Markfield Institute of Higher Education

The Markfield Institute was established in the 2000, and was inaugurated by Prince Charles. The institute aims at promoting understanding between Muslim communities in the West and the pluralistic societies they are a part of through the positive contributions of its graduates. The institute endeavours to “integrate the richness and high standards of traditional Islamic scholarship with the best of Western research techniques, academic rigour and critical inquiry.” Over the years, more than 750 students have graduated from the Institute.

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The Markfield Institute is located within the rural village of Markfield in the British Midlands and is easily accessible by car and public transport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mihe.ac.uk/student-information|title=Student Information {{!}} Markfield Institute of Higher Education|website=www.mihe.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-04-29}} The village is situated within both National Forest and Charnwood Forest. It lies very close to the M1 motorway roughly 8 miles north west of Leicester, and 10 miles south east of Loughborough. The institute is roughly 100 miles from London.

Notable attractions near the Institute include the Thornton Reservoir and Bradgate Park.

The institute currently offers the following accredited BA and MA degrees:

• BA Islamic studies [https://www.mihe.ac.uk/course/ba-islamic-studies BA Islamic Studies]
• MA Islamic studies [https://www.mihe.ac.uk/course/ma-islamic-studies MA Islamic Studies]
• MA Muslim chaplaincy [https://www.mihe.ac.uk/course/ma-muslim-chaplaincy MA Muslim Chaplaincy]
• MA Islamic banking, finance and management [https://www.mihe.ac.uk/course/ma-islamic-banking-finance-and-management MA Islamic Banking, Finance and Management]
• MEd Islamic education [https://www.mihe.ac.uk/course/med-islamic-education-new-perspectives MEd Islamic Education]

• MA Islam and sustainable development [https://www.mihe.ac.uk/course/ma-islam-and-sustainable-development MA Islam and Sustainable Development]

New PhD applications are currently not being taken.

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Over the years, many scholars have served as part of the academic teaching staff at the Institute. They include:

• Ataullah Siddiqui (reader in religious pluralism and inter-faith relations){{Cite web|url=https://www.mihe.ac.uk/academic-staff/dr-ataullah-siddiqui|title=Dr Ataullah Siddiqui {{!}} MIHE|website=www.mihe.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416044859/https://www.mihe.ac.uk/academic-staff/dr-ataullah-siddiqui|archive-date=2017-04-16|url-status=dead}}
• Fozia Bora (University of Leeds){{Cite web|url=https://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/profile/20046/1676/fozia_bora|title=Profile - Faculty of Arts - University of Leeds - Fozia Bora|last=Leeds|first=University of|website=www.leeds.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-04-15}}
• Dilwar Hussain{{Cite web|url=http://www.maslaha.org/about/whos-involved/people/advisers/dilwar-hussain|title=Dilwar Hussain {{!}} Maslaha|website=www.maslaha.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-16}}
• Abdullah Sahin (University of Warwick){{Cite web|url=https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/staff/abdullahsahin/|title=Dr Abdullah Sahin|website=www2.warwick.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-04-15}}
• Adil Salahi{{Cite web|url=http://www.kubepublishing.com/authors/adil-salahi/|title=Kube Publishing » Adil Salahi|website=www.kubepublishing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-29}}

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The Markfield Institute regularly invites scholars to visit and present their research in lectures that are open to the public. Various scholars have given lectures over the years. These include:

• Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Al-Salam Institute){{Cite web|url=https://www.mihe.ac.uk/node/272|title=Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi Addresses Students on Open Day {{!}} Markfield Institute of Higher Education|website=www.mihe.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-02}}

With Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), the Markfield Institute allows students with prior training in Islamic studies, such as graduates of darul ulooms, to start their undergraduate degrees from the second year, thus allowing such students to complete a BA in two years.{{cite web|title=BA Courses {{!}} MIHE|url=http://www.mihe.org.uk/BA-Courses|website=The Markfield Institute|accessdate=3 June 2016}}

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The institute houses one of the largest Islamic libraries in Europe, holding over 40,000 volumes of books and journals.

Students of the institute may also use libraries of the University of Leicester and De Montfort University for reference purposes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mihe.ac.uk/facilities|title=Facilities {{!}} Markfield Institute of Higher Education|website=www.mihe.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-04-29}}

Self-catering accommodation is available on site. Separate buildings serve has accommodation blocks for male and female students.

The Markfield Mosque is located on the institute’s campus. Friday sermons are given by both students and scholars.

Past sermons have been given by notable scholars like Abdal Hakim Murad of the Cambridge Muslim College.{{Citation|last=Islamic Foundation UK|title=The Transformative Hajj of Sayyiduna Ibrahim: Khutba by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (09/09/2016)|date=2016-09-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWcLW_oq3mw|accessdate=2017-04-29}}

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The campus also has sports facilities that may be used to play football, volleyball, badminton, pool and table tennis. A small gym is also available.

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