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Dar al-Ulum ( ar, كلية دار العلوم, kullīya dār al-ʿulūm "House of Sciences" ), is an educational institution designed to produce students with both an
Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ma ...
and modern secondary education. It was founded in 1871 and is now a faculty of
Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...
; it became commonly called Faculty of Dar al-Ulum. The Faculty has 6 majors in Islamic studies, Arabic, and philosophy. Most of graduates work as teachers after getting required diploma from Faculty of Education. Dar al-ʿUlum was incorporated into
Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...
in 1946 and is now referred to as “The Faculty of Dar al-ʿUlum.” The Faculty is delegated by Cairo University to offer B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Arabic language and literature &
Islamic studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...
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Notable alumni

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Hassan al-Banna Sheikh Hassan Ahmed Abdel Rahman Muhammed al-Banna ( ar, حسن أحمد عبد الرحمن محمد البنا; 14 October 1906 – 12 February 1949), known as Hassan al-Banna ( ar, حسن البنا), was an Egyptian schoolteacher and imam, be ...
(1906-1949): Egyptian Islamic theorist and politician. *
Farouk Shousha Farouk Shousha ( ar, فاروق شوشة; January 9, 1936 – October 14, 2016) was an Egyptians, Egyptian Poetry, poet. He hosted the popular television program ''Umsiya Thaqafiya'' ("Cultural Evening") from 1977 through 2006. Early life Shous ...
(1936-2016): Egyptian poet and writer. * Abdul Azim al-Deeb (1929-2010): Egyptian Islamic scholar. *
Sayyid Qutb Sayyid 'Ibrāhīm Ḥusayn Quṭb ( or ; , ; ar, سيد قطب إبراهيم حسين ''Sayyid Quṭb''; 9 October 1906 – 29 August 1966), known popularly as Sayyid Qutb ( ar, سيد قطب), was an Egyptian author, educator, Islamic ...
(1906-1966): Egyptian author, educator, Islamic theorist, poet, and a leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 1960s


See also

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Darul uloom (disambiguation) Darul oloom (Arabic: دار العلوم, transliterated dar al-`ulum), also spelled darul ulum, dar al-ulum etc., may refer to: *Darul uloom, an Arabic term which literally meaning "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary ...


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); *
Yacoub Artin Yacoub Artin (15 April 1842 – 21 January 1919) was an ethnic Armenian educator and scholar working in Egypt. He was of Armenian descent, working for the Ministry of Public Education in 1888. It was noted in a period newspaper that he was one of ...
, ''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); *
Lord Cromer Earl of Cromer is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, held by members of the Baring family, of German descent. It was created for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, long time British Consul-General in Egypt. He had already been ...
, ''Annual Report for 1906, House of Commons Sessional Papers, Egypt'', No. I (1907) (London: HMSO, 1907), p. 94; * Douglas Dunlop, "Note on the Progress and Condition of Public Instruction in Egypt in 1913" (mimeographed, 1914), pp. 17–18; * Sir Eldon Gorst, ''Annual Report for 1907, House of Commons Sessional Papers, Egypt''. No. I (1908) (London: HMSO, 1908), p. 39. {{Authority control Education in Egypt Educational institutions established in 1871 1871 establishments in Egypt Cairo University