Darul Huda Islamic University

Darul Huda Islamic University

الجامعة دار الهدى الاسلامية
Darul Huda Islamic University Central Campus
Motto	(Arabic) إن علينا للهدى Inna Alaina Lal Huda
Motto in English	Verily we taught man straight path (Qur'an 12:92)
Type	Islamic University
Established	1986
Founder	Dr. U. Bapputty Haji, CH Hydrose Musliyar, MM Basheer Musliyar
Vice-Chancellor	Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi
Location	Chemmad, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Campus	Chemmad, Malappuram, (Kerala) Central Campus Punkanoor Andhra Pradesh Barpetta, Assam Bheempur, West Bengal Kashipattanam, Karnataka
Nickname	Darul Huda
Affiliations	Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World
Website	www.darulhuda.com

Darul Huda Islamic University (DHIU) is a leading Islamic university based at Malappuram in Kerala state of India. It was established as an Islamic academy on 26 June 1986 and was upgraded to Islamic university status on May 10, 2009. It is a member of Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World^[1] and the League of Islamic Universities. There are 24 affiliated undergraduate colleges spread over different states of India including the States of Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Assam.

Panakkad Sayyid Hyder Ali Shihab is the Chancellor,^[2] Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar the Pro Chancellor^[3] and Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi the Vice Chancellor.^[4]

History

DHIU was established at 1986 as an Islamic college, with the name Darul Huda Islamic Academy. It was the product of prolonged discourses among three visionary scholars and three supportive community leaders: M.M. Basheer Musliyar, C.H Aidarus Musliyar and Dr. Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi are the three religious scholars, whereas Dr. U. Bapputty Haji, Chemmukkan Kunhappu Haji and K.M. Zaid Alawi Haji are the community leaders.^[5][6]

After an experience of two decades of educational renaissance, it was upgraded into an Islamic university on 10 May 2009.

Educational system

The university aims at bringing up a younger generation of Islamic scholars well-equipped with modern tools of knowledge. It has a unique^[7] system of education where a student admitted to the institute after five years of primary education has to go for 12 years of education (5+2+3+2 secondary, senior secondary, degree, masters). After 12 years the student will come out as a Master of Islamic Studies & Contemporary Secular Education with a good command of Malayalam, Arabic, English and Urdu languages.

The University is regarded as a trend-setter institute of Islamic Higher education in India.^[8] It offers a curriculum combining of both religious and secular studies along with giving emphasis on different languages. Various international conferences and seminars, hosted by the university, help the students to get an international academic exposure along with close relationships with international figures.^[9]

Faculties

Presently there are five faculties:^[10]

• Faculty of Shariah and Usul al-Din,
• Faculty of Languages,
• Faculty of Humanities,
• Faculty of Da'wah and Islamic Culture,
• Faculty of Tarbiya and Islamic Teachings.

Students

More than half part of the total students of the University comes from Kerala State of India. The rest of the students hail from different States of India including Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar and the islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar Islands.

Although, the university concentrates on Muslim students from different states of India, there are a few students from countries other than India. International students of the University consist citizens of Nepal and New Zealand. In the nearest future, DHIU plans to open its gates to the students from all over the world.

Student life

DHIU is a residential university and academic residence at the campus is compulsory for every students throughout the whole studentship. The entire tuition, accommodation, food and other expenses are provided free of cost to avail the Islamic higher education regardless of students' financial backgrounds.

Darul Huda Students' Union (DSU) is the students' organisation of the University. Hudawis' Association for Devoted Islamic Activities (HADIA) coordinates the activities of the alumni.

Campuses

Central Campus

DHIU has its Central Campus in Chemmad town of Kerala State. The main campus consists of Post-graduate Institute, Central Juma Masjid, Dr. U Bapputty Haji Library, Sayyid Muhammedali Shihab Thangal Undergraduate College, CH Aidarus Musliyar Secondary Institute, Sayyid Umarali Shihab Thangal Administrative Building and National Institute for Islamic& Contemporary Studies (NIICS).

Outer Campuses

There are also outer-campuses for DHIU, these are in four States of India: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Assam.

Girls' Campus

The university provides a separate and safe campus for female students. The girls' campus situates closer to the central campus and it is named as Fathima Zahra Islamic Women's College.

Hifz Campus

There is also another campus fully devoted to Hifzul Qur'an (memorising the Holy Qur'an) situated at Mamburam Village. This campus is situated near to the pilgrimage centre of Sayyid Alawi Mouladdawila.

Affiliated colleges

Besides the Central Campus and Off-Campuses, DHIU extends its activities through the nationwide affiliated colleges. Following table shows the affiliated colleges of DHIU :

No	College	Location
1	Islahul Uloom Arabic College	Tanur, Malappuram.
2	Sabeelul Hidaya Islamic College	Parappur, Malappuram.
3	Malik Deenar Islamic Academy,	Thalangara, Kasaragod.
4	Malabar Islamic Complex Darul Irshad Academy	Chattanchal, Kasaragod.
5	Maunathul Islam Arabic College	Ponnani, Malappuram
6	Darul Hidaya Da'wa College	Manur, Edappal, Malappuram.
7	Busthanul Uloom Arabic College	Maniyoor, Calicut.
8	Darunnajath Arabic College	Koonancheri, Kozhikode.
9	Darunnajath Islamic Complex	Vallappuzha, Palakkad.
10	Manhajur Rashad Islamic College	Chelembra, Malappuram.
11	Nahju Rashad Islamic College	Chamakkala, Thrissur.
12	Darul Uloom Islamic Da'wa College	Thootha, Perinthalmanna.
13	Hidayathul Islam Da'wa College	Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram.
14	National Institute for Islamic and Contemporary Studies (NIICS)	Darul Huda University Campus, Chemmad
15	Manhajul Huda Islamic College	Punganur, Madanappalli, Andhra Pradesh
16	Darussalam Islamic Academy	Thalassery, Kannur
17	Sheikh Farid Awliya College,	Odamala, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram
18	Darul Hasanath Islamic College	Kannadipparamba, Kannur.
19	Quvvathul Islam Arabic College	Dongri, Mumbai
20	Darunnoor Institute for Islamic and Contemporary Studies	Kashipatna, Mangalore
21	Darul Falah Islamic Academy	Taliparamba, Kannur
22	Fazfari Urdu College	Padinjattumuri, Malappuram
23	KMO Islamic Academy	Koduvally, Kozhikode
24	Nahjul Huda Islamic Academy	Kalamasshery, Ernakulam

Centre for Public Education and Training

Convocation ceremony of the University

Centre for Public Education and Training (CPET) is a Lifelong Learning and Extension Department of the University. It concentrate primarily on the social leadership with broader vision and tactic skills at grassroots to habituate the standard of living and harmony, the psychological approaches in soothing the burning problems of relationship, guiding new generation talents towards excellence, empowerment perspective in treating women related issues to produce much desirable impact. It also aims at transforming the Imams- Most influential figures in Muslim community as a positive catalyst for bringing social changes at grassroots. CPET provides different types of short-term Diploma and Certificate courses.

Graduate destinations

Many students go onto further studies both at Indian and other universities worldwide. These include Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Hamdard, University of Hyderabad, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, English and Foreign Languages University and IITs in India. Students of Darul Huda have also studied abroad at major institutions including University of California, Berkeley, International Islamic University Malaysia, Al-Azhar University, Egypt and Leiden University, the Netherlands. Other graduates pursue careers in occupations including teaching, journalism, law, publishing and the civil service. Graduates of Darul Huda are working with renowned media houses including the BBC and Al-Jazeera. Several others work as lecturers in reputed universities in and outside India.

Accreditation

DHIU has memberships in various federations of global Islamic Universities including Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World^[11] and the League of Islamic Universities. This help the graduates of the University to continue their higher-study in different premier universities.

DHIU has signed different types of Memorandum of Understandings with many Indian and international universities including International Islamic University Malaysia.^[12]

References

1. "FUIW : Member Universities". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
2. "Chancellor's Web Page". Retrieved 2011-12-23.
3. "Pro Chancellor's Web page". Retrieved 2011-12-20.
4. "VC's Profile". Retrieved 2011-12-22.
5. "Official Website". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
6. "‘Traditional’ ulema and ‘modern’ Islamic education in Kerala".
7. "Yoginder Sikand' article on Darul Huda Educational system". Retrieved 2014-11-13.
8. "United Nations Alliance of Civilizations website". Retrieved 2014-11-13.
9. "Official website of TurkishNews.Com". Retrieved 2014-11-13.
10. "DHIU Website". Retrieved 2013-01-15.
11. "Official Website of FUIW". Retrieved 2012-10-16.
12. "Darul Huda Website". Retrieved 2014-02-23.

External links

• Darul Huda Website