Arabic College
Arabic College, in the context of Kerala, southern India, are the equivalent of north Indian madrasas. A madrasa in Kerala is an institution where children receive basic Islamic education. There are mainly two types of Arabic Colleges in Kerala—the traditionalist Shafi'i ones and the Salafi Movement-inspired ones. Most of the colleges come under the first category.
Arabic Colleges
- Aided & affiliated Arabic Colleges
- Unaided & affiliated Arabic Colleges
- Unaided & Non-affiliated Arabic Colleges
Programmes offered
In aided Arabic Colleges affiliated to government universities
Higher secondary level
- Afzal-ul-Ulama Preliminary
Degree courses
- BA Afzal-ul-Ulama
- BA Functional Arabic .
- BA Economics with Islamic Finance
- BA English with Islamic History
- BCom Islamic Finance
Post Graduate courses
- MA Post Afzal-ul-Ulama
- MA Islamic Finance
- MA Arabic
Aided Arabic Colleges (Oriental Title Colleges)
Source:
| Aided Arabic College | University | Programmes offered |
| Rouzathul Uloom Arabic College, Farook College, Kozhikode | Calicut University |
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| Darunnajath Arabic College, Karuvarakundu, Malappuram | Calicut University | |
| Sunniya Arabic College, Chennamangallur, Mukkom, Kozhikode | Calicut University | |
| Ansar Arabic College, Valavannur, Malappuram | Calicut University | |
| Anvarul Islam Arabic College, Kuniyil, Malappuram | Calicut University | |
| Madeenathul Uloom Arabic College, Pulikal, Malappuram | Calicut University | |
| Sullamussalam Arabic College, Areacode, Malappuram | Calicut University | |
| Darul Uloom Arabic College, Vazhakad, Malappuram | Calicut University | |
| Nasarthal Islam Arabic College, Kadavathur, Kannur | Kannur University | |
| Darul Irshad Arabic College, Paral, Kannur | Kannur University | |
| Anvarul Islam Women's Arabic College, Mongam, Malappuram | Calicut University |
Unaided and Integrated Centres
Source:- Al Jamia, Santhapuram, Malappuram
- Markazu Al Saqafathu Sunniyya, Karanthur, Kozhikode
- Darul Huda Islamic University, Chemmad, Malappuram
- Jamia Nooriyya Arabiyya, Pattikkad, Malappuram
- Jamia Nadviyya, Edavananna, Malappuram
- Ilahiyya College, Thirurkad, Malappuram
- Islahiya College, Chennamangaloor, Kozhikkode
- Jamia Salafiyya, Pulikkal, Malppuram
- Islamiyya College, Vadanappally, Trichur