Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullah,
Had a chance to sit today with part of the committee who is deciding, amongst other things, the UK and US students who are going to be accepted this year. They are literally in the last few days of decision making, and the lists are being presented for final signatures this week, possibly early next week. There are still one or two countries that haven’t been finalised, but I know for example, that Pakistan was completed within the last couple of days and signed off, and that most countries are either done or almost done.
One of the interesting things I picked up on is that they group the applications within one country, according to ethnic background. So, all of the British-Pakistani students are being put in a pile, and all of the British-Somali students in a pile, and so on. They then compete against each other, instead of against the broader range of applicants. So, let’s imagine that in the top 10 for the UK there are 5 students whose parents are of Pakistani origin, only one or two of those top 5 would get accepted, unless they are (a) exceptionally gifted, beyond the normal expectation of students (b) the number of applications from indigenous applicants is less, or the standard is very poor, in which case they might take one or two more.
Will this result in a practical change to the balance of accepted students? maybe, maybe not, since they always talk about doing this, and in the end, the list ends up being quite balanced. Allah knows best.
I did make a point about who you class as indigenous in a country like the US – since I didn’t think there were that many Native Americans who applied…but I think the point was somewhat lost on them, and they basically define indigenous as: doesn’t look like he comes from a Muslim country with a lot of existing applicants.
I’ve said before that nobody should let this kind of thing put them off. Put your application together, apply, and make du’aa. Allah opens doors for people in ways that they could never imagine. We can only work within the system we have, and certainly ethnic background is by no means the only method of deciding between applications, and the university maintains that when they get a really exceptional applicant, they don’t look at ethnic background at all.
I think there’s a difference between getting a balanced list, which is praiseworthy, and being biased against certain ethnic groups, which is not. In shaa Allah, the university is aiming for the first and not the second.
We ask Allah for His tawfeeq,
Wassalaamu alaykum warahmatullah,
Muhammad
As salaamu aleykum wa rahmatuAllahi wa barakatuhu
Here is the List for Djamiatul Imam in Riyadh for 2010/2011
http://www.imamu.edu.sa/support_deanery/admissions/major_announcements/Pages/21-06-2010.aspx
Where are you brother??? Did you hear any news about accepted list for this year??
as Salamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullaah akhee,
Jazaak’Allaah khayr.
Just wondering if any Australian students have been chosen yet and whether there is a big intake for the Australian brothers this year? Inshaa’Allaah khayr.
salaam,
Slightly off topic from this particular post, but not sure where else to ask …
Could you possibly list the books and topics studied during each of the four years in the shariah course?
jazakhallah khair
Assalaamulaikum Brother:
I am a Canadian residing in the United Arab Emirates. I completed my high school also in the UAE. Can this affect my acceptance to the university in any way? What are your thoughts?
Second, I am currently in Egypt studying Arabic at Fajr Institute. As you may know, the book “Al Arabiyyahtu Bina Yadaik” is taught here. I have been studying here since Summer 2009. Can you recommend some other books that are taught to students in the Arabic Language Program, apart from the Madinah books. What are your thoughts on the above mentioned Arabic learning textbook?
Wssalaamulaikum
Bilal
As salaam walaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu
dear brother abuabdirrahmanhumble is it a good sign of accpetance if the called the person who dropped off your application and asked him questions regarding you
It seems like this year they have proceeded early with the acceptance or am i wrong ? Would that mean that the results will come out earlier ?
Assalyamu aleikum va rahmatu Allahi va barakatuhu. Dear brother, can you tell me when the list of accepted students will come out?
wa alaykum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu
May Allah, the Exalted reward the brother for taking the time out in assisting the people who wish to pursue studying the deen Ameen!
He has answered this question a number of times…
Hopefully he doesnt mind me answering you…. Below is what he wrote in another post…
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BTW: the list of names will be released, in shaa Allah, just before Ramadhaan, but they have been known to arrive earlier. In shaa Allah, we’ll post them here on the site as soon as they are released.
A note to everyone who is using the site. As well as browsing the site pages, try to read the comments at the bottom of every page, since many of the questions are answered there. Every now and again I try to incorporate the most important questions into the site pages, however exams and other commitments often slow me down, so have a quick browse through the comments, in case your question has already been asked. If you don’t find it, or you aren’t sure, feel free to post a new comment!
As salaamu aleykum, akhi, when the school have decided the chosen students, then its up to the people of Riyadh right ? Can they in Riyadh deny a person from the “accepted list ” ?
Wa alaykumussalaam warahmatullah,
Definitely. That’s the point of sending the list. The question is not ‘can they’, but ‘do they’?
I don’t imagine that they block students on a regular basis. I get the feeling it’s more of a bureaucratic thing; passing the buck so to speak. The reason I think so, is that when they talk about choosing the students to be accepted, they almost never mention Riyadh, or “what if Riyadh rejects it?” or anything like that. They seem to just assume that whoever they choose will be accepted. However, there is no doubt that in the current climate, it wouldn’t be surprising if they were getting stricter. I do get the impression that the ministerial level decisions about not accepting students from a certain country are probably enforced when the list is sent to Riyadh, although I guess that Riyadh might just send them a list of blacklisted countries or something before they submit the list of accepted students.
This is all just an educated guess – we really don’t know whether the list of names just sits on the desk of the Minister for Higher Education and then he signs it off, or whether the list goes around various departments, such as Security Services, and so on (which would actually be quite sensible for them to do). I’ve never been able to find out beyond the general statement that the list “goes to Riyadh”.
Allah knows best.
Wassalaamu alaykum warahmatullah,
Muhammad
As salaam walaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,
Dear brother,
I want to Know can an Indian apply for After Metriculation studies in the Islamic University of Madinah.
Give the details for the conditions required.I also want to know yearly fees for education.
Wa alaykumussalaam warahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,
Please read through the blog – the pages are there for a reason.
There’s no difference between India and any other country, so all of the information you find on the site, like the documents and conditions, are the same for India as any other country.
There are no fees since it is a scholarship programme – this is also already explained throughout the pages of the blog.
Let me know if you have any questions after you have read the pages, and in shaa Allah, I will do my best to help,
Wassalaamu alaykum warahmatullah,
Muhammad