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2 Colleges  





3 Institutes  





4 Student Aid and Housing  





5 Curriculum  





6 Extracurricular activities  





7 Sports and traditions  





8 Notable alumni  





9 See also  





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Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية
TypePublic
Established1974; 50 years ago (1974)
FounderMuhammad ibn Ibrahim Ash-Sheikh
RectorAhmed bin Salem bin Mohammed Al-Ameri

Academic staff

4000+
Students60,000+
Location ,

Saudi Arabia


24°48′54N 46°42′41E / 24.814869092990563°N 46.71139425517835°E / 24.814869092990563; 46.71139425517835
CampusUrban
Websiteimamu.edu.sa/en

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (Arabic: جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية), commonly known as Al-Imam University, is a public university in the sub-municipality of ShemalinRiyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1950 as an Islamic seminary by Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ash-Sheikh, the first Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. It was renamed the College of Sharia in 1953,[1] before becoming a full-fledged university through amalgamations of other colleges and assuming its current name in 1974.[2][3] The university also has overseas presence in Indonesia and Djibouti.

The foundation stone of its current university building was laid on 5 January 1982 during the reign of King Khalid Ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. It was opened in 1990.[4] The university includes 14 colleges, 3 higher institutes, 70 scientific institutes inside the Kingdom, and five institutes outside the Kingdom in Indonesia and Djibouti.[5] It currently has more than 60,000 students and 4,000 faculty members.[6]

History[edit]

In 1950, King Abdulaziz assigned Muhammad ibn Ibrahim to establish an Islamic institute in Riyadh.[7] Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University was founded in 1974.[8] The university was named after the emir of Diriyah and founder of First Saudi State, Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin.

Colleges[edit]

Source:[2]

College of Engineering

College of Medicine

College of Computer and Information Sciences

College of Sciences

College of Economics and Administrative Sciences

College of Social Sciences

College of Arabic Language

College of Media and Communication

College of Languages and Translation

College of Sharia

College of the Fundamentals of Religion

College of Continuing Education and Community Services

College of Shari’ah [Divine Legislations] and Islamic Studies, Al-Ahsa Province

College of Education

Institutes[edit]

The Higher Institute of Judicial.

The Higher Institute of Dawah and Ihtisaab.

The Arabic Teaching Institute.

Student Aid and Housing[edit]

The university offers science and health major students 990 SR/month ($264), and humanities students 840 SR/month ($224), a 75% discount on foreign books, and fully furnished residences at the university housing/hostels complex, food within the university restaurant, free medical treatment, and full return tickets to their home country.

The university library is the Prince Sultan Library For Science and Knowledge. The library was founded in 1952, and was shared with a variety of schools in the city. The library is a partner of the World Digital Library.[9]

Curriculum[edit]

The university is organized into fourteen colleges. The fourteen colleges focus on: Shari'ah, Islam, Arabic language, social sciences, advocacy and media studies, language and translation, computer science and information science, economics and administrative sciences, formal science, medicine, and engineering. The University is home to the Institute of Translation and Arabization, a facility dedicated to the translation of Arabic texts to foreign languages, and translation of foreign language texts into Arabic (Arabization).[10]

Extracurricular activities[edit]

The university publishes a newspaper named Mir'at al-Jami`ah (Arabic: مرآة الجامعة) (English: University Mirror).

Sports and traditions[edit]

Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University has a football team, a volleyball team, and a stadium.

Notable alumni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Imam University". Bakkah. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ a b "Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  • ^ mohamdsaud@, محمد سعود (الرياض) (2019-03-21). "الرياض تتمدد.. نمواً". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  • ^ "Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University". ICU. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ "Imam Muhammad bin Saud University". SAMIRAD. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ "جامعة الامام محمد بن سعود الاسلامية". Ministry of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ Al-Khataybeh, Malak Ibraheem Al-Mansour ; supervisor Majid (2019-11-28). Investigating the Effectiveness of Blended Learning Approach and Perceptions of EFL Learners' Listening Performance at the Saudi Electronic University. (Ph.D.)-Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ "About Us". Deanship of Library Affairs. Prince Sultan Library for Science and Knowledge. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  • ^ "Partners". About the World Digital Library. World Digital Library. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  • ^ "Institute of Translation and Arabization".[permanent dead link]
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