[2] The University of Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences was established in 1990.
The university is government-owned, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The university teaches Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet, the Arabic language and principles of religion and community life.
Colleges are the College of the Holy Quran, Faculty of Sharia, Faculty of Arabic Language, Faculty of Da'wa and Media, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, School of Languages, Graduate Studies and Community College.
[3] Although based in Omdurman, the university has faculties in all the states of Sudan.