Dar al-Uloom () is an educational institution designed to produce students with both an
Islamic
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
and modern secondary education. It was founded in 1871 and since 1946 it has been incorporated as a faculty of
Cairo University
Cairo University () is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908;"Brief history and development of Cairo University." Cairo University Faculty of En ...
, being now commonly called Faculty of Dar al-Uloom ().
The Faculty has 6 majors (
B.A.,
M.A. and
Ph.D.) in
Islamic studies
Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...
,
Arabic language
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, and philosophy. Most of graduates work as teachers after getting required diploma from Faculty of Education.
Notable alumni
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Hassan al-Banna
Hassan Ahmed Abd al-Rahman Muhammed al-Banna (; 14 October 1906 – 12 February 1949), known as Hassan al-Banna (), was an Egyptian schoolteacher and Imam, best known for founding the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest and most influential g ...
(1906-1949): Egyptian Islamic theorist and politician.
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Farouk Shousha (1936-2016): Egyptian poet and writer.
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Abdul Azim al-Deeb (1929-2010): Egyptian Islamic scholar.
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Sayyid Qutb
Sayyid Ibrahim Husayn Shadhili Qutb (9 October 190629 August 1966) was an Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary who was a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
As the author of 24 books, with around 30 books unpublished for differe ...
(1906-1966): Egyptian author, educator, Islamic theorist, poet, and a leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Muhammad Al-Labani (born 1970): Egyptian author, poet, and researcher.
See also
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Darul uloom (disambiguation)
References
*David C. Kinsey, “Efforts for Educational Synthesis under Colonial Rule: Egypt and Tunisia,” ''Comparative Education Review'', Vol. 15, No. 2, Colonialism and Education. (Jun., 1971), pp. 172–187.Cited in Kinsey's article:
*J. Heyworth-Dunne, ''An Introduction to the History of Education in Modern Egypt'' (London: Luzac, 1939);
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Yacoub Artin, ''L'instruction publique en Egypte'' (Paris: Leroux, 1890);
*Ahmad Izzat Abd al-Karim, ''Ta'rikh al-ta'lim fi Misr: 1848-1882'', 3 vols. (Cairo: Dar al-Ma'arif, 1917);
*Muhammad Abd al-Jawwad, ''Taqwim Dar al-ʿUlum'' (Cairo: Dar al-Ma'arif, 1952), p. 6;
*Ibrahim Salama, ''L'enseignement islamique en Egypte'' (Cairo: Imprimerie nationale, 1939), p. 254;
*Robert L. Tignor, ''Modernization and British Colonial Rule in Egypt, 1882-1914'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966);
*David C. Kinsey, "Egyptian Education Under Cromer: A Study of East-West Encounter in Educational Administration and Policy, 1883-1907" (Unpublished PhD dissertation, Harvard University, 1965);
*Abu Al-Futouh Ahmad Radwan, ''Old and New Forces in Egyptian Education'' (N.Y: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1951);
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Lord Cromer, ''Annual Report for 1906, House of Commons Sessional Papers, Egypt'', No. I (1907) (London: HMSO, 1907), p. 94;
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Douglas Dunlop, "Note on the Progress and Condition of Public Instruction in Egypt in 1913" (mimeographed, 1914), pp. 17–18;
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Sir Eldon Gorst, ''Annual Report for 1907, House of Commons Sessional Papers, Egypt''. No. I (1908) (London: HMSO, 1908), p. 39.
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Education in Egypt
Universities and colleges established in 1871
1871 establishments in Egypt
Cairo University