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{{Short description|Islamic university in Omdurman, Sudan}}

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'''Omdurman Islamic University''',built on an area of size about 500 Acres in [[Omdurman]].The school oriented towards Islamic studies.
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'''Omdurman Islamic University''' ('''OIU'''; {{langx|ar|جامعة أم درمان الإسلامية}}) is a [[university]] built on an area of size about 800 [[Feddan|feddans]] (3,360,000 square meters) in [[Omdurman]], [[Sudan]]. While the school is primarily oriented toward [[Islam|Islamic]] studies, it serves other fields of studies as well, such as [[engineering]], [[agriculture]] and [[medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan |url=https://www.123university.net/edu/7983/Omdurman-Islamic-University |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.123university.net}}</ref> Omdurman Islamic University is a member of the [[ICESCO|Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.fuiw.org/en/universites_membres.php
|title = Member Universities
|publisher = Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World
|accessdate = 2011-09-17
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|archivedate = 2011-09-30
}}</ref>


== Omdurman Islamic University History==
==History==
Omdurman Islamic University was previously known as the Omdurman Scientific Institute. The Omdurman Scientific Institute was the first [[Private university|private]] [[Research institute|scientific institute]] established in modern [[Sudan]], and many prominent Sudanese [[Scholar|scholars]] and personalities graduated from it. Sudanese scholars asked the [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-01 |title=Omdurman Islamic University {{!}} Tuition Fees {{!}} Offered Courses {{!}} Admission - Counselor Corporation |url=https://counselorcorporation.com/omdurman-islamic-university-tuition-fees-offered-courses-admission/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |language=en}}</ref> The institute represents the beginning of regular [[religious education]] in Sudan, which adopted the [[Al-Azhar Al-Sharif|Al-Azhar]] system. The scientific institute developed in the mid-1960s to later become Omdurman Islamic University in 1965.


==Faculties ==
==Schools and colleges==
Omdurman Islamic University offers various [[Faculty (division)|faculties]], which are listed below.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-01 |title=Omdurman Islamic University {{!}} Tuition Fees {{!}} Offered Courses {{!}} Admission - Counselor Corporation |url=https://counselorcorporation.com/omdurman-islamic-university-tuition-fees-offered-courses-admission/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |language=en}}</ref>
*School of Medicine and Health Sciences
*Faculty of [[Medicine]] and [[Outline of health sciences|Health Sciences]]
*School of Engineering Sciences
*Faculty of [[Science and technology studies|Sciences and Technology]]
*School of Agriculture
*Faculty of [[Engineering physics|Engineering Sciences]]
*School of Pharmacy
*Faculty of [[Agriculture]]
*Faculty of [[Pharmacy]]
*Faculty of [[Sharia|Sharia and Law]]
*Faculty of Medical Laboratories Sciences
*Faculty of [[Economics]]
*Faculty of [[Media studies|Media]]
*Faculty of [[Education]]
*Faculty of [[Information technology|Computer and Information Technology]]


==Addresses==
==Notable alumni==
During its time, the Omdurman Islamic University has educated various notable [[alumni]], who are listed below.
<blockquote>
*[[Elhadi Adam]], Sudanese [[poet]] and [[songwriter]]
*[[Shaleh Muhamad Aldjufri]], Indonesian politician
*[[Guled Salah Barre]], Somali politician
*[[Hamid Choi]], South Korean translator and professor
*[[Abdulcadir Gabeire Farah]], Somali-born Polish [[historian]] and [[Activism|social activist]]
*[[Nizar Rayan]], high-ranking [[Hamas]] leader and professor
*[[Ali al-Sallabi]], Libyan historian, religious scholar and politician
*[[Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh]], [[Sudanese Americans|Sudanese American]] executive director of the [[Fiqh Council of North America]]
*[[Abdul Somad]], Indonesian Islamic [[preacher]] and scholar


==See also==
*P.O.Box 382
*[[List of Islamic educational institutions]]
11415
*Omdurman
*Republic of Sudan
</blockquote>


* [[Education in Sudan]]


==External links==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.oiu.edu.sd/ Omdurman Islamic University] Official site


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== References ==
*{http://www.sudanembassy.org/contemporarylooks/umdurman.htm Embassy of Sudan – Omduramn Islamic University]


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Latest revision as of 05:42, 31 October 2024

Omdurman Islamic University
جامعة أم درمان الإسلامية
TypePublic[1]
Established1901
PresidentProfessor Hassan Abbas preceded by Prof. Mohammed Osman Salih
Location
Omdurman
,
Sudan
Websitewww.oiu.edu.sd

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]

History

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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-1960s to later become Omdurman Islamic University in 1965.

Faculties

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

Notable alumni

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

See also

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References

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

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