| International Islamic University | |
| Motto: | Arabic: وفوق كل ذي علم عليم |
| Motto Lang: | ar |
| Mottoeng: | "All those endowed with knowledge have the All-Knowing above them" |
| President: | Mohammad Sarwar (acting) [1] |
| Rector: | Samina Malik |
| Academic Staff: | 2000 to 2,500 |
| Administrative Staff: | 1,800 to 2,300 |
| Students: | 28,000 to 30,000 |
| Undergrad: | 16,000 to 18,000 |
| Postgrad: | 10,000 to 12,000 |
| Doctoral: | 400 to 500 |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Campus: | Urban, |
| Colors: | Green |
| Other Name: | IIU |
| Mascot: | Islamian |
| Native Name: | Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية |
The International Islamic University (IIU) is an Islamic public university located in Islamabad, Pakistan.[2] [3] [4] It was established in 1980 and restructured in 1985, and remains a valuable source for Higher Education in Pakistan.
The university is regularly listed among the most recognized universities and prestigious degree awarding institutions of Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.[5] The university ranks joint second in the 2022 top university rankings of Times Higher Education World University Rankings in Pakistan. It also constantly ranks among the best universities in the country for the general category by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
The university is internationally renowned in the Muslim world and has academic ties with the Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Umm al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Islamic University of Medina, Medina, Saudi Arabia and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The university is a centre of Islam, theology and the Islamic studies in a contemporary context.[6]
The university was founded in 1980 with funding from inside Pakistan and foreign donations from Saudi Arabia.[7] Ismail al-Faruqi, a prominent scholar, played a significant role in its establishment. His advisory role was instrumental in laying the foundation of the university, integrating Islamic values with contemporary academic disciplines.[8] The university provides education and training in Islamic law for the professions of judicial officers, public prosecutors, teachers of madrassas, preachers of Friday sermons and imams.[9]
It attracts students domestically and from Central and Southeast Asia.[10]
In 2012, the university was ranked fourth in general universities category by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).[11] In February 2014, it awarded King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate in politics and international relations.[12] It offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs in law, science, engineering & technology, humanities, arts, religious studies, social and natural sciences.
The university has two campuses.
The old campus lies about the Faisal Mosque. The mosque was designed by Vedat Dalokay, a Turkish architect. It was donated to the university by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The mosque is one of the largest in the world and is able to accommodate tens of thousands of people in its prayer hall, women's gallery and courtyard.[13] [14] [15]
The new campus occupies Islamabad's Sector H-10.[16] The first phase of construction of the new campus was completed in 2013. Since then a campus area for women has been established. In 2006, the construction of the Central Library and the Lincoln Corner was completed.
The university consists of the following faculties:
The Faculty of Computing (founded in 2020) teaches computer science and software engineering
The Faculty of Arabic teaches Arabic Language, literature, Linguistics, Translation and Interpretation.[17]
The Faculty of Sciences (founded in 2003) teaches physics and nanotechnology, Mathematics and Statistics, environmental sciences, biotechnology and bioinformatics.[18]
The Faculty of Engineering and Technology (founded in 2007) offers degrees in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering.[19] It has a lot of foreign qualified faculty.
The Iqra College of Technology (ICT) is a constituent college of IIUI. It offers B.Tech (Hons) and Diploma of Associate Engineering (DAE) programs. It has faculty duly recognized by PEC[20]
The faculty of languages and literature offers BS, MS and PhD degrees in English, Persian and Urdu.[21]
| The W: | 600–800 |
| Qs W: | 1201-1400 |
| Qs W Ref: | [22] |
| Date: | March 2023 |
The faculty of management sciences was founded in 1995. In 1996, the Department of Business Administration offered Master of Business Administration program. The Department of Technology Management was founded in 1998. It is the largest faculty of the university with around 3,700 registered students.[23]
The Faculty of Shariah and Law was first established in Quaid-i-Azam University in 1979. In 1980, it was incorporated into International Islamic University, Islamabad. Students enrolling in doctorate programs complete one year of compulsory coursework before commencing a thesis. More than 900 students have graduated from this faculty.[24]
The Faculty of Social Sciences offers degrees in Anthropology, Education, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, History and Pakistan Studies, Islamic Art and Architecture, Mass Communications and Sociology.[25]
A Faculty of Islamic Studies (Usuluddin) was founded in 1981. It offers degrees in the Tafseer and Quranic sciences, Hadith, comparative religion, Da'wah and Islamic culture, Aqeedah and philosophy and Seerah and Islamic history. The Da'wah Academy was founded in March 1985. The Shari'ah Institute of Training was founded in 1981 and became an academy in 1985.[26]
Faculty of Usuluddin have different international faculty members. Such as Al-Azhar University[27] qualified professors.
The Centre of Excellence for Modern Languages teaches English, Chinese and Urdu languages preparatory courses for students seeking to enroll in foreign and national universities (for example, HEC scholarships) or seeking employment. It also offers an English proficiency program.[28]
The university's International Institute of Islamic Economics was founded in 1983. It offers degrees in Islamic banking and finance, econometric and rural development. Within the faculty, the Division of Research and Training promotes research and offers training for staff of public and private financial and academic institutions.[29]
The International Islamic University (IIU) uses an absolute grading system with a fixed range. The grading table is:
| 80 and above | A+ | 4.00 | |
| 75-79.99% | B+ | 3.50 | |
| 70-74.99% | B | 3.00 | |
| 65-69.99% | C+ | 2.50 | |
| 60-64.99% | C | 2.00 | |
| 55-59.99% | D+ | 1.50 | |
| 50-54.99% | D | 1.00 | |
| Below 50% | F | 0.00 |
The central library is situated on the new campus. There is also the Muhammad Hamidullah and the International Institute of Islamic Economics library. It contains rare books on Islamic law relating to economics and Islamic governance. in this library you can read every department's books
The Islamic Research Institute library is a source of knowledge about Islam.
The engineering and technology library contains 25,000 books. Fifteen periodicals are subscribed and ten newspapers are purchased. The library can seat fifty users. There are 550 research reports and theses.
DA’WAH ACADEMY LIBRARIESDa’wah Academy has five types of libraries to fulfill the information needs of its research scholars, academicians, course participants, and the general public. These are Da’wah Research Library, Dr. Mehmood Ahmed Ghazi Library, Da’wah Centre for Women Library, Dawah Children Library Faisal Masjid Campus Islamabad and Regional Da’wah Centre (Sindh) Library, Karachi.
The Shariah Academy Library has a collection of 8,976 books and journals on the subjects of Qur'anic studies, Hadith studies, Prophet's Biography, Islamic law and Anglo-Saxon law. There are also a number of departmental libraries such as the Research Journals library, the Library of Islamic Studies, the Al-Dirassat Al-Islamyya, the Fikro Nazar, the Insights library and the Mayar library. The university publishes the Journal of Business and Management Sciences (JBMS).
It is located in the basement of Faisal mosque and it has large volume of books on varieties of subjects.
The university infrastructure includes seven academic buildings. The university's student accommodation includes seven hostels for women and seven for men including Kuwait Hostel, located in the old campus adjacent to Faisal Masjid. Kuwait Hostel has seven sub-blocks in it.
The university has academic ties with: