List of Muslim educational institutions

The following is a list of institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

identity or charter.

Historical (surviving) institutions

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

Aliah University, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
University of Munawwar-ul-Islam
University of Al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco
Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University is an educational institute in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970~972 as a madrasa, it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. It is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt. In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum.It is...

, Cairo
Al-Mustansiriya University
Al-Mustansiriya University
Al-Mustansiriya University is a university located in Baghdad, Iraq. It was established in 1227 by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir and is one of the oldest universities in the world. Formerly named Mustansiriya Madrasah, it was restructured as a modern university in 1927...

, Baghdad
Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad
Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad
Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad was one the first Islamic universities, established in July of 1091 when Nizam al-Mulk appointed the 33-year-old Al-Ghazali as a professor of the school....
Nizamiyya
University of Ez-Zitouna
University of Ez-Zitouna
Ez-Zitouna University is located in Tunis. It is claimed to be the oldest teaching establishment in the Arab World, since the Ez-Zitouna madrassa was founded in 737 C.E...

, Tunis, Tunisia.

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
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...

(http://www.amu.ac.in/)
University of Munawwar-ul-Islam
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is an Indian Central University located in Delhi. It was established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988...

, Delhi (http://jmi.nic.in/)
Jamia Osmania
Jamia Osmania
Jamia Osmania is a suburb of Hyderabad, India.-Commercial area:The shopping centers in Jamia Osmania are very good. There is choice for everyone like Foodworld etc. Osmania Garden Function hall is main social place of this area...
Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam
Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam
Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam: is a high school in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Sindh Madrasa was founded in 1st September, 1885 bySindh Madrasa-tul-Islam: is a high school in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Sindh Madrasa was founded in 1st September, 1885 bySindh Madrasa-tul-Islam: is a high school in Karachi,...

, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India (http://islamiahcollege.edu.in
National Shibli College, Azamgarh, Utter Pradesh, India

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
Jamia Nizamia
Jamia Nizamia , more properly, Jami'ah Nizamiyyah, is one of the oldest Islamic seminaries of higher learning of Sunnis in India.- History :...

, Hyderabad India (http://www.jamianizamia.org)
University of Munawwar-ul-Islam
Jamia Darussalam, OomerAabad, Tamil Nadu
Darul Uloom
Darul uloom
Darul uloom , also spelled darul ulum etc., is an Arabic term which literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution—similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school—although a Darul Uloom often indicates a more advanced level...

, Deoband, (http://www.darululoom-deoband.com)
Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama
Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama is an Islamic institution at Lucknow, India, which draws large number of Muslim students from all over the country. Nadwa's objective was reaching a middle path between classical Islam and modernity...

, Lucknow (http://www.nadwatululama.org/)
Madrassah as-Sawlatiyah, Makkah (http://www.alsawlatiyah.com/)
Darul Uloom Newcastle, South Africa (http://www.darululoomnewcastle.co.za/)

Post-colonial seminaries (usually "Madarassah"s)

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

Jam'iah Arabia Ahsan ul uloom, Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Gulshan-e-Iqbal
'Iqbal Goth' is a large residential and commercial neighbourhood of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal....

, Karachi
University of Munawwar-ul-Islam
Jam`iah Dar ul `Uloom, Korangi
Korangi
Korangi is one of the neighborhoods of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Korangi Town is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River...

, 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
S.I.T.E Industrial Area
Sindh Industrial Trading Estate is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designated as an Industrial Area in 1963, S.I.T.E is the oldest and the largest designated Industrial Area of Pakistan, encompassing 4700 acres of land...

, Karachi
Jam`iah Farooqiyah, Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi
Darul Uloom Haqqaniyah, Akora Khatak
Jam`iah Ashrafiyah, Ferozepur Road
Ferozepur Road
Firozpur Road is a road starting in Lahore Pakistan and leading up to Firozpur in India. The Pakistani city of Kasur also lies on this road. The road passes through Pakistani towns of Kahna and Liliani...

, Lahore
Jami`ah Imdadiyah, Faisalabad
Jam`iah Khayr ul Madaris, Multan
Islamic University of Madinah
Islamic University of Madinah
The Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in the year 1961 AD in the Islamic holy city of Medina.-History:...

, Madinah
Umm al-Qura
Umm al-Qura
Umm al-Qura University is a public university in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It was established as the College of Shari`a in 1949 before being joined by new colleges and renamed Umm al-Qura by royal decree in 1981....

, Makkah
Al-Imaan University, Riyadh
Daar Al-Hadeeth Al-Khayriyyah, Makkah http://www.bakkah.net/studying/daaralhadeeth.htm
Zaytuna Institute
Zaytuna Institute
Zaytuna College is a non-profit, 501 educational institute located in Berkeley, California, United States...

, Hayward, California, USA (http://www.zaytuna.org/)
Dar al-mustafa
Dar al-Mustafa
Dar al-Mustafa is a madrasah in Tarim, Hadhramaut, Yemen.-History:In 1993, the Islamic seminary was founded by Habib Umar bin Hafiz. The Dar al-Mustafa campus was officially opened in May 1997 and incorporated as a center for traditional Islamic scholarship....

, Tarim, Yemen (http://www.daralmustafa.org/)

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:

Pakistan

Hamdard University
Hamdard University
Hamdard University is a private institution of higher education in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The university was founded in 1991 by Hakim Said of the Hamdard Foundation. Hamdard University has the largest campus of any private university in Pakistan, covering...

, Madinat-ul-Hikmat, Karachi
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Minhaj International University
Minhaj International University
The Minhaj International University, also referred to as The Minhaj University Lahore or MUL, is a private university located in Lahore, Pakistan....
Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Karachi
University of the Punjab
University of the Punjab
University of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...

, Faculty of Islamic Sctudies
Islamia University
Islamia University
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur , colloquially known as Islamia University, is located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. University has many faculties including Engineering, Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Science, Arts, Languages, Social Sciences, Business and Information Technology. The...

, Bahawalpur
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Bahauddin Zakariya University is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest university of South Punjab. Bahauddin Zakariya University was formerly known as Multan University. It was renamed in honor of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya...

, Multan

India

Jamia Hamdard
Jamia Hamdard
Jamia Hamdard is a university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1989.Our Revered Founder Janab Hakeem Abdul Hameed Saheb, a true Gandhian in spirit and simplicity was born in Delhi on September 14, 1908. No account of Hakeem Saheb can be complete without the mention of his...

, Madinat-ul-Hikmat, Delhi (http://www.jamiahamdard.edu/)
Al Ameen Colleges, Bangalore (http://www.alameen.edu/)
University of Munawwar-ul-Islam
Mazharul Uloom College, Ambur, Tamil Nadu, India
C.Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu, India
The New College, Chennai
The New College, Chennai
The New College is an institution of higher education in Chennai, South India. Established in 1951, the institution is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Madras, with autonomous status...

, Tamil Nadu, India
Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed Women's College, Tamil Nadu, India
Islamiah Women's College, Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India
Jamal Mohammed College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Darul Huda Islamic University

Malaysia

International Islamic University Malaysia
International Islamic University Malaysia
The International Islamic University Malaysia , also known as IIUM or UIAM, is a public publicly-funded university in Malaysia. Its main campus is located in Gombak, Selangor with its situated in Petaling Jaya / Nilai and its medical-centric branch in Kuantan, Pahang. The university is sponsored...
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia or USIM is a public university in Malaysia with a main campus located at Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. Formerly known as Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia or KUIM which was established in 1998, USIM presently has 8 faculties with 18 academic programmes with academic...
Al-Madinah International University
Al-Madinah International University
Al-Madinah International University is a Web-based Islamic University which allows students to graduate at their chosen careers within the Islamic paradigm...

Sudan

Omdurman Islamic University
Omdurman Islamic University
Omdurman Islamic University is built on an area of size about 500 acres in Omdurman, Sudan. The school is basically oriented toward Islamic studies, yet, it serves other fields of studies as well such as engineering , agriculture and medicine ....
University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences
University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences
The University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences is a university in the state of Khartoum, Sudan. It is based in Omdurman.-History:The University of Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences was established in 1990....