title: Dar al-Ulum
text: # Dar al-Ulum
  
  Dar al-Ulum (Arabic: كلية دار العلوم, kullīya dār al-ʿulūm "House of Sciences" ), is an educational institution designed to produce students with both an Islamic and modern secondary education. It was founded in 1871 and is now a faculty of Cairo University; it became commonly called Faculty of Dar al-Ulum.
  
  The Faculty has 6 majors in Islamic studies, Arabic, and philosophy. Most of graduates work as teachers after getting required diploma from Faculty of Education.
  
  Dar al-ʿUlum was incorporated into Cairo University in 1946 and is now referred to as “The Faculty of Dar al-ʿUlum.” The Faculty is delegated by Cairo University to offer B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Arabic language and literature & Islamic studies.
  
  ## Notable alumni
  
  * Hassan al-Banna (1906-1949): Egyptian Islamic theorist and politician.
  * Farouk Shousha (1936-2016): Egyptian poet and writer.
  * Abdul Azim al-Deeb (1929-2010): Egyptian Islamic scholar.
  * Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966): Egyptian author, educator, Islamic theorist, poet, and a leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 1960s
  