Al-Mustafa International University (MIU) ( ar, جامعة المصطفىٰ العالمية; fa, جامعه المصطفی العالمیه, ''Jam'h-e Almistâfi-ye Al'alâmih'') is an international academic, Islamic and university-style seminary institute in Qom,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

established in 1979. It has international branches and affiliate schools. International Quran Competition for Students of Islamic Seminary Schools in the university, 300px The university has provided Islamic education to international students (including female scholars) mostly at a graduate level, in a combined seminary and academic format focused on the study of the

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Hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...

, Islamic Jurisprudence,

Islamic Philosophy Islamic philosophy is philosophy that emerges from the Islamic tradition. Two terms traditionally used in the Islamic world are sometimes translated as philosophy—falsafa (literally: "philosophy"), which refers to philosophy as well as logic, ...

and Discourse,

Islamic Mysticism Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...

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, Persian Language and Literature,

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. It also provides associate degree for French,

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and

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. It also provides Sunni Islam and

Shia Islam Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, m ...

seminary courses in English, Arabic and Persian.

Membership in international organizations

Besides participation in international scientific-cultural forum, Al-Mustafa University is a member of the following international scientific forums and organizations: *

Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO, formerly ISESCO) is a specialized organization that operates under the aegis of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and is concerned with fields of education ...

(FUIW) * International Association of Universities (IAU) *

International Association of University Presidents The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) is an association of university chief executives from higher education institutions around the world. The IAUP was founded in 1964 in Oxford. Membership is limited to those individuals w ...

(IAUP) * Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) * Union of Islamic World Students (Rohama)

History

The university was founded in 1979. The university is headquartered in Tehran but has branches in several other Iranian cities. On December 8, 2020,

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(under Steven Mnuchin) sanctioned the university for allegedly recruiting students to fight in Syria . The university published a response.

Presidents

* Ali Abbasi (through 2020-2021) * Alireza Arafi former president of Al-Mustafa International University (MIU)

Graduates

* Nour Tessie Jørgensen * Imran Raza Ansari

References

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Membership in international organizations

History

Presidents

Graduates

See also

References