Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include:

Historical institutions in continuous operations

Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation: University of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, the oldest existing, continually operating and the first degree-awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records.Oldest University Al-Azhar University, Cairo Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad University of Ez-Zitouna, Tunis, Tunisia University of Timbuktu Darul Uloom Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow

Seminaries

Colonial era Institutions of religious education (most are classified as "madrasas", a term that means "school" or, literally, "place where lessons are given") founded during the colonial era:

Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad, India

Post-colonial era Religious institutions (or madrasas) founded since the end of colonial rule in the respective countries: Al Jamiatul Ashrafia India Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya India Darul Uloom Deoband India Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama India Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, PAKISTAN Darul Uloom Karachi, Korangi, Karachi, PAKISTAN Jamia Faridia, Sector E-7, Islamabad, Pakistan Jamia Binoria, S.I.T.E Industrial Area, Karachi, PAKISTAN Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Allama Binori Town, Karachi, PAKISTAN Darul Huda Islamic University, Malappuram Umm al-Qura, Mecca Zaytuna College, Hayward, California, US Jamiatur Raza, Bareilly India Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah, Supaul

Non-seminaries Colonial era These are 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 Jamia Osmania Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Post-colonial era Educational institutions founded since end of colonial rule that are not religious seminaries, but have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter, or devoted to sciences and arts usually associated with Islamic or Muslim culture and history:

Afghanistan Kabul University

Algeria Emir Abdelkader University, Constantine

Bangladesh Jamia Ahmadiyya Sunnia Kamil Madrasa, Chittagong Islamic University of Technology International Islamic University Chittagong Islamic University, Bangladesh Manarat International University Islamic Arabic University Bangladesh Islami University

Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo

Brunei Darussalam Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University

China China Islamic Institute 9 provincial Islamic institutes

Egypt Al-Azhar University

Ghana Islamic University College, Ghana

Indonesia Islamic University of Indonesia Muhammadiyah University of Magelang Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta Bandung Islamic University Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University YARSI University Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic University International Islamic University of Indonesia

India Darul Uloom Deoband, Uttar Pradesh Jamia Razvia Manzar-e-Islam Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, Mubarakpur Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad, India Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah, Supaul Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom, Akkalkuwa Aligarh Muslim University Al-Jame-atul-Islamia, Raunahi Jamia Al Barkaat Aligarh, Aligarh Darul Uloom Mau, Mau Jamia Amjadia Rizvia, Ghosi Jamiatur Raza, Bareilly Jamia Hamdard, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi Jamia Markaz, Kozhikode Markaz Knowledge City, Kozhikode Darul Huda Islamic University Ma'din Academy, Malappuram, Kerala Al-Ameen Educational Society, Bangalore, Karnataka

Iran Islamic Azad University

Iraq Mustansiriyah University

Ireland Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre Ireland

Jordan World Islamic Sciences and Education University

Malaysia International Islamic University Malaysia Al-Madinah International University Selangor International Islamic University College Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin :ms:Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College Universiti Islam Malaysia Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah :ms:Kolej Universiti Islam Zulkifli Muhammad Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (UniSiRAJ) Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UniPSAS)

Morocco University of al-Qarawiyyin

Netherlands Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam

Niger Islamic University of Niger

Palestine Islamic University of Gaza

Pakistan International Islamic University, Islamabad Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies Jamia Amjadia Rizvia Karachi Jamia Naeemia Lahore Jamia Nizamia Ghousia Wazirabad Jamia-tul-Madina Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Philippines Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao

Russian Federation Russian Islamic University, Kazan

Saudi Arabia Islamic University of Madinah Umm al-Qura University

Sudan University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences Omdurman Islamic University

Tunisia University of Ez-Zitouna

Uganda Islamic University in Uganda

United States American Islamic College Cordoba University Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences Zaytuna College

United Kingdom Cambridge Muslim College Jamia Al-Karam

Yemen Dar al-Mustafa

See also Madrasa List of Islamic seminaries List of oldest universities in continuous operation Medieval university

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