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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 College of Shari'a and Education. In 1962 the College of Education was established as an independent college.
===Development and Founding===
In 1971 the Colleges of Shari'a and Education became part of [[King Abdul Aziz University]] in [[Jeddah]] and constituted its branch in Makkah. 

However, The University of Umm Al-Qura was established in 1981 by the royal decree number 39 in 1981 and the colleges of Shari'a and Education were detached from [[King Abdul Aziz University]] and joined by new departments to form the new university.

==Academics==
===Colleges===
*College of Da’wa and Usul-ud-Din
*College of Arabic Language
*College of Education (in Makkah )
*College of Applied Sciences
*College of Social Sciences
*College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture
*College of Medicine
*College of Community Service and Continuing Education
*Institute of Scientific Research and Revival of Islamic Heritage
*Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers
*College of Computers
*College of Pharmacy
*College of Applied medical Science
*College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies
*College of Education for Girls at Al-Qunfudah
*College of Teacher Preparation in Al-Qunfudah
*College of Teacher Preparation in Makkah
*College of Education for Girls in Al Leith
*College of Education for Girls - Literature Sections
*College of Education for Girls - Domestic Economy
*College of Education for the Preparation of Female Teachers
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.uqu.edu.sa Umm Al-Qura's official website]

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