Darul Huda Islamic University

Darul Huda Islamic University is a private Islamic University[1][2] based at Chemmad in the district of Malappuram, Kerala, India. The university is a member of the League of Islamic Universities and the Federation of the universities of the islamic world.[3][4] Prof. Dr. Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi is the Vice-Chancellor[5][6][7] and Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal serves as its Chancellor.[8]

Darul Huda Islamic University

جامعة دار الهدى الإسلامية
Logo of Darul Huda Islamic University
Established	1986
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Bahauddeen Muhammed Jamaluddeen Nadwi
Location	Chemmad, Malappuram , Kerala , India
Affiliations	Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World & League of Islamic Universities
Website	dhiu.in

Darul Huda was established in 1986 as an Islamic college, with the name Darul Huda Islamic Academy. Currently, it has affiliated institutes all across Kerala and other states in India including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Assam.[9] Besides the Malayalam speaking students of Kerala, it also serves Urdu speaking students of north India.[10] According to the Peninsula Qatar, the university has produced hundreds of proficient Islamic scholars aims at empowering the community with scholars versed in Islamic knowledge and modern sciences.[11] The university's contribution in the empowerment of Muslim community is also well recognized.[12]

Academic Courses

Dr. Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi delivers Vice Chancellor's address at the University's Convocation ceremony.

Darul Huda University offers a 12-year course that integrates religious education with general subjects[13]. The basic 12- year course is divided into four stages - a 2-year Preparatory course, a 4-year Secondary course, a 4-year Degree course and a 2-year PG course. The syllabus includes religious subjects such as Quran, Tajweed, Hadith, Usul ul-Hadith, Fiqh, Usul ul-Fiqh, Aqeeda, Tasawwuf, Nahvu, Sarf, Mantiq, Balagha and comparative studies of various religions, as well as secular subjects like Maths, Social Sciences, History, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In addition to this, Arabic, Urdu, English, and Malayalam are taught.

The government-approved degrees in secular subjects are taught in English .[14]

Women's education

Fathima Zahra Islamic Women's College is a girls institute specially for women. It was established in 1992.

Academic collaboration

Darul Huda has memberships in federations of global Islamic Universities including the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World [15] The university has signed Memorandum of Understandings with Indian universities like Aligarh Muslim University,[16] Jamia Millia Islamia[17], Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University [18] and Jawaharlal Nehru University [19] Delhi University among others[20] and with international universities including International Islamic University Malaysia and with the University of Kuwait. The Maulana Azad National Urdu University recognizes the courses of Darul Huda.[21][22]

Student activities

Facilities for extracurricular activities like debates, discussions, oratory training, computer studies, and sports are also provided through its students Union (DSU).

Thelitcham Monthly

Main article: Thelitcham Monthly

Thelitcham Monthly, is a student-focused magazine published by this University. Doctor Bahaudheen Nadwi is the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[23][24]

Annahda Arabic bi-monthly

Annahda is an Arabic bi-monthly magazine launched in August 2006 which is edited by Doctor N.A Muhammed Abdul Khader, Professor Emeritus at the University of Calicut.

Affiliated Colleges

Besides the Central Campus DHIU encompasses up to twenty affiliated colleges.[25] It has established an off-campus in October 2011 at Bhimpur in Birbhum district of West Bengal state. The campus is affiliated up to degree college level.

Publications

Translations

Translation of the Qur’an in Malayalam is being published by DH Press.

Journals

Islamic Insight International Journal of Islamic Studies is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal with ISSN 2581-3269, published by the Faculty of Islamics and Human Sciences at the University. The subjects covered are Qur’anic Studies, Hadith Studies, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Theology, Islamic Mysticism, Philosophy, Comparative Religion, Islamic Social Sciences and Culture of Muslims.

Alumni

Dr. Faisal KP Hudawi was appointed as Director of Aligarh Muslim University Kerala branch recently in 2019.[26]

References

1. TwoCircles.net. "Darul Huda Islamic University to start educational institutes in four states – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
2. "Renovation of Islamic Education in South Asia". ThePeninsulaQatar. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. "Renovation of Islamic Education in South Asia". ThePeninsulaQatar. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. "Darul Huda gains another International recognition" (Press release). Retrieved 12 April 2019.
5. "Bahauddeen Muhammed Jamaluddeen Nadwi". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
6. "Teaching Atheism at government cost – Dr Bahauddin nadwi". JAIHOON.TV. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
7. "Reconstitution of the National Monitoring Committee for Minorities' Education (NMCME) on expiry of tenure" (PDF). Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Minority Cell. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
8. "Chancellor, University webportal". Retrieved 4 April 2020.
9. "Renovation of Islamic Education in South Asia". ThePeninsulaQatar. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
10. Robert W. Hefner; Muhammad Qasim Zaman (16 December 2010). Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim Education. Princeton University Press. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-1-4008-3745-8.
11. "Renovation of Islamic Education in South Asia". ThePeninsulaQatar. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
12. "How Utilitarianism is gnawing at Minority Education in Kerala". KochiPost. 15 October 2019.
13. History of muslim educational institutions in Kerala during 20th century (PDF). Cahpter 3. p. 145. Retrieved 29 February 2020. Established in 1986, Darul Huda has set up a number of feeder institutions from where it takes the brightest students after completion of their primary schooling and takes them through 12 years of grueling Islamic and modern education.CS1 maint: location (link)
14. Pedersen, Gry Hvass (2016). "The Case of Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi". Review of Middle East Studies. 50 (1): 28–37. doi:10.1017/rms.2016.73. JSTOR 26250536.
15. List of Members of FUIW|
16. "AMU" (PDF).
17. ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS, Jamia Millia
18. UAFULuucknow
19. Archived 17 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine,
20. Gazette, The Milli (17 June 2011). "Darul Huda Islamic Uni. in Kerala". www.milligazette.com.
21. "Darul Huda Islamic University, Kerala signs MoU with Kuwait University – TwoCircles.net".
22. https://manuucoe.in/RegularAdmission/assets/pdf/List%20of%20Madarsa%20Programs%20approved%20by%20the%20University%20for%20Admissions%202019.pdf
23. "HOMOSEXUALITY is a psychological disorder". Times of India Blog. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
24. "Students Magazine 'Thelitcham'on Transgender Rights Kicks off Debate". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
25. S. Riaz (20 May 2014). New Islamic Schools: Tradition, Modernity, and Class in Urban Pakistan. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-137-38247-4.
26. "Doctor Faisal KP Appointed Director Of AMU Malappuram Centre". NDTV.com.

External links

• Official Webportal of Darul Huda