List of Muslim educational institutions

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The following is a list of institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter.

[edit] Historical (surviving) institutions

Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:

• Al-Azhar, Cairo
• Al-Mustansiriyya, Baghdad
• Al-Qarawiyyin
• Al-Zaytuna

[edit] Colonial-era institutions (non-seminaries)

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
• Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi (http://jmi.nic.in/)
• Jamia Osmania
• Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

[edit] Colonial-era seminaries (usually "Madarassah"s)

Institutions of religious educations (most are classified as "Madarasa"s, a term that means "school" or, literally, "place where lessons are given") founded during colonial era:

• Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad India (http://www.jamianizamia.org)
• Darul Uloom, Deoband, (http://www.darululoom-deoband.com)
• Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow (http://www.nadwatululama.org/)
• Madrassah as-Sawlatiyah, Makkah (http://www.alsawlatiyah.com/)
• Darul Uloom Newcastle, South Africa (http://www.darululoom-newcastle.co.za/)

[edit] Post-colonial seminaries (usually "Madarassah"s)

Religious institutions (or "Madarasah"s) founded since end of colonial rule in the respective countries:

• Jam`iah Dar ul `Uloom, Korangi, Karachi
• Jam`iat ul `Uloom al Islamiyah, Allama Binori Town, Karachi. (The seminary itself is colloquially also known as "Binori Town".)
• Jam`iah Binoriyah, S.I.T.E Industrial Area, Karachi
• Jam`iah Farooqiyah, Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi
• Jam`iah Arabia Ahsan ul `Uloom, Karachi
• Darul Uloom Haqqaniyah, Akora Khatak
• Jam`iah Ashrafiyah, Ferozepur Road, Lahore
• Jami`ah Imdadiyah, Faisalabad
• Jam`iah Khayr ul Madaris, Multan
• Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah
• Umm al-Qura, Makkah
• Al-Imaan University, Riyadh
• Daar Al-Hadeeth Al-Khayriyyah, Makkah [1]
• Zaytuna Institute, Hayward, California, USA (http://www.zaytuna.org/)

[edit] Post-colonial institutions (non-seminaries)

Educational institutions founded since end of colonial rule that are not religious seminaries, but have a "Islamic" or "Muslim" identity or charter, or devoted to sciences and arts usually associated with "Islamic" or "Muslim" culture and history:

• Jamia Hamdard, Madinat-ul-Hikmat, Delhi (http://www.jamiahamdard.edu/)
• Al Ameen Colleges, Bangalore (http://www.alameen.edu/)
• Hamdard University, Madinat-ul-Hikmat, Karachi

[edit] See also

• List of oldest universities in continuous operation
• Medieval university

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