Islamic University of Madinah
The Islamic University of Madinah is a public Islamic university in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Established by King Saud bin Abdulaziz in 1961, This institution is said to have been associated with Salafism, while claiming to have exported Salafi-inclined theologians around the world. Others disagree and state that the institution is objective and scientific, being detached to any singular ideology. It received institutional academic accreditation without exceptions from the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in April 2017. Renowned Islamic scholar Maududi was involved in the establishment and management of the university.
Colleges
Pure Islamic Colleges- Shari'ah
- Holy Qur-an Studies
- Noble Hadith Studies
- Creed and Propagation
Scientific Colleges
- Sciences
- Computing
- Engineering
Arts Colleges
- Regulations & Economics
- Literature & Humanities
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
- 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
- Rabee al-Madkhali
- Mufti Menk – The Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe
- Sajjad Nomani
- Bilal Philips
- Yasir Qadhi
- 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, Islamic scholar with pluralistic view.
- Ali Warsame, Somali Islamic scholar and preacher