International Islamic University Islamabad
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International Islamic University, Islamabad |
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| Established | 1980 |
| Rector | Dr. Manzoor Ahmad |
| Chancellor | General Pervez Musharraf President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| President | Dr. Anwar Husain Siddiqui |
| Students | 10,000 Approx. |
| Undergraduates | 6,500 Approx. |
| Postgraduates | 3,500 Approx. |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Campus | Old Campus Faisal Masjid Islamabad & New Campus Sector H-10, Islamabad |
| Website | www.iiu.edu.pk |
The International Islamic University, Islamabad (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية إسلام آباد), an international seat of Islamic learning in Pakistan to provide every opportunity for an all round and harmonious development of individuals and society and reconstruction of human thought in all its forms on the foundation of Islam.
The foundation of the International Islamic University, Islamabad was laid on November 11, 1980. The desire to produce scholar and practitioners, imbued with Islamic Learning, character and personality, and capable to meet the economic, social, political, technological and intellectual needs of the Muslim Ummah was the raison d'être of this university. The University was reconstituted as International Islamic University, Islamabad with the promulgation of ordinance No.xxx of 1985.
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[edit] Aims & Objectives of the University
The stated aims and objectives of the International Islamic University are:
- To provide for all- around and harmonious development of individuals and society
- To re-construct human thought in all its forms on the foundations of Islam
- To develop Islamic character and personality among the students, teachers and the supporting staff in the University
- To encourage and promote education, training and research in Islamic Learning, social, natural, applied and communication sciences, and other branches of knowledge
- To take practical steps for ideological , moral, intellectual, economic and technological developments ideas, principles in accordance with the norms of Islam and to take necessary steps for developing practical solutions of contemporary problems.
[edit] Location
There are two campuses of University,
[edit] Old Campus
The Old Campus of University is located around the dominant Faisal Mosque, a symbol of International Islamic brotherhood and unity.It is designed by a famous Turkish architect and was donated to the University by late Shaheed King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz. The Mosque is spread over an area of 189,705 sq.meters and can accommodate about 80 thousand people.
[edit] New Campus
The New Campus of the University is located in Sector H-10, Islamabad. The whole sector is given solely to this University. Construction of the first phase was completed in February 2003 and this has enabled the University to expand its academic programmes. A seprate Woman Campus have also been established. Central Library construction was completed in 2006 , along with the Lincoln corer.
[edit] Organization
[edit] Faculties
The university consists of the following:
- Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Electronics Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Faculty of Arabic Language and Islamic Civilization
- Faculty of Languages, Literature and Humanities
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Technology Management
- Faculty of Shariah and Law
- Faculty of Social Science
- Department of Education
- Politics and International Relations
- Faculty of Islmaic Studies (Usuluddin)
[edit] Institutes
- Islamic Research Institute
- International Institute of Islamic Economics
- School of Economics
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Economics and Finance
[edit] Academies
- Dawah Academy
- Shari'ah Academy
[edit] Libraries
[edit] Central Library
The major source of knowledge of the university is the central library serving as the knowledge backbone for research and development regarding all the streams that are being offered by the university. It is one of the biggest libraries of Asia regarding Islamic learning and rare research materials. The library contains huge collection of books, journals, research projects and international magazines. The number of estimated books in the library is 1500,000.
[edit] Lincoln Corner
Lincoln corner is situated in Central Library. This corner contains all the material on American History. Lincoln corner is equipped with multimedia projectors , DVD players , High Speed Internet , etc.
[edit] IIIE Library
International institute of Islamic economics provides all facilities regarding research on Islamic economics. It is a heavily funded library and contains very rare books on Islamic law and Islamic way of running the govt. system. The books and research materials are exceeding the limits of 100,000.
[edit] IRI Library
Islamic research institute library is the source of knowledge regarding different levels of the Islamic research. This library contains a large amount of books that are exceeding the limits of 100,000.
[edit] FMS/FBAS Library
In terms of science & Technology the library contains 25000 books and 15 periodicals are also subscribed. Ten newspapers are purchased for the benefit of the users. Library has a seating arrangement for 50 users at a time. The library also has 550 research reports/theses The library provides 12 hour service daily to the students. With the introduction of new programs, the collection will grow very rapidly in the near future
[edit] Foreign Collaboration
The Islamic University has very close academic collaboration with the following universities:
- Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
- Ummul Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia
- Imam Muhammad Bin Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
A number of competent and qualified teachers who specialize in Shariah, Usul al Din wa Da’wah, Arabic Language and other subjects are provided on deputation by these Universities.
[edit] References
- Prospectus of IIUI
- http://www.iiu.edu.pk
