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: ''Umm al-Qura'' may also refer to a calendar of Saudi Arabia or the City of Mecca. See [[Islamic calendar]] or [[Mecca]]. 

{{Infobox University |
  name           = Umm Al-Qura University<br><big>جامعة ام القرى</big> <br> ''Ǧāmaʿat Umm Al-Qura''|
  image          = [[Image:Ummalqurauniversity.png]]
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  motto = |
  established    = [[1981]]|
  type           = [[Public school|Public]] |
  Endowments     = 
  rector         = [[Adnan Mohammed Wzzan]] |
  city           = [[Mecca]] |
  state          = [[Hijaz]] |
  country        = [[Saudi Arabia]] |
  undergrad      = 30'000+ |
  postgrad       =  |
  faculty        =  |
  campus         = Enclosed |
  budget         =  |
  website       = [http://www.uqu.edu.sa/ www.uqu.edu.sa/]
}}

'''Umm al-Qura University''' ({{lang-ar| جامعةأم القرى}}) is a public [[university]] in [[Mecca]],[[Saudi Arabia]]. It was established as the College of Shari`a (Islamic Law) in 1949 before being joined by new colleges and renamed Umm al-Qura be royal decree in 1981.<ref>http://www.uqu.edu.sa/page/en/48</ref>

==General Information==
Umm Al-Qura university is primarily and [[Islamic university]] that offers degrees in Islamic Law and [[Arabic]] language studies. However, it offers degrees in medicine as well some applied sciences.  

== History==
===Foundation and Early Years===
In 1949 King [[Abdul Aziz Al-Saud]] established the College of Shari'a (Islamic Law) in [[Makkah]], making it the first higher education institution in the country.  It constituted the kernel of Umm Al-Qura University and its most prominent college.It was followed by the establishment of the Teachers' College In 1952 which continued until 1959 when the College of Shari'a took the responsibility of teachers' preparation and became the Colleg(contracted; show full)[[Category:Arabic words and phrases]]
[[Category:Specific calendars|Umm al-Qura (Saudi)]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia]]


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