Umm al-Qura University

Umm al-Qura University (UQU; Arabic: جامعة أم القرى, romanized: Jāmiʿah ʾUmm al-Qurā, lit. 'Mother of All Villages') be a public university insyd Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Dem establish de university as de College of Sharia (Islamic law) insyd 1949 during de reign of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud before e be joined by new colleges wey dem rename am as Umm al-Qura thru a royal decree insyd 1981. UQU start primarily as an Islamic university wey dey offer degrees insyd Islamic Law, Theology den Arabic language studies. E now dey offer more courses insyd such diverse subjects as Technology Management, Business Management, Islamic Economics, Marketing, Engineering, Technology, Medicine, Education, Architecture, as well various Applied, Social den Engineering Sciences. Insyd 2015, de UQU annual budget hover around SR 3 billion (US$801,399,900). Colleges College of Shari`ah (Law den Islamic Studies) College of Da'wah (Comparative Religion), dem establish insyd 1401 A.H College of Arabic Language, dem establish insyd 1401 A.H College of Regulations den Judicial Studies, dem establish insyd 1432 A.H College of Economics den Islamic Finance, dem establish insyd 1432 A.H College of Da'wah den Fundamentals of Religion De College get four departments: 1- Department of Da'wah den Usul-ud-Din; 2- Department of Kitab den Sunnah; 3- Department of Aqidah (Creed); 4- Department of Qera'at (various readings of de Qur'an). College of Arabic Language De College dey include de departments wey dey follow: 1. Department of Arabic Linguistics, Grammar den Morphology. 2. Department of Classical Arabic Rhetoric den Literary Criticism. 3. Department of Literature. College of Social Sciences Dem establish de College of Social Sciences insyd 1404 A.H (1984). E get four departments, dem list as follows: 1- Department of Geography 2- Department of English Language 3- Department of Social service 4- Department of Media College of Education 1- Department of Islamic Education. 2- Department of Curriculum den Instruction. 3- Department of Psychology. 4- Department of Special Education. 5- Department of Physical Education (Sports). 6- Department of Kindergarten. 7- Department of Family Education. 8- Department of Educational Administration. College of Applied Sciences College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture 1- Department of Islamic Architecture. 2- Department of Electrical Engineering. 3- Department of Mechanical Engineering. 4- Department of Civil Engineering. College of Computers den Information Systems 1- Department of Computer Engineering 2- Department of Computer Science 3- Department of Information Systems 4- Department of Information Sciences College of Dental Medicine College of Medicine College of Pharmacy College of Public Health den Health Informatics College of Nursing dem create am as a separate college insyd 1426H. College of Applied medical Science Ranking Over de last years, Umm Al-Qura university secure ein place among de top 500 universities insyd de world (QS) De latest rankings be as follows: QS World University Rankings: 447 (2022) Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 601-800 (2022) References External links Umm Al-Qura's Official website