The Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة) was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in 1961 in the Islamic holy city of Medina. It follows the Salafi ideology which is prevalent in Saudi Arabia.[1] It received institutional academic accreditation without exceptions from the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in April 2017.[4]