Prior to its founding, ulama from across the nation met in Palembang on 1957 and agreed to form a sharia law faculty.

The following year, a Foundation for Higher Islamic Education in South Sumatra was founded.

The institution received a formal approval from the Ministry of Religious Affairs on 1964, and is inaugurated on 13 November.

[1] The university received its name from Raden Patah, founder of the Demak kingdom.

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