International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIU)

The International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) is a public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan, founded on 11 November 1980, the first day of the fifteenth Islamic century, and reconstituted by ordinance in March 1985.伊斯兰堡国际伊斯兰大学（International Islamic University Islamabad，简称 IIUI）是巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡的一所公立研究型大学，1980 年 11 月 11 日、即伊斯兰历十五世纪第一天奠基，1985 年 3 月依据法令改组。

It was created by President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq with the Muslim World League and funded by Pakistani and Saudi donations, with the scholar Ismail al-Faruqi advising on the integration of Islamic values and modern disciplines.该校由总统穆罕默德·齐亚·哈克联合世界穆斯林联盟创办，经费来自巴基斯坦与沙特阿拉伯的捐助，学者伊斯梅尔·法鲁基为伊斯兰价值观与现代学科的融合提供了咨询。

IIUI teaches law, Islamic studies, engineering, computing, sciences, management, languages and social sciences to about 30,000 students from more than 50 countries, and QS places it in the 1401+ band for 2027.学校面向来自 50 多个国家的约 3 万名学生教授法律、伊斯兰研究、工程、计算、理学、管理、语言与社会科学，2027 年 QS 排名将其列入 1401+ 区间。

History

• The university's origins lie in the Faculty of Shariah and Law established at Quaid-i-Azam University in 1979, which was transferred to the new Islamic University in 1980.学校的源头可追溯到 1979 年在真纳大学设立的伊斯兰教法与法律学院，该学院于 1980 年并入新成立的伊斯兰大学。
• The foundation stone was laid on 11 November 1980, corresponding to 1 Muharram 1401 AH, a date chosen to mark the start of a new Islamic century and the university's declared mission of an Islamic renaissance.奠基石于 1980 年 11 月 11 日安放，对应伊斯兰历 1401 年穆哈兰姆月 1 日，这一日期被选来象征新伊斯兰世纪的开始与学校所宣告的复兴使命。
• President Zia-ul-Haq promulgated the International Islamic University Ordinance in March 1985, giving the institution its present name, legal personality and independent status under the Pakistani constitution.总统齐亚·哈克于 1985 年 3 月颁布《国际伊斯兰大学法令》，赋予学校现名、法人资格以及依据巴基斯坦宪法的独立地位。
• The Faculty of Islamic Studies, known as Usuluddin, was founded in 1981 and teaches Tafseer, Hadith, comparative religion, Da'wah, Aqeedah, philosophy and Seerah.伊斯兰研究学院（Usuluddin）成立于 1981 年，教授经注、圣训、比较宗教、宣教、信仰学、哲学与先知生平。
• The Shariah Institute of Training was founded in 1981 and became the Shariah Academy in 1985, while the Da'wah Academy was created in March 1985 to train preachers and religious counsellors.伊斯兰教法培训学院于 1981 年成立，1985 年升格为伊斯兰教法学院；宣教学院则于 1985 年 3 月设立，负责培训宣教士与宗教辅导员。
• The International Institute of Islamic Economics was founded in 1983 and offers degrees in Islamic banking and finance, econometrics and rural development, with a division of research and training for financial institutions.国际伊斯兰经济学院成立于 1983 年，开设伊斯兰银行与金融、计量经济学与农村发展等学位，并设研究与培训部服务金融机构。
• Ismail al-Faruqi, a Palestinian-American philosopher of religion, played an advisory role in the university's foundation and pressed for a curriculum that joined revealed knowledge with the modern social sciences.巴勒斯坦裔美国宗教哲学家伊斯梅尔·法鲁基在建校过程中担任顾问，力主把启示知识与现代社会科学的课程结合起来。
• The university grew on two sites: the old campus around the Faisal Mosque, donated by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and a new campus in Islamabad's Sector H-10.学校在两个校区发展：一是沙特国王费萨尔捐赠、环绕费萨尔清真寺的旧校区，二是伊斯兰堡 H-10 区的新校区。
• The Faculty of Management Sciences was founded in 1995, offered its first MBA in 1996 and added a Department of Technology Management in 1998, becoming the university's largest faculty with about 3,700 students.管理科学学院成立于 1995 年，1996 年开设首个工商管理硕士项目，1998 年增设技术管理系，如今以约 3,700 名学生成为学校最大的学院。
• The Faculty of Sciences was established in 2003, teaching physics and nanotechnology, mathematics and statistics, environmental sciences, biotechnology and bioinformatics.理学院于 2003 年设立，教授物理与纳米技术、数学与统计、环境科学、生物技术与生物信息学。
• The Faculty of Engineering and Technology followed in 2007, offering computer, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, all accredited by the Pakistan Engineering Council and under the Washington Accord.工程与技术学院于 2007 年成立，开设计算机、机械、电气与土木工程，全部获巴基斯坦工程理事会认证并适用《华盛顿协议》。
• The Central Library and the Lincoln Corner were completed in 2006, and the first phase of the H-10 campus was finished in 2013, followed by a separate campus for women.中央图书馆与林肯角于 2006 年建成，H-10 校区第一阶段于 2013 年完工，随后又设立了独立的女子校区。
• In February 2014 the university awarded King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate in politics and international relations, a mark of its Gulf patronage and diplomatic ties.2014 年 2 月，学校授予沙特阿拉伯国王阿卜杜拉政治与国际关系名誉博士学位，彰显其海湾资助背景与外交联系。
• The Faculty of Computing was created in 2020 to teach computer science and software engineering, the newest of the university's faculties and a response to Pakistan's expanding IT sector.计算学院于 2020 年设立，教授计算机科学与软件工程，是学校最新的学院，也是对巴基斯坦信息技术产业扩张的回应。
• A strategic plan for 2022-26 set targets for research output, international ranking and digital teaching, the framework the university uses to measure its progress.学校于 2020 年迎来建校 40 周年，并制定 2022—2026 年战略规划，为科研产出、国际排名与数字教学设定目标。
• In the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it was placed joint second among Pakistani institutions, behind Quaid-i-Azam University, and has since been ranked first in the country for international outlook.在 2022 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，学校与另一所院校并列巴基斯坦第二，仅次于真纳大学；此后又在国际视野指标上居全国首位。
• By the mid-2020s IIUI reported 39 departments, six academies and 131 academic programmes, with roughly 30,000 students, of whom 18,500 were undergraduates and 10,500 postgraduates.到 2020 年代中期，学校设有 9 个学院、39 个系、6 个研究院所与 131 个学术项目，在校生约 3 万人，其中本科生 18,500 人、研究生 10,500 人。
• The university has educated students from more than 50 countries and describes itself as holding the largest international student body in Pakistan, with Chinese students among the earliest and largest groups.学校培养的学生来自 50 多个国家，自称拥有巴基斯坦规模最大的国际学生群体，中国学生是最早且人数最多的群体之一。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2026 its Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies programme reached the 101-150 band, the university's strongest subject result.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中，其神学、神性与宗教研究学科进入 101—150 区间，是学校最强的学科成绩。
• The QS World University Rankings 2027 place IIUI in the 1401+ band, alongside 101 other institutions at the bottom of the published table.2027 年 QS 世界大学排名将伊斯兰堡国际伊斯兰大学列入 1401+ 区间，与另外 101 所院校并列于榜单末段。

Academics

• IIUI is organised into faculties of Arabic, Computing and Information Technology, Education, Engineering and Technology, Islamic Studies, Languages and Literature, Management Sciences, Sciences, Shariah and Law, and Social Sciences.学校下设阿拉伯语、计算与信息技术、教育、工程与技术、伊斯兰研究、语言与文学、管理科学、理学、伊斯兰教法与法律、社会科学等学院。
• The International Institute of Islamic Economics operates as a faculty-level institute and is one of the oldest centres of Islamic finance teaching in South Asia, founded in 1983.国际伊斯兰经济学院作为院级机构运作，是南亚最早的伊斯兰金融教学中心之一，成立于 1983 年。
• The Faculty of Shariah and Law trains judges, prosecutors, madrasa teachers and Friday preachers, and its doctoral students complete a compulsory year of coursework before starting a thesis.伊斯兰教法与法律学院培养法官、检察官、经学院教师与主麻日讲道者，博士生在开始论文前须完成一年的必修课程。
• The Faculty of Islamic Studies offers specialisations in Quranic sciences, Hadith, comparative religion, Da'wah and Islamic culture, Aqeedah and philosophy, and Seerah and Islamic history.伊斯兰研究学院开设经学、圣训、比较宗教、宣教与伊斯兰文化、信仰学与哲学、先知生平与伊斯兰史等方向。
• Engineering programmes in computer, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering are accredited by the Pakistan Engineering Council and recognised under the Washington Accord, allowing graduates to practise abroad.计算机、机械、电气与土木工程专业获巴基斯坦工程理事会认证并受《华盛顿协议》承认，毕业生可在海外执业。
• The Faculty of Management Sciences is the largest in student numbers, with about 3,700 registered students across business administration, technology management and related programmes.管理科学学院学生人数最多，工商管理、技术管理及相关项目共有约 3,700 名注册学生。
• The Faculty of Social Sciences covers anthropology, politics and international relations, psychology, history and Pakistan studies, Islamic art and architecture, mass communications and sociology.社会科学学院涵盖人类学、政治与国际关系、心理学、历史与巴基斯坦研究、伊斯兰艺术与建筑、大众传播与社会学。
• The Faculty of Education prepares teachers and educational administrators, and the Centre for Language Teaching runs short Arabic and English courses for students and outside learners.教育学院培养教师与教育管理人员，语言教学中心则为在校生与校外学员开设阿拉伯语与英语短期课程。
• The Faculty of Languages and Literature offers BS, MS and PhD degrees in English, Persian and Urdu, and the Centre of Excellence for Modern Languages teaches English, Chinese and Urdu.语言与文学学院开设英语、波斯语与乌尔都语的学士、硕士与博士课程，现代语言卓越中心则教授英语、汉语与乌尔都语。
• The university's institutes and academies include the Islamic Research Institute, the Da'wah Academy, the Shariah Academy, the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue and the Institute of Professional Development.学校的院所包括伊斯兰研究所、宣教学院、伊斯兰教法学院、伊克巴尔国际研究与对话研究所以及专业发展学院。
• The Islamic Research Institute publishes Islamic Studies, Al-Dirassat Al-Islamyya, Insights and Mayar, while the university also issues Islamabad Law Review, Fikr o Nazar and the Journal of Business and Management Sciences.伊斯兰研究所出版《伊斯兰研究》《伊斯兰研究辑刊》《洞见》与《标准》，学校还发行《伊斯兰堡法律评论》《思想与视野》与《工商管理科学杂志》。
• Teaching is conducted in English, Urdu and Arabic, and students are expected to reach working competence in at least two of the three languages, with Arabic emphasised in religious faculties.教学使用英语、乌尔都语与阿拉伯语，学生须至少掌握其中两种语言的工作能力，宗教类学院尤其强调阿拉伯语。
• Admission is competitive and international candidates are nominated by their governments or OIC bodies, while Pakistani applicants sit entry tests and interviews set by each faculty.招生竞争激烈，国际申请人须由本国政府或伊斯兰合作组织机构提名，巴基斯坦申请者则须参加各学院组织的入学考试与面试。
• The engineering and technology library holds 25,000 books, subscribes to 15 periodicals, takes 10 newspapers and keeps 550 research reports and theses for about 50 readers at a time.工程与技术图书馆藏书 25,000 册，订阅 15 种期刊与 10 份报纸，收藏 550 份研究报告与学位论文，可供约 50 名读者同时使用。
• The Shariah Academy Library holds 8,976 books and journals on Quranic studies, Hadith, the Prophet's biography, Islamic law and Anglo-Saxon law, serving judges and legal researchers.伊斯兰教法学院图书馆藏有 8,976 册图书与期刊，涵盖经学、圣训、先知传记、伊斯兰法与英美法，服务法官与法律研究者。
• IIUI runs the Iqra College of Technology, which offers B.Tech honours degrees and Diplomas of Associate Engineering recognised by the Pakistan Engineering Council.学校还办有伊克拉技术学院，开设受巴基斯坦工程理事会承认的技术学士荣誉学位与工程副学士文凭课程。
• Research support comes through the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation, a business incubation centre and a centre for advanced electronics and photovoltaic engineering.科研支持来自研究、创新与商业化办公室、创业孵化中心以及先进电子与光伏工程中心。

Campus

• The old campus surrounds the Faisal Mosque, a landmark designed by the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay and donated to the university by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, with a site of 189,705 square metres.旧校区环绕费萨尔清真寺，这座地标由土耳其建筑师韦达特·达洛凯设计，由沙特国王费萨尔捐赠给学校，占地 189,705 平方米。
• The main campus occupies Sector H-10 of Islamabad, a planned sector at the foot of the Margalla Hills, and houses separate male and female campuses, the central library, administration and hostels.主校区位于伊斯兰堡 H-10 区，是马尔加拉山麓的规划区，校内设有男女分开的教学区、中央图书馆、行政楼与宿舍。
• The federal government allocated about 1,000 acres for the H-10 campus, whose first phase was completed in 2013 and which has since expanded with academic blocks and residences.联邦政府为 H-10 校区划拨了约 1,000 英亩土地，第一期工程于 2013 年完成，此后又陆续扩建教学楼与宿舍。
• Seven academic buildings house the faculties and departments, while the engineering workshops and laboratories occupy separate blocks on the male and female sides of the campus.七栋教学楼容纳各学院与系所，工程工坊与实验室则分设于校园男女教学区的独立楼栋。
• Student accommodation comprises seven hostels for men and seven for women, including the Kuwait Hostel on the old campus beside the Faisal Mosque, which is divided into seven sub-blocks.学生宿舍包括男生宿舍七栋与女生宿舍七栋，其中位于旧校区费萨尔清真寺旁的科威特宿舍分为七个分区。
• The Central Library, the Muhammad Hamidullah Library in the basement of the Faisal Mosque and the engineering and Shariah academy libraries together form a distributed library system with an online catalogue.中央图书馆、费萨尔清真寺地下的穆罕默德·哈米杜拉图书馆以及工程与伊斯兰教法学院图书馆共同构成分布式图书馆体系，并配有联机目录。
• The Salman bin Abdulaziz Mosque, approved by King Salman, is under construction in H-10 with a capacity of 6,000 worshippers, including 2,000 places for women, plus a library, museum and conference hall.经萨勒曼国王批准的萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹清真寺正在 H-10 校区建设，可容纳 6,000 名礼拜者，其中女性礼拜区 2,000 人，并附设图书馆、博物馆与会议厅。
• The campus is reached from the Kashmir Highway and the Islamabad Highway, and the Faisal Mosque old campus lies in the F-6 sector north of the H-10 site.校园连接伊斯兰堡公路网与附近的地铁公交线路，费萨尔清真寺旧校区位于 H-10 校区以北约八公里处。

Reputation

• The QS World University Rankings 2027 place IIUI in the 1401+ band, a joint interval at the bottom of the published table.2027 年 QS 世界大学排名将学校列入 1401+ 区间，这是榜单末段的并列区间；此前在 2025 年版中学校位列 1001—1200。^[1]
• In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies placed in the 101-150 band, the clearest evidence of its standing in Islamic learning.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中，神学、神性与宗教研究位列 101—150 区间，这是其伊斯兰学术地位最清晰的证据。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place IIUI in the 801-1000 band, and the university has been ranked first in Pakistan for international outlook.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将学校列入 801—1000 区间，学校并曾在外向性指标上居巴基斯坦首位。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities list for 2026-2027 ranks IIUI 959th in the world, its only top-1,000 placing in a major global table.2026—2027 年度 U.S. News 全球大学榜单将学校列为世界第 959 位，这是其在主要全球榜单中唯一进入前 1,000 的名次。
• IIUI does not appear in the main table of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026, whose indicators favour universities with heavy science citation output.学校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜，该榜指标更偏向科学引文产出庞大的大学。
• In the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it was joint second among Pakistani universities, a result the university cites in its own profile.在 2022 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，学校在巴基斯坦高校中并列第二，校方在其简介中引用了这一成绩。
• Its engineering degrees carry Pakistan Engineering Council accreditation and Washington Accord recognition, which allows graduates to be registered as engineers in signatory countries.其工程学位持有巴基斯坦工程理事会认证与《华盛顿协议》承认，毕业生可在签约国注册为工程师。
• The university presents itself as one of the three major Islamic universities of the Muslim world, alongside Al-Azhar in Egypt and the Islamic University of Medina in Saudi Arabia, a claim based on its jurisprudence and Arabic teaching.学校自称与埃及爱资哈尔大学、沙特麦地那伊斯兰大学并列为穆斯林世界三大伊斯兰大学，这一说法建立在其法学与阿拉伯语教学之上。
• Its research profile is concentrated in Islamic studies, law, economics and engineering, and its 131 programmes and 39 departments make it one of the broadest universities in Pakistan.其研究重心集中于伊斯兰研究、法律、经济与工程，131 个项目与 39 个系使其成为巴基斯坦学科覆盖面最广的大学之一。

Student life

• IIUI has no formal Latin motto. Its founding statement instead commits it to producing scholars and practitioners imbued with Islamic ideology who can meet the economic, social, political and technological needs of the Muslim Ummah.学校没有正式的拉丁文校训，其建校宗旨改为承诺培养具有伊斯兰理念、能够满足穆斯林世界经济、社会、政治与技术需要的学者与从业者。
• Under the Pakistani constitution the President of Pakistan serves as chancellor, while a rector and a president manage academic and administrative affairs with a 44-member Board of Trustees.依据巴基斯坦宪法，总统兼任校监，校长与校务长则在 44 人组成的董事会配合下管理学术与行政事务。
• Residential life is organised by halls, each headed by a provost drawn from the senior faculty and assisted by assistant provosts, with separate provision for men and women.住宿生活按宿舍楼组织，每栋由资深教师出任舍监并配备副舍监，男女住宿区分管理。
• The university holds an annual President's Award for Quran memorisation, and its Seerat Festival brings school and university students to campus for competitions and exhibitions.学校每年举办总统奖《古兰经》背诵比赛，其先知生平节则吸引中学与大学学生来校参加竞赛与展览。
• Convocation is held each year for graduating students, and the academic year begins in January with winter and summer semesters and an annual commencement at the end of the cycle.学校每年为毕业生举行学位授予典礼，学年于 1 月开始，分冬季与夏季学期，并在学年末举行毕业典礼。
• Student societies span engineering, computing, debating, photography and cultural groups, and the university magazine InkSight publishes campus reporting and student writing.学生社团涵盖工程、计算、辩论、摄影与文化团体，校刊《InkSight》刊载校园报道与学生作品。
• The International Students' Office and the alumni office organise cultural weeks, language exchanges and career fairs that reflect the 50-plus nationalities on campus.国际学生办公室与校友办公室组织文化周、语言交流与招聘会，反映校园内 50 多个国籍的构成。
• Islamabad's dry climate, the Margalla Hills trails and the Faisal Mosque gardens shape weekend life, while the H-10 sector's cafés and markets serve students living off campus.伊斯兰堡干燥的气候、马尔加拉山步道与费萨尔清真寺园林塑造了周末生活，H-10 区的咖啡馆与市场则服务校外住宿的学生。

Notable people

• Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, president of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988, initiated the university in 1980 and promulgated the 1985 ordinance that gave it its present legal form.穆罕默德·齐亚·哈克于 1978 至 1988 年任巴基斯坦总统，1980 年发起创办该校，并于 1985 年颁布法令确立其现行法律形式。
• King Faisal bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia donated the Faisal Mosque that anchors the old campus, and the Faisal Mosque remains the university's most recognisable address.沙特国王费萨尔·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹捐赠了后来成为旧校区的土地与清真寺，费萨尔清真寺至今仍是学校最易辨认的地址。
• Ismail al-Faruqi, professor of religion at Temple University and a leading theorist of Islamisation of knowledge, advised on the university's founding curriculum and philosophy.伊斯梅尔·法鲁基曾任天普大学宗教学教授、知识伊斯兰化的主要理论家，为学校的创校课程与理念提供咨询。
• Zafar Ishaq Ansari, a scholar of Islamic studies, served as president of IIUI and as director general of its Islamic Research Institute, editing the journal Islamic Studies.扎法尔·伊沙克·安萨里是伊斯兰研究学者，曾任学校校长及伊斯兰研究所所长，并主编《伊斯兰研究》期刊。
• Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi, a jurist and professor at IIUI, sat on the Federal Shariat Court and served as Pakistan's federal minister for religious affairs until his death in 2010.马哈茂德·艾哈迈德·加齐是法学家与该校教授，曾任联邦伊斯兰教法法院法官以及巴基斯坦宗教事务联邦部长，直至 2010 年去世。
• Muhammad Khalid Masud, a scholar of Islamic law, has directed the Islamic Research Institute and served as an ad hoc member of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court.穆罕默德·哈立德·马苏德是伊斯兰法学者，曾主持伊斯兰研究所，并出任最高法院伊斯兰教法上诉庭临时法官。
• Irshad Hasan Khan, chief justice of Pakistan from 2000 to 2002, has sat on the Board of Governors and the Shariah Academy of the university.伊尔沙德·哈桑·汗于 2000 至 2002 年任巴基斯坦首席大法官，曾担任学校董事会与伊斯兰教法学院成员。
• Javed Iqbal, chief justice of Pakistan from 2017 to 2019, took a master's degree in Islamic law at IIUI in 1985 while serving as a judge.贾韦德·伊克巴尔于 2017 至 2019 年任巴基斯坦首席大法官，1985 年在担任法官期间于该校取得伊斯兰法硕士学位。
• Syed Muhammad Anwer, a judge and acting chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court, took his LLB at IIUI before studying international economic law at Kyushu University in Japan.赛义德·穆罕默德·安瓦尔是联邦伊斯兰教法法院首席大法官，在赴日本九州大学攻读国际经济法之前于该校取得法学学士学位。
• Mun'im Sirry, an Indonesian scholar of the Quran and associate professor at the University of Notre Dame, studied at IIUI's Faculty of Sharia from 1990 to 1996.穆宁·西里是印度尼西亚的古兰经学者、圣母大学副教授，1990 至 1996 年在学校伊斯兰教法学院学习。
• Wijayanto, an Indonesian preacher and lecturer in management at Gadjah Mada University, is an alumnus who appears regularly on national religious television.维贾扬托是印度尼西亚宣教士、加查马达大学管理学讲师，也是常出现在全国宗教电视节目中的校友。
• Suliman A. Aba Al-Khail, rector of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, serves as pro-chancellor of IIUI, reflecting the institution's Saudi academic ties.苏莱曼·阿巴·海尔是利雅得伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学校长，兼任该校副校监，体现其与沙特学术界的联系。