah ) is an Islamic educational institution in Saudi Arabia . It was founded by a decree of King Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz in 1961 ( 1381 AH ) in Medina , the holy city of Islam . It is not far from the Prophet's Mosque . In 2000 it had about 3,000 students.
The university is regarded as the "mission center of the Wahhabiya", i. H. the conservative and dogmatic movement of the Wahhabis of Sunni Islam of the Hanbali direction.
It is under the supervision of the Saudi Ministry of Education and aims to spread the Wahhabi teachings of Islam, implement Islamic fundamentalism and promote the Islamic awakening movement. It was founded “with the intention of renewing Islamic dogmatics ( ʿAqīda ) by calling on individuals from every Islamic country to come to Medina ( al-munawwara ), to study Islam (...) and then to theirs To return people to instruct and guide ”.
The university was founded in 1961 as a school for higher education, with an emphasis on subjects related to Islam. The Faculty of Sharia Studies was opened first.
The university has faculties for Islamic Law ( Sharia ), the “Holy Quran ” and Islamic Studies, Da'wa and Fundamentals of Religion (Uṣūl ad-Dīn), Islamic traditions ( Hadith ), Arabic language and Islamic preaching . At the university one can also acquire the academic degrees Bachelor of Arts as well as Master and Doctor . Today, training courses in computer technology, medicine, applied sciences, engineering and pharmacy are also offered.
The language of instruction is Arabic , students who do not speak the language can take part in a two-year program of the Arabic Institute. If they are successful, they can switch to university colleges and concentrate on studying Islam .
References and footnotes
- ^ Al-Jamiat Al Islamiah . In: WHED - IAU 's World Higher Education Database . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ a b c saudiembassy.net: Islamic University of Madinah: Shining Example of Islamic Education ( Memento from May 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) "Saudi Arabia" Magazine Winter 2000 Volume 16, Number 42
- ↑ Guido Walter Steinberg: Saudi Arabia: Politics, History, Religion (CHBeck 2004), p. 128 ( excerpt in the Google book search)
- ↑ From a charter of the Islamic University published on May 11, 1962, quoted in German translation by: Reinhard Schulze : Islamic Internationalism in the 20th Century: Studies on the History of the Islamic World League (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia) . Brill Academic Pub (1990), p. 182 (Chapter: The founding of the Islamic World League ; excerpt from the Google book search) - cf. demo.ebiz-today.de: “Da'wa activists for the diaspora ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "
- ↑ ummid.com: Indian student shines at Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia
- ↑ saudinf.com: Islamic University
- ↑ www.4icu.org: Islamic University of Madinah
- ↑ iu.edu.sa Conditions of Admission / Notices & Instructions
Coordinates: 24 ° 28 '50 " N , 39 ° 33' 53" E