Muhammad University of Islam (MUI) is a Nation of Islam (NOI)-affiliated preschool to 12th Grade school in the South Shore area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located next to Mosque Maryam.
The schools are headed by the Nation of Islam's Ministry of Education, led by Dr. Larry Muhammad.
Established in 1930, MUI is the first Islamic Black school system in America.
It was an elementary school that taught "mathematics, astronomy and the general knowledge of civilization.
[4] Some scholars have called the University of Islam schools the nation's first attempts at homeschooling by black families.