Islamic university

The term "Islamic university" (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية‎, Jami'ah Islamiyya), sometimes called madrasah jāmiʿah (Arabic: مدرسة جامعة‎), can be used to describe secular educational institutions that were founded by people of Islamic tradition as well as institutions that focus on teaching Islam as a main curriculum. The word "madrasah" can refer to an Islamic educational institution of any level, while the word jāmiʿah simply means "university."

"Al-Jami'ah al-Islamiyyah" redirects here. For other uses, see Al-Jami'ah al-Islamiyyah (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya.

However, there are various institutions which include "Islamic University" in their name while being not necessarily geared towards the teaching of Islam (much like how a Catholic university generally does not teach Catholicism).

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