DHIU aims to be the bastion of expertise in Islamic education that they can restore the dynamic role and educational superiority of past Muslim society in all intellectual programs and that seeks to rekindle the spirit of scholarship in Islamic sciences in the era of ever- changing society due to the innovative growth of modern sciences. Its vision also includes Islamization of knowledge and setting up of international research centers of educational excellence in various Islamic disciplines for the development of Muslim community in learning, teaching and research of highest standards and keeping intellectual tradition alive. It also aims to be an exemplary institution which can to mould up a bunch of such religious scientists (Ulamas) who are the virtu al heirs of the holy prophet Muhammed (pbuh).
History
DHIU was established at 1986 as an Islamic college, with the name Darul Huda Islamic Academy. It was the product of prolonged discourses among three scholars and three community leaders: M.M. Basheer Musliyar, C.H Aidarus Musliyar and Dr. Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi are the three religious scholars, whereas Dr. U. Bapputty Haji, Chemmukkan Kunhappu Haji and K.M. Zaid Alawi Haji are the community leadersAfter two decades, it was upgraded into an Islamic university on 10 May 2009.
Faculties
Presently there are five faculties:
Faculty of Shariah and Usul al-Din,
Faculty of Languages,
Faculty of Humanities,
Faculty of Da'wah and Islamic Culture,
Faculty of Tarbiya and Islamic Teachings.
Students
More than half part of the total students of the University comes from Kerala State of India. The rest of the students hail from different States of India including Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar and the islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar Islands.
Although the university concentrates on Muslim students from different states of India, there are a few students from countries other than India. International students of the University are citizens of Nepal and New Zealand. In the near future, DHIU plans to open its gates to the students from all over the world.
Campuses
Central Campus
DHIU has its Central Campus in Chemmad town of Kerala State. The main campus consists of Post-graduate Institute, Central Juma Masjid, Dr. U Bapputty Haji Library, Sayyid Muhammedali Shihab Thangal Undergraduate College, CH Aidarus Musliyar Secondary Institute, Sayyid Umarali Shihab Thangal Administrative Building and National Institute for Islamic& Contemporary Studies (NIICS).
Outer Campuses
There are also outer-campuses for DHIU, these are in four States of India: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Assam.
Girls' Campus
The university provides a separate and safe campus for female students. The girls' campus situates closer to the central campus and it is named as Fathima Zahra Islamic Women's College.
