Bismillaah.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.

Alhamdulillaah, the American student body’s representative on campus has obtained the the visa numbers for the American accepted students and students who are currently residing in America from other nationalities. We request for the incoming students to use these numbers and contact the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington, D.C. as soon as possible to obtain their student visas.

The number you will be utilizing is one of the following two numbers*:

Visa #: 9400505983
Visa #: 9400505984

*: The students are divided into two groups, each having its own visa number.

May Allaah facilitate your affairs and bring you to Al-Madinah safely and in peace. We look forward to seeing you, in shaa’ Allaah.

Please Note: The visa numbers for other nationalities cannot be obtained by the American student body.

Bismillaah.
Dear brother,
 
Congratulations on getting accepted. May Allah make this a blessing for you and assist you in being grateful for it. The package for new students can be accessed on our blog that you are aware of already, www.madinahstudents.wordpress.com the article is called new students’ guide. The link is  http://madinahstudents.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/new-student-guide-marriage-guide/
 
We would like to remind you to start the process of getting your ticket and visa from the Saudi embassy. Do not delay or procrastinate. If you did not get the letter from the University yet, it might be coming late, or might never reach. Call the Saudi Embassy in DC, but contact the Cultural Attaché (202) 337-9450 first, they will tell you the process. Main Number: (202) 342-3800 Consulate/Visa Section: (202) 944-3126
  
So get on the ball and do what you can until you get further instructions. Some things must be done to obtain the visa and they have nothing to do with the Universtiy. Check the following link for student visa requirments. http://www.saudiembassy.net/Travel/VisaReq-Student.asp and follow instructions.
 
As for the police report or clearance letter, check with a local police station. Just ask for a police report stating that you are a law abiding citizen and you do not have a criminal record. Tell them that it is for official use. It should not take that long. As for the medical report/physical test, it is an application on the aformentioned link. It is a PDF document, print it out and take it to the doctor.
 
The following are university requirements; get your original high school diploma and transcript which takes sometime if you don’t have them already. Remember to have all your original documents i.e. (passport, birth certificatehigh school diploma and transcript, and two letters of recomendation) translated to Arabic. You must bring all these with you to Madina to have a complete file. It might be kind of expensive, so, try to find a good Muslim translator and he/she might give you a good deal.
 
After you get them translated you might need to mail them to the embassy to get them attested. Call the embassy first to get the required process down and then follow up on it. Things always change.
 
Also, make plenty of passport pictures, you will need them.
 
May Allah make your affairs easy and grant you success in this life and the next. 
 
We love you for the sake of Allah and leave you in the trust of Allah.

Bismillaah.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.

Alhamdulillaah, the University has posted the accepted students’ names for the 2008-2009 academic year. May Allaah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa make the affairs of the brothers easy in their pursuit of the best of knowledge. Aameen.

1. Muhammad Hussein
2. Yunus Fairooz Habib
3. Diego Guadalupe
4. Tariq Sabri
5. Saeed Mahboob
6. Muhammad Mutawakil
7. Richard Mcyntire
8. Suheil Maher Azeez
9. Hasib Nur
10. Mikaeel Ali Hasan
11. Glen Alan Stephens
12. Muhammad Kalbi
13. Muhammad Khan
14. Jamal or Hamal Natamo Bomaani
15. Corey Flippins
16. Hayan Muthna Qasim Muthna
17. Justin Richard Parrot

Indeed all praises are to Allaah for this wonderful blessing.

Bismillaah.

Alhamdulillaah Shaykh Muhammad Abdul Wahaab Al-`Aqeel’s monthly lecture series will continue this coming Wednesday, February 27, 2008 (corresponding to the 20th of Safar), in shaa’ Allaahu ta`aalaa. The lesson will be at the shaykh’s house 30 minutes after salaatul `ishaa’. Rides will be leaving from the university and Al-Masjid An-Nabawi, in shaa’ Allaah.

May Allaah allow for us to benefit from the knowledge and grant us the ability to act upon it. Aameen.

Alhumdulilahi Wahdah Wa-Salaatu Wa-Salaamu Ala Man La Nabiyya Ba’dah,

Wa Ba’d

 Assalamu Alaiakum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu 

We are finally back in school and Ramadan is finished. So hopefully we will start updating the blog more often insha Allah. Please send your suggestions as to how you think we could make this blog more beneficial to the Ummah to out email adress madinah.students@gmail.com.

As-Salamu Alaikum,In response to those in high school who are interested in studying at the Islamic University:

THE BIGGEST REASON APPLICATIONS ARE REJECTED IS BECAUSE OF MISSING REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR LACK OF ARABIC TRANSLATION.

The general rule at the university is that those who are applying from western countries i.e. America, Canada, Europe and so forth are not allowed to come without a high school diploma.

The following conditions of admission are taken from the application:

1) An applicant must be a holder of the general certificate of secondary education (high school) or its equivalent from any of the kingdoms schools or from abroad. (A G.E.D is also accepted)

2) Not more than 5 years should have passed since the applicant obtained the general certificate of secondary education or its equivalent

3) An applicant should not have been dismissed from another university on disciplinary or educational grounds.

4) An applicant should not exceed the age of 25

6) An applicant seeking admission to the college of Qur’an should have memorized the entire Qur’an.

Along with these conditions, an applicant must present the following documents with his application:

a) A copy of high school diploma

b) High school transcript for the senior year.

c) A certificate bearing witness to the good character and religious practice of the applicant from a reliable source. ( Known as a tazkiyyah, you may acquire one from the Imam of your local mosque or from most reputable callers to Islam (du’aat) insha Allah)

d) A birth certificate

e) Six passport size photos (4×6)

f) Please have a copy of your umrah or hajj visa. (This is for students who come for Umrah or Hajj)

between October 23 till January 20 (however they usually allow people to apply as soon as school starts if you come in person) and the address for those who are not able to make umrah or come to the University for an interview is:

Deanship of Admission and Registration

The Islamic University, P.O Box 170

Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

If you wish to contact them by phone # 011-966-4-847-1884

As for those applying as American students we request that you send your paper work to:

Note: All information is to be translated into Arabic and notarized, the university will not accept applications without Arabic translations.

Note: We can no longer help in turning in applications. If anyone comes in person we will gladly help them.

May Allah grant you all success, ameen.

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NOTICE: The website for the Islamic University has been drastically changed thus the previous link for the application does not work. We will post the new link shortly.

We would also like to remind you all that we are not an official representitive of the Islamic University. Just a group of students doing this in their free time.

Assalamu Alaikum,

All the brothers who have been accepted from the US should send their mailing info and phone numbers to madinah.students@gmail.com

This is for these new students only, we will try to make any info pertinent to others available here on the blog.

May Allah grant all of you success in this world and the next.

Bismillahi ar-rahman ar-raheem

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu.

The following is the list of accepted students for the coming school year at the university. They were released approximately two days ago, we apologize for the delay in posting them. Please note that the names have been translated from Arabic to English so they may not be spelled correctly.

1) Ahmed Blue
2) Faris Latifi Al-Magthob
3) Yahya Abdul Latif Al-Babadi
4) Christopher John Pierce
5) Dawud Ibrahim Darmi
6) Ahmad Hasasana
7) Khalid Farooq
8 ) Sufyan Danson
9) Benjamin Saud Al-Ajasi

If you are one of these students we would like to first of ask Allah that he grants you sincerity in studying Islam and that he makes you from those who the path to Paradise is made easy for.

Secondly, we will be sending you informational packets containing useful info, insha Allah.

Thirdly, please contact us so we can assist you in any other things which may assist you in studying. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us through our e-mail madinah.students@gmail.com.

And Allah is the granter of success

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

AssalamuAlaikum Wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuhu,

Here is a link to the application for the University. If anyone has questions regarding filling it out feel free to send them. Please be patient with us in answering as our time is limited, especially with exams coming up. May Allah bless you and yours.

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http://www.iu.edu.sa/admissionform.doc

The official website is

http://www.iu.edu.sa

Ma Salaamah

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