International University of Africa
King Faisal Prize in Service to Islam 2019 Laureate
The civilized values of Islam rely on reform, advocacy, and human and natural development without making any undue compromises or going to any improper extremes
The university began with the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies and gradually expanded until it reached twenty-two colleges, and three specialized centers.
The number of students now at the university has reached fifteen thousand and one hundred and ninety-one law students. The students’ body is 50 % Africans, 25% Asians and European, and 25% Sudanese.
The University is considered as the largest Sunni religious institution in sub-Saharan Africa. The university has fifteen colleges outside Sudan in Africa, China, and Turkey. In order to expand the scope of knowledge, culture, and advocacy, the University has established the Radio Africa station and the Al-Alamiya satellite channel.
The International African University has become a prominent foundation for Islamic sciences in the African continent. It has brought together most Muslim scholars in seminars and conferences and has become a role model for Islamic colleges and universities in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
The University got a medal of achievement from the Republic of Sudan and the award for the scientific miracles in the Qur’an and the Sunnah in the science fields from Al-Azhar and several other awards.
This biography was written in the year the prize was awarded.
