Education

The Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta is a replication of the Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, so its academic quality is of Al-Azhar University standard. With this status, the Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah is the only faculty in Indonesia that organizes education with Arabic as the language of instruction. Although referred to as the twin of Al-Azhar University's Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah, UIN Jakarta's Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah has several other advantages. The Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah Uin Jakarta has a combination of Islamic and Indonesian curriculum, so that its graduates but have a distinctive character of the Indonesian nation. In addition to being required to write a thesis in Arabic, students are also required to memorize 8 juz of the Qur'an to graduate from the Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah. The Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah organizes 2 levels of education, namely Strata 1 (8-14 semesters) and master (4-8 semesters). Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah are given expertise according to specialization, namely Ushuluddin Science, Sharia Science, and Arabic Language Science. As for the master's degree, there are Sharia Islamiyah, Al-Qur'an Wa Al-Sunnah, Arabic Language and Literature, and Akidah Islamiyah. 90% of the teaching staff at the Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah graduated from Al Azhar University in Egypt and various other Middle Eastern universities, and 10% are alumni of the Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah who devote themselves to their almamater.