Established by King Saud bin Abdulaziz in 1961,[1] Sayy’id Abul Ala Maududi had played a significant role of establishing and running of Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

[2][3][4][5][6] Others disagree and state that the institution is objective and scientific, being detached to any singular ideology.

[10] Studies at the College of Sharia Islamic law were the first to start when the university opened.

[15] In 2019, the university announced that it would begin to offer online degrees through a new e-learning and distance education program.

[16] The university currently offers an online bachelor of arts in Sharia and a certificate-granting program in Arabic language for non-native speakers.