Al-Mustafa International University


Al-Mustafa International University is an international academic, Islamic and university-style seminary institute in Qom, Iran established in 1979. It has international branches and affiliate schools.
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The university has provided Islamic education to international students mostly at a graduate level, in a combined seminary and academic format focused on the study of the Comparative Religion, Quran, Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Philosophy and Discourse, Islamic Mysticism, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Education, Management, Persian Language and Literature, and Arabic. It also provides associate degree for French, Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish and Russian.
It also provides Sunni Islam and Shia Islam seminary courses in English, Arabic and Persian.
WWW miu.ac.ir

Membership in international organizations

Besides participation in international scientific-cultural forum, Al-Mustafa University is a member of the following international scientific forums and organizations:

History

The university was founded in 1979. The university is headquartered in Tehran but has branches in several other Iranian cities.
On December 8, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned the university for recruiting students to fight in Syria. The university published a response.

Controversy and Sanctions

In December 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Al-Mustafa International University, alleging that it served as a recruitment platform for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force. The U.S. government claimed that the university was involved in recruiting foreign fighters, particularly from Afghanistan and Pakistan, for Iran's proxy wars in the region.

Criticism and Defense

Critics argue that Al-Mustafa International University plays a role in spreading Iran's revolutionary ideology globally and serves as a tool for expanding Iranian influence. However, university officials and Iranian clerics have defended the institution, stating that it promotes peace, friendship, and understanding among nations through its educational programs.

Presidents

Notable alumni

  • Aga syed Mohammad Hadi mosavi -Indian Kashmiri shia cleric

International Journals

  1. Contemporary Quranic Studies: https://dqm.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  2. Discourse of History: https://skh.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  3. Historical Studies of the Islamic World: https://mte.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  4. International Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure Life: https://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/
  5. Journal of Persian language teaching Studies: https://maz.journals.miu.ac.ir/
  6. Jurisprudence of Educational Studies: https://mft.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  7. Quran and Orientalists: https://qkh.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  8. Studies of Islamic Jurisprudence and Basis of Law: https://fvh.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  9. Studies of Quran Reading: https://qer.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  10. The Islamic Journal of Women and the Family: https://pzk.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  11. The Quran: Contemporary Studies: https://qns.journals.miu.ac.ir/
  12. The Quran and Science: https://qve.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en
  13. Theology Journal: https://pke.journals.miu.ac.ir/?lang=en