Madina Institute South Africa is a non-profit Islamic teaching institution based in Cape Town, following the methodology of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah. It combines Islamic Studies and Arabic Language instruction, covering Quranic Sciences, Aqidah (Theology), Hadith Sciences, Fiqh (both Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of Islamic jurisprudence), Seerah (Prophetic biography), Tarikh (Islamic history), and Usul al-Fiqh (legal theory). According to its own website, it operates across 4 countries with roughly 30 teachers, about 500 students, and a combined 100 years of teaching experience among staff. Its main campus is on the 3rd Floor, Icon Building, Lower Long Street, Cape Town. A related campus, Madina Institute Belgravia, operates from 12 Veld Road, Belgravia, Athlone, Cape Town, on a roughly 10,000 sqm site offering dormitories, education spaces, an auditorium and sporting facilities, alongside community programmes such as afternoon academic tuition, a Hifz (Quran memorisation) programme, and youth/community outreach. No DHET (Department of Higher Education and Training) registration for Madina Institute was found in the current DHET Register of Private Higher Education Institutions, and neither official site states a specific DHET registration number, NQF level, or SAQA accreditation for its qualifications, so this cannot be independently verified and is not claimed here.
Qualifications & Programmes
- 1-Year Usul al-Din Programme (combined Islamic Studies and Arabic Studies, full-time, 1 year)
- 3-Year Bachelor's degree in Usul al-Din / Islamic Studies (full-time, 3 years)
- Honours in Islamic Studies (duration and NQF level not specified on official site)
- Master of Islamic Studies (duration and NQF level not specified on official site)
- Part-time Islamic Studies courses (various, non-degree)
- Foundation in Islamic Studies Programme (1 year, offered via Madina Institute Belgravia)
- Hifz (Quran memorisation) Programme – full-time, part-time and online options (Madina Institute Belgravia)