Zaytuna College

Zaytuna College
Former names
Zaytuna Institute (1996-2008)
Mottoو قـل رب زدنـي عـلـمـا (Arabic)
Motto in English
"Say: O Lord, increase me in knowledge" (Sūrah Tā Hā 20:114)[1]
TypePrivate liberal arts college
EstablishedZaytuna Institute: 1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Zaytuna College: 2009[2]
AccreditationWSCUC[3]
Religious affiliation
Sunni Islam
Endowment$2 million (2019)[4]
PresidentHamza Yusuf
ProvostOmar Qureshi[5]
Students50[6]
Location
Berkeley
,
California
,
United States

37°53′50.8″N 122°15′33.6″W / 37.897444°N 122.259333°W / 37.897444; -122.259333
CampusCollege Town, 10 acres (0.040 km2)[1]
Colors  Red[7]
Websitewww.zaytuna.edu

Zaytuna College /zaɪˈtuːnə/ is a private liberal arts college in Berkeley, California. It is the first accredited Muslim undergraduate college in the United States. It was built on the foundation of an educational institute, founded in 1996 by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi.[8] After graduating its pilot batch of full-time students, Zaytuna Institute formally changed its name to Zaytuna College in 2009.

Zaytuna College seeks to integrate the institutions of the American liberal arts college and traditional Islamic education, drawing on their shared roots in the classical liberal arts. In the academic year 2014–2015, Zaytuna College had an undergraduate student body of about fifty students,[6] most of whom lived on campus.

Zaytuna College offers a BA in Liberal Arts & Islamic Studies and an MA in Islamic Texts.[9] Courses range from Arabic grammar and Islamic jurisprudence, to American history and ancient literature.[10]

  1. ^ a b "About". Zaytuna College.
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  4. ^ "President's Report 2019: Zaytuna College - Looking Back to Look Ahead". 12 December 2019. p. 48.
  5. ^ "Omar Qureshi". Zaytuna College.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Digital Guidelines". Zaytuna College.
  8. ^ Zoll, Rachel (23 January 2008). "US scholars planning Islamic college". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30.
  9. ^ "Academics". Zaytuna College. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  10. ^ "College Catalog 2022-2023". Zaytuna College. Retrieved 2023-02-04.