Darul Huda Islamic University is an educational institute of higher religious learning located at

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. It is equivalent to an unaided and non-affiliated Indian

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. Established in 1986 under the auspices of Sunni Mahal Federation of

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, it is a

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institution for the training of Islamic scholars in Kerala. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. From 2009, it has claimed the status of a private Islamic university; and from 2010 it has been affiliated to the

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, Cairo, Egypt. However the UGC, India's only official body with the power to accredit universities, does not list it as a university.

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