We have not been able to access the blog and post this important update. Since arriving to Madinah on the 10 th of October, I have been on the officials case to speed up your process. As usual both parties, the cultural mission and the university were not really on the same page and that is the cause of the delay. Finally, a week ago I spoke to the lady in DC and asked exactly what was needed and within a day she received a second request from the university. The first being sent on the 18th of Ramadan according to university officials, which she denies. The visas were issued on the 1st of September and I saw the documents and checked the visas myself on the Ministry of Foreign affairs website. Alhamdulilah, one of the brothers posted on the blog that he received an email from DC stating that they finally recieved the letter of request to start the process of paperwork and visas.  We are eager to have you in our ranks in the prophet’s city soon. Please remain patient and in a state of Dua and beg Allah to bless you in this journey. If you are in contact with any of the new boys, let them know this to bring some comfort to their hearst as well

One of the new students posted this on the 22nd of October. “I received an email from the embassy stating that they received the letter of request from the University. They are requesting that the accepted students’ packages be sent to the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission and to make sure that all requirements are completed before anything is sent.
This is where the package is to be sent:
Nisrin Ghazal
Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission
2600 Virginia Ave, NW Ste 800
Washington, DC 20037″

بســـــم الله الرحمن الرحيم

والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Accepted students:

Please find below the requirements in regards to obtaining your student visas, in shaa’ Allaah:

**** VISA REQUIREMENTS ****

**** DEGREE AUTHENTICATION APPLICATION ****

**** TO GET DOCUMENTS CERTIFIED BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY ****

بســــــــم الله الرحمن الرحيم

والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Alhamdulillaah the Islamic University of Madinah’s Admissions Department has released the list of accepted students for the forthcoming academic year. Please find below the names of the students in Arabic and English:

سايمون ستيفن بروبرغ
علي ماجد التميمي
شيخ أبو ذر أحمد
إبراهيم علي محسن
مايكل فينتون
جيسون قونزاليس
فيصل قاسم
عمر هدروج
ماروثا باشا
إدريان ديجل
محمد كوار
أحمد كورة
جيمس ألكساندر بيسادا
أحمدوا كمارا
إلياس مصطفى محمد

1. Simon Stephen Broberg
2. Ali Majid At-Tameemi
3. Shaikh Abu Dhar Ahmed
4. Ibrahim Ali Muhsin
5. Micheal Vinton
6. Jason Gonzales
7. Faisal Qassim
8. Umar Hedridge
9. Marutha Basha
10. Adrian Diegel
11. Muhammad Kuwar
12. Ahmad Kurah
13. James Alexander Besada
14. Ahmado Kamara
15. Ilyas Mustafa Muhammad

Congratulations on your acceptance.  May Allaah make this opportunity a blessing for you and assist you on your path of seeking knowledge. You should begin the process of getting your visa from the Saudi Arabian Embassy immediately. If you did not get the letter from the university yet, it may be coming late, or may never reach at all. So, call the embassy and ask them what to do next.

If you did not find your name on this list and were anticipating your acceptance, it is possible your application is being held for next year (academic year of 2010/2011), especially if you applied after January 2009.

Please read the post  “What Should a Newly Accepted Student Do?” in regards to getting your student visa. May Allaah make your affairs easy!

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.

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.