The Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in 1961 AD (1381 AH) in the Islamic holy city of Medina.[2
Academics
University students may study Sharia, Qur'an, Dawah/Usul al-din, Hadith, and Arabic.[3] The university offers Bachelor of Arts degrees and also Master's and Doctorate Degrees.[4] Studies at the College of Sharia Islamic law were the first to start when the university opened.
Alumni
- Abdul Aziz al-Harbi – now member of the academic board for Umm al-Qura University
- Bilal Philips – Islamic Scholar and Author from Canada
- Abu Usamah – American-born imam at Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham, England
- Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi – author and AlMaghrib Institute Dean of Academic Affairs
- Muhammad Alshareef – Founder of AlMaghrib Institute
- Yaser Birjas – AlMaghrib Institute instructor
- Ehsan Elahi Zaheer – scholar and author from Pakistan
- Rabee Al-Madkhali – religious scholar
- Attique Ahmed Khan – politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Feiz Mohammad – Australian Muslim preacher of Lebanese descent noted for his Islamic fundamentalism
- Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri – scholar and author of Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum
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