Islamic University of Madinah

The Islamic University of Madinah (الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة) is a public Islamic university in Medina, Saudi Arabia, established by Royal Decree No. 11 in 1961, corresponding to 1381 in the Islamic calendar.麦地那伊斯兰大学（الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة）是沙特阿拉伯圣城麦地那的一所公立伊斯兰大学，于 1961 年（伊斯兰历 1381 年）依据第 11 号王室法令创办。

Its teaching centres on Islamic and Arabic studies, and it has expanded over time into law, business, computing, engineering, science and languages, graduating students from around the world.学校以伊斯兰研究与阿拉伯语言文学教学为中心，并逐步扩展到法学、商学、计算机、工程、自然科学与语言等领域，培养来自世界各地的学生。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed in the 1001-1200 band, and OpenAlex records about 7,052 scholarly works and 91,904 citations associated with the university.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 1001-1200 位；据 OpenAlex 统计，其累计学术成果约 7,052 篇、被引约 91,904 次。

History

• The Islamic University of Madinah was established by Royal Decree No. 11 issued on 25 Rabi al-Awwal in the year 1381 of the Islamic calendar, that is 1961, and its studies began in the same year.麦地那伊斯兰大学依据 1961 年（伊斯兰历 1381 年 3 月 25 日）颁布的第 11 号王室法令设立，并于同一年开始招生授课。
• The founding legislation set out the university's initial academic structure, and academic scholars have long associated the institution with the Salafi tradition and the international spread of Saudi religious scholarship.创办立法确立了学校最初的学术架构，学界一直将该校与萨拉菲传统及沙特宗教知识的国际传播联系在一起。
• The university's first president was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh, whose tenure began with the institution's founding in 1961.学校首任校长为沙特大穆夫提穆罕默德·伊布拉欣·阿勒谢赫（Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh），其任期自 1961 年建校时开始。
• Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz served as his deputy and was regarded as the de facto administrator of the university during its early years.阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·本·巴兹（Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz）担任其副手，在建校初期被视为学校的实际主持者。
• Following Muhammad ibn Ibrahim's death in 1969, Ibn Baz became president and held the office until 1975.1969 年穆罕默德·伊布拉欣去世后，本·巴兹接任校长，任职至 1975 年。
• The College of Sharia was established in 1381, the same year as the university, developing from its original higher section, and instruction began with 85 students.教法学院始建于伊斯兰历 1381 年，与学校同年设立，由学校最初的高级部发展而来，开课时仅有 85 名学生。
• The College of Creed and Da'wah, originally the College of Da'wah and Fundamentals of Religion, was established in 1386, corresponding to 1966.教义与宣教学院原名宣教与宗教原理学院，创办于伊斯兰历 1386 年，即 1966 年。
• The College of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies was established by Royal Decree No. 26511 in 1394, that is 1974, and is described by the university as the first college of its kind in the Islamic world.古兰经与伊斯兰学学院依据第 26511 号王室法令于伊斯兰历 1394 年即 1974 年设立，学校称其为伊斯兰世界同类学院中的第一所。
• The College of Arabic Language was established by Royal Decree No. DM/70 in 1395, corresponding to 1975, and it also contributes to Arabic-language teaching across the university.阿拉伯语学院依据 DM/70 号王室法令于伊斯兰历 1395 年即 1975 年设立，同时承担全校范围的阿拉伯语教学。
• The College of Hadith and Islamic Studies was established by Royal Decree No. 15653 in 1396, that is 1976, and began with the departments of Hadith Sciences and Fiqh al-Sunnah and its Sources.圣训与伊斯兰学学院依据第 15653 号王室法令于伊斯兰历 1396 年即 1976 年设立，初期下设圣训学系与圣行法学及其渊源系。
• After Ibn Baz left the presidency in 1975, Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad, who had taught at the university since its early years, assumed a leading role in its administration.1975 年本·巴兹卸任校长后，自建校初期就在校任教的阿卜杜勒·穆赫辛·阿巴德（Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad）承担起学校管理的主要职责。
• The Hadith scholar Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani taught at the university during its early years and donated part of his library to its collection.圣训学者穆罕默德·纳西尔丁·阿尔巴尼（Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani）在建校初期任教，并将自己部分藏书捐赠给学校图书馆。
• An Institute for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers was established in the academic year 1386 and 1387, teaching Arabic to students whose first language is not Arabic.面向非母语者的阿拉伯语教学学院于伊斯兰历 1386 至 1387 学年设立，为母语非阿拉伯语的学生提供语言教学。
• The university established its Deanship of Distance Education in 1428, that is 2007 and 2008, extending its teaching beyond the physical campus.学校于伊斯兰历 1428 年即 2007 至 2008 学年设立远程教育院，将教学延伸至实体校园之外。
• The College of Science was approved for establishment in 1431, that is 2010, and began its academic activity in the academic year 1433 and 1434.理学院于伊斯兰历 1431 年即 2010 年获批设立，并于 1433 至 1434 学年开始教学活动。
• The College of Computing and Information Systems began its academic development in 1434, corresponding to 2013, offering computer science, information technology and information systems.计算与信息系统学院于伊斯兰历 1434 年即 2013 年开启学术建设，开设计算机科学、信息技术与信息系统等专业。
• The College of Law and Judicial Studies was established as a separate college in 1440, that is 2019, formed from the former law and judicial studies departments of the College of Sharia.法律与司法研究学院于伊斯兰历 1440 年即 2019 年独立设院，由教法学院原有的法学与司法研究系科组建而成。
• The College of Engineering began offering its academic programmes in the academic year 1434 and 1435.工程学院自伊斯兰历 1434 至 1435 学年起开设教学项目。
• In 1447, that is 2025 and 2026, the Deanship of Distance Education was reorganised as the E-Learning Center, and a College of Languages and Translation was established.伊斯兰历 1447 年即 2025 至 2026 学年，远程教育院重组为在线学习中心，学校并新设语言与翻译学院。
• The university states that it has graduated more than 100,000 students from about 170 countries, a scale reflecting its international role in Islamic higher education.学校表示已培养来自约 170 个国家的逾十万名毕业生，这一规模反映出其在伊斯兰高等教育领域的国际地位。
• Its establishment formed part of the kingdom's expansion of religious higher education in the twentieth century, which also produced the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.学校的创办是二十世纪沙特扩充宗教高等教育的一部分，利雅得的伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学也在同一时期设立。

Academics

• The university offers programmes in Islamic and Arabic studies as well as in law, business, computing, engineering, natural sciences, applied studies and languages.学校开设伊斯兰研究与阿拉伯语言文学项目，同时涵盖法学、商学、计算机、工程、自然科学、应用学科与语言等领域。
• It is structured into nine colleges covering Islamic sciences, Arabic language, law, engineering and science, together with more than 38 academic majors.学校下设九个学院，覆盖伊斯兰学科、阿拉伯语、法学、工程与自然科学，并开设 38 个以上专业方向。
• Its Islamic-studies disciplines include Sharia, Qur'anic studies, Hadith, and Creed and Da'wah, which the university describes as fundamental pillars of the institution.其伊斯兰学科门类包括教法、古兰经学、圣训以及教义与宣教，学校称这些学科是其建校的根本支柱。
• The College of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies specialises in Qur'anic recitation, tafsir and the sciences of the Qur'an, and a distinctive admission requirement is the complete memorisation of the Qur'an.古兰经与伊斯兰学学院专攻诵读、经注与古兰学，其独特的人学要求是申请人须完整背诵全本古兰经。
• The College of Hadith and Islamic Studies offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, with study of hadith terminology, the authentication and classification of hadith and the study of narrators.圣训与伊斯兰学学院开设学士、硕士与博士项目，教学内容包括圣训术语学、圣训的考证与分级以及传述人研究。
• The College of Creed and Da'wah offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes in creed and Da'wah, Islamic creed, sects and creeds, and religions and intellectual schools of thought.教义与宣教学院在宣教与教义、伊斯兰教义、教派与教义以及宗教与思想流派等方向开设学士、硕士与博士项目。
• The College of Arabic Language and Humanities includes departments of linguistics, literature and rhetoric, media and communication sciences, history and civilisation, and education.阿拉伯语言与人文学院下设语言学、文学与修辞、媒体与传播学、历史与文明以及教育学等系科。
• The College of Law and Judicial Studies includes departments of law and judicial studies, formed from the former law departments of the College of Sharia.法律与司法研究学院下设法学与司法研究两个系科，由教法学院原有的法学系科演变而来。
• The College of Business provides programmes in economics, finance, accounting and business administration, combining theoretical study with practical application.商学院开设经济学、金融、会计与工商管理等项目，注重理论学习与实际应用的结合。
• The College of Computing and Information Systems offers programmes in computer science, information technology and information systems, and its three bachelor's programmes have received ABET accreditation.计算与信息系统学院开设计算机科学、信息技术与信息系统等专业，其三个学士项目均获得 ABET 认证。
• The College of Engineering offers bachelor's programmes in electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, and postgraduate programmes in engineering and technology management and in renewable energy.工程学院开设电气、机械与土木工程学士项目，并在工程与技术管理、可再生能源等方向开设研究生项目。
• The College of Science includes departments of mathematics, physics and chemistry, offering bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in these disciplines.理学院下设数学、物理与化学等系科，授予相关学科的学士与硕士学位。
• The university also includes an Applied College and a College of Languages and Translation, the latter established in 2026, extending its provision beyond traditional Islamic and Arabic fields.学校还设有应用学院与语言与翻译学院，后者于 2026 年设立，将办学范围拓展到传统伊斯兰与阿拉伯学科之外。
• Its distance-learning system offers a stackable pathway from an associate diploma requiring at least 30 academic units, through an intermediate diploma of 60 units, to a bachelor's degree of 145 units.其远程教育体系提供可累积的进阶通道，从至少 30 个学分单位的副文凭，到 60 个单位的中间文凭，再到 145 个单位的学士学位。
• The distance-learning fields include Sharia, the Holy Qur'an, Islamic creed and Da'wah, prophetic Hadith, Arabic language, legal studies and economics, with an associate diploma in the seven recitations.远程教育涵盖教法、古兰经、伊斯兰教义与宣教、圣训、阿拉伯语、法学与经济学等方向，并设有七种诵读法的副文凭。
• Undergraduate admissions are managed through the Saudi Ministry of Education's scholarship system, open to international male Muslim applicants with recognised secondary qualifications.本科招生通过沙特教育部的奖学金系统统一管理，面向具备认可中学学历的国际男性穆斯林申请者。
• Candidates applying to specialised faculties such as the Faculty of the Holy Qur'an must have memorised the Qur'an and pass a designated entrance examination.申请古兰经学院等特色学院的考生须完整背诵古兰经，并通过专门的人学考试。
• The university's qualifications are recognised by the Saudi Ministry of Education, and its graduates teach and research at institutions such as King Saud University and Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca.学校的学历获得沙特教育部认可，其毕业生在利雅得国王沙特大学、麦加乌姆·库拉大学等院校任教与从事研究。
• Alongside its on-campus colleges, the university operates a Language Centre that offers Arabic courses to international learners, including prospective students preparing for admission.除校园内的各学院外，学校还设有语言中心，为国际学习者、包括准备申请入学的学生提供阿拉伯语课程。

Campus

• The university is located in Medina, the second holiest city of Islam, about 10 kilometres from Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque.学校位于伊斯兰教第二圣城麦地那，距先知清真寺（Al-Masjid an-Nabawi）约 10 公里。
• Its campus is made up of teaching buildings for the colleges, together with prayer facilities, libraries and administrative offices in the city of Medina.校园由各学院教学楼以及礼拜设施、图书馆与行政办公场所构成，均坐落于麦地那城内。
• Unmarried international students are allocated free furnished on-campus dormitories, with beds, study desks, wardrobes and air conditioning, and utilities such as water, electricity and campus wi-fi are subsidised.未婚国际学生可免费入住校园内配备家具的宿舍，内有床、书桌、衣柜与空调，水、电与校园网络等费用由学校补贴。
• The university operates central dining halls and cafeterias that provide low-cost halal meals, with students paying a small fraction of the actual food cost.学校设有中央食堂与餐厅，提供低价的清真餐食，学生只需支付实际餐费的一小部分。
• Its libraries house digital databases, classical manuscripts and modern research texts, and students have full borrowing privileges at the central campus libraries.其图书馆收藏电子数据库、古典手稿与现代研究文献，学生在中央校园图书馆享有完整借阅权限。
• Students have free access to campus sports complexes, including football fields, running tracks, swimming pools and indoor gymnasiums.学生可免费使用校园体育设施，包括足球场、跑道、游泳池与室内体育馆。
• Medical care, including emergency dental treatment, is provided free of charge at the university's hospitals and campus clinics.学校附属医院与校园诊所为学生免费提供医疗服务，包括紧急牙科治疗。
• Complimentary scheduled buses run between the academic campus and major religious landmarks so that students can attend prayers and lectures without personal transit costs.学校安排免费班车往返于教学主校区与主要宗教圣地之间，学生无需自行承担交通费用即可参加礼拜与讲座。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Islamic University of Madinah is placed in the 1001-1200 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，麦地那伊斯兰大学位列第 1001-1200 位。
• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it is placed in the 701-800 band, its strongest position among the main global tables.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第 701-800 位，是其各项国际主榜中的最好成绩。
• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it is placed 1,298th in the world.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位居全球第 1,298 位。
• It did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, so the QS, THE and U.S. News tables are its main international references.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，因此 QS、泰晤士与 US News 三榜是其主要的国际参照。
• In the QS World University Rankings by subject it is listed in theology, divinity and religious studies, the field in which its teaching is concentrated.在 QS 世界大学学科排名中，该校列入神学、神性与宗教研究学科，这正是其教学最集中的领域。
• Its overall QS position has fluctuated between the 951-1000 and 1201-1400 bands since 2024, reflecting the volatility of its international standing.自 2024 年以来，该校的 QS 整体名次在 951-1000 位与 1201-1400 位区间之间波动，反映出其国际排名的起伏。
• OpenAlex records about 7,052 scholarly works and 91,904 citations associated with the university, a modest output consistent with its focus on Islamic scholarship.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校累计约有 7,052 篇学术成果与 91,904 次被引，产出规模中等，与其以伊斯兰学术为主的定位相符。
• The university's College of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies is described as the first college of its kind in the Islamic world, founded in 1974.该校古兰经与伊斯兰学学院创办于 1974 年，被描述为伊斯兰世界同类学院中的第一所。
• Its three bachelor's programmes in computing have received ABET accreditation, an external American quality mark for engineering and technology education.其计算类三个学士项目获得 ABET 认证，这是针对工程与技术教育的美国外部质量认证。
• Comparable institutions in the wider Islamic world include Al-Azhar University in Egypt and the International Islamic University in Malaysia, with which it shares a focus on Islamic law, theology and Arabic.在更广的伊斯兰世界中，与之可比拟的院校包括埃及爱资哈尔大学与马来西亚国际伊斯兰大学，这些学校同样以伊斯兰法、神学与阿拉伯语见长。

Student life

• The university has no formal motto, and its identity is expressed through its commitment to Islamic scholarship, the Arabic language and the service of knowledge.学校没有正式校训，其身份认同通过致力于伊斯兰学术、阿拉伯语与知识服务来体现。
• Admitted international students on full government scholarships receive a monthly stipend of about 850 Saudi riyals, intended to cover baseline personal expenses.获全额政府奖学金的国际学生每月可领取约 850 沙特里亚尔的津贴，用于覆盖基本个人开支。
• The stipend continues during academic breaks and official holidays, and students with exceptional grade averages may receive an additional month's stipend as a bonus.该津贴在假期与官方节假日期间照常发放，成绩特别优异者还可获得相当于额外一个月津贴的奖励。
• Scholarship packages typically include a one-time arrival allowance and a book-shipping allowance provided upon graduation.奖学金通常包含一次性到校安顿津贴，以及毕业时发放的书籍寄运津贴。
• Beyond regular lectures, students attend traditional study circles held in major places of worship, where they receive instruction and classical certifications from recognised scholars.除常规课程外，学生还会参加在主要宗教场所举行的传统学习圈，直接从知名学者处受教并获得传统认证。
• At the end of each academic year the university provides round-trip flight tickets to the student's home country and manages residency visas and exit and re-entry permits.每学年结束时，学校为学生提供回国的往返机票，并协助办理居留签证及出入境许可。
• The university's distance-learning programmes are conducted online rather than on campus, and admission requires proficiency in Arabic for the advertised international programmes.其远程教育项目在网上而非校园内进行，报读现有国际项目者须具备阿拉伯语能力。
• Student life is set in Medina, and the city's religious landmarks, together with the university's scholarship support, shape the experience of its largely international student body.学生生活以麦地那为背景，城市的宗教圣地与学校的奖学金支持共同塑造了以国际学生为主体的学习体验。

Notable people

• Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, was the university's first president, serving from its founding in 1961 until his death in 1969.穆罕默德·伊布拉欣·阿勒谢赫（Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh）是沙特大穆夫提，也是学校首任校长，自 1961 年建校任职至 1969 年去世。
• Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, later Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, was the university's vice-president and then president from 1970 to 1975.阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·本·巴兹（Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz）后来成为沙特大穆夫提，曾任学校副校长，并于 1970 至 1975 年任校长。
• Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, a renowned twentieth-century Hadith scholar, taught Hadith sciences at the university from 1961 to 1963 and donated books to its library.穆罕默德·纳西尔丁·阿尔巴尼（Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani）是二十世纪著名圣训学者，1961 至 1963 年在校教授圣训学，并向学校图书馆捐书。
• Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbad, a prominent scholar of Hadith, was vice-president of the university and taught for decades at the Prophet's Mosque.阿卜杜勒·穆赫辛·阿巴德（Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbad）是知名圣训学者，曾任学校副校长，并在先知清真寺授课数十年。
• Rabee al-Madkhali studied at the Islamic University of Madinah and later became head of its Sunnah Studies department.拉比厄·迈德哈利（Rabee al-Madkhali）曾就读于麦地那伊斯兰大学，后来出任该校圣行研究系主任。
• Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i, an alumnus, founded the Dar al-Hadith al-Dammaj in Yemen, a centre of Hadith study.穆格比勒·本·哈迪·瓦迪伊（Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i）是该校校友，在也门创办了圣训研习中心达尔·哈迪斯·达马吉（Dar al-Hadith al-Dammaj）。
• Muhammad Ayyub, a renowned reciter and a graduate of the university, served as Imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.穆罕默德·阿尤布（Muhammad Ayyub）是著名诵经家、该校毕业生，曾任麦地那先知清真寺的伊玛目。
• Ali Abdullah Jaber, also an alumnus, served as Imam of the Great Mosque of Mecca, Masjid al-Haram.阿里·阿卜杜拉·贾比尔（Ali Abdullah Jaber）同为该校校友，曾任麦加禁寺（Masjid al-Haram）的伊玛目。
• Ihsan Ilahi Zahir, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and author, was a graduate of the university.伊赫桑·伊拉希·扎希尔（Ihsan Ilahi Zahir）是巴基斯坦伊斯兰学者与作家，毕业于该校。
• Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi was a former dean of the Department of Hadith at the university and the author of comprehensive hadith compilations.齐亚·乌尔·拉赫曼·阿兹米（Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi）曾任该校圣训系主任，并编纂了综合性圣训汇编。
• Hadi Awang, president of the Malaysian Islamic Party, is among the university's international alumni.哈迪阿旺是马来西亚伊斯兰党主席，也是该校的国际校友之一。
• Saleh Alagla serves as president of the university in the 2020s, receiving foreign delegations and presiding over its international cultural festivals.萨利赫·阿格拉（Saleh Alagla）在 2020 年代担任该校校长，接待外国代表团并主持学校的国际文化节。
• Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al Shaykh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, has served on the university's academic and governance boards.阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·本·阿卜杜拉·阿勒谢赫（Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al Shaykh）是沙特大穆夫提，曾任该校学术与治理委员会的成员。