The following is a list of institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter.
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Historical (surviving) institutions
Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:
- Al-Azhar, Cairo
- Al-Mustansiriyya, Baghdad
- Al-Qarawiyyin
- Al-Zaytuna
Colonial-era institutions (non-seminaries)
Institutions founded during colonial era that are not religious seminaries. Most are universities with a broad charter for comprehensive education in the Muslim communities they serve:
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi (http://jmi.nic.in/)
- Jamia Osmania
- Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Colonial-era seminaries (usually "Madarassah"s)
Institutions of religious educations (most are classified as "Madarasa"s, a term that means "school" or, literally, "place where lessons are given") founded during colonial era:
- Jamia Nizamia, Hyderabad India (http://www.jamianizamia.org)
- Darul Uloom, Deoband, (http://www.darululoom-deoband.com)
- Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow (http://www.nadwatululama.org/)
- Madrassah as-Sawlatiyah, Makkah (http://www.alsawlatiyah.com/)
- Darul Uloom Newcastle, South Africa (http://www.darululoom-newcastle.co.za/)
Post-colonial seminaries (usually "Madarassah"s)
Religious institutions (or "Madarasah"s) founded since end of colonial rule in the respective countries:
- Jam`iah Dar ul `Uloom, Korangi, Karachi
- Jam`iat ul `Uloom al Islamiyah, Allama Binori Town, Karachi. (The seminary itself is colloquially also known as "Binori Town".)
- Jam`iah Binoriyah, S.I.T.E Industrial Area, Karachi
- Jam`iah Farooqiyah, Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi
- Jam`iah Arabia Ahsan ul `Uloom, Karachi
- Darul Uloom Haqqaniyah, Akora Khatak
- Jam`iah Ashrafiyah, Ferozepur Road, Lahore
- Jami`ah Imdadiyah, Faisalabad
- Jam`iah Khayr ul Madaris, Multan
- Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah
- Umm al-Qura, Makkah
- Al-Imaan University, Riyadh
- Daar Al-Hadeeth Al-Khayriyyah, Makkah
- Zaytuna Institute, Hayward, California, USA (http://www.zaytuna.org/)
Post-colonial institutions (non-seminaries)
Educational institutions founded since end of colonial rule that are not religious seminaries, but have a "Islamic" or "Muslim" identity or charter, or devoted to sciences and arts usually associated with "Islamic" or "Muslim" culture and history:
- Jamia Hamdard, Madinat-ul-Hikmat, Delhi (http://www.jamiahamdard.edu/)
- Al Ameen Colleges, Bangalore (http://www.alameen.edu/)
- Hamdard University, Madinat-ul-Hikmat, Karachi
