Omdurman_Islamic_University

Omdurman Islamic University

Omdurman Islamic University

Islamic university in Omdurman, Sudan

Omdurman Islamic University (OIU; Arabic: جامعة أم درمان الإسلامية) is a university built on an area of size about 800 feddans (3,360,000 square meters) in Omdurman, Sudan. While the school is primarily oriented toward Islamic studies, it serves other fields of studies as well, such as engineering, agriculture and medicine.[2] Omdurman Islamic University is a member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World.[3]

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History

Omdurman Islamic University was previously known as the Omdurman Scientific Institute. The Omdurman Scientific Institute was the first private scientific institute established in modern Sudan, and many prominent Sudanese scholars and personalities graduated from it. Sudanese scholars asked the colonial government at the time to establish the Omdurman Scientific Institute, which was accepted, and so the institute was established in 1912 as a response to rising foreign education.[4] The institute represents the beginning of regular religious education in Sudan, which adopted the Al-Azhar system. The scientific institute developed in the mid-sixties of the twentieth century to later become Omdurman Islamic University in 1965.

Faculties

Omdurman Islamic University offers various faculties, which are listed below.[5]

Notable alumni

During its time, the Omdurman Islamic University has educated various notable alumni, who are listed below.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  2. [2]
    "Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan". www.123university.net. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. [3]
    "Member Universities". Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. [4]
    "Omdurman Islamic University | Tuition Fees | Offered Courses | Admission - Counselor Corporation". 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. [5]
    "Omdurman Islamic University | Tuition Fees | Offered Courses | Admission - Counselor Corporation". 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

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