Progress and Passion Since 1955
Al Jamia Al Islamiya
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Al Jamia Al Islamiya set out on a brave new journey on a road less travelled. In 1955, the erstwhile Islamiya College Santhapuram marked a new beginning by fusing together a holistic interdisciplinary Islamic educational paradigm that combined Islamic tenets of knowledge with futuristic modern education. This unique model set the tone and tenor for an Islamic educational renaissance in Kerala. Much has changed since then. In 2003, the institution was upgraded to the status of an Islamic University, officially declared by the world-renowned Islamic scholar late Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Al Qaradawi.
It propelled many other institutions to shed the burdens of the past and enter a new era in Islamic education. The single biggest contribution of Al Jamia was, perhaps, that it was instrumental in changing the prevailing narrative of Islamic education in Kerala. By the grace of Allah, Al Jamia has been successful in producing a new cadre of scholars, thought-leaders, socio-political activists, media persons, writers, and intellectuals capable of leading the community from the front. They are, thank God, rendering exemplary services in a wide spectrum of fields in India and abroad. Al Jamia Al Islamiya embodies an innovative and liberating Islamic educational vision for the creation of an empowered and sensitized generation who could peer into the keyhole of tomorrow to build a brave new world for humanity while abiding by Islamic ethos, justice, and values. Al Jamia has always been unwavering in its commitment to fulfilling its objectives – to mould a new generation of Islamic scholars and thought-leaders who could present and interpret the true spirit of Islamic ideology at its core in the contemporary hyper-connected world, where concepts collide, arguments provoke and ideas flourish. Al Jamia has, invariably, endeavoured to bring the living world into the classroom in order to help the students capture the spirit and tone, and grow out of the tight compass of the textbooks.
Our Vision
To produce a dedicated pool of dynamic and scholarly leaders who are capable of leading the society from the front.
Our Mission
- Design and develop cohesive, contextually relevant and comprehensive Islamic curriculum combining the best of the old and new aspects of knowledge as practiced in universities around the world.
- To create empowered and sensitized generation who could peer into the keyhole of tomorrow to build a brave new world for humanity with abiding Islamic ethos, justice and values.
- To produce empowered men and women with firm faith in God, capable of discharging their responsibilities rhythmically.
- To contribute to the creation of a truly vibrant ideal society.
Message From
The Rector
All knowledge is God-given. The beginning of knowledge is the knowledge that Allah gave to Adam, the first man, who then knew all the names. Later man developed that knowledge using the intelligence given by Allah. Knowledge that Revealed from the Almighty (Wah’y) is the root of the human knowledge, the source of all knowledge, and the light that guides all knowledge. Al Jamia Al Islamia represents that light. Its purpose is to enable Knowledge Production based on Revealed Knowledge. In this sense, it performs a great task in the society. If you look at the legacy of the last 68 years, you will be convinced that Al Jamia is an institution that has achieved great success in the execution of the above mission. You know it by the ‘products’ it creates. They aptly represent Al Jamia’s vision of Scholarly Leadership – Scholarly leaders, scholars capable of leadership, moderns capable of interacting with the new world, mujaddids capable of reforming the religion… There are still miles to go to reach the goal, and with everyone’s prayers and cooperation, all dreams will come true, Almighty wills.
