muslim educational institutions

This page lists institutions that have an overt "Islamic" or "Muslim" identity or charter.

Note: This page is not envisaged as a list of universities and institutions that just happen to be in "Muslim countries". Please see the respective list of educational institutions for that country.

Historical (defunct) institutions

Institutions founded before the colonial colonial era and which are no longer in operation.

Madrassah Nizamiyah, Baghdad

Historical (surviving) institutions

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

Colonial-era defunct Institutions (non-seminaries)

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
Sind Madarassa, Karachi

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:

Darul Uloom, Deoband, (http://www.darululoom-deoband.com)
Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow (http://www.nadwatululama.org/)
Madrassah as-Sawlatiyah, Makkah (http://www.alsawlatiyah.com/)

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 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

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, Delhi (http://www.jamiahamdard.edu/)
Hamdard University, Karachi