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Muhammad University of Islam was established in 1934 by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad in the city of Detroit, Michigan and re-established in 1989 in Chicago, Illinois by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
Our mission is to develop a new educational paradigm for the 21st century that begins with a God centered education.
Our children are taught self-mastery. Mastery of self is the key to the mastering of all disciplines.
Our focus is on literacy, training a generation of students to become leaders through their ability to be excellent readers and in addition, our children are taught civility, culture, refinement, respect for others, good manners and good morals.
We are committed to providing a superior system of education that will prepare our children to meet the challenges of an ever changing world in the 21st century and beyond.
Quick Stats (2024-25)
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 221 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Muhammad University of Islam was established in 1934 by the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad in the city of Detroit, Michigan. The
Muhammad Universities of Islam were born from the need to revive,
reform and redeem black people who had suffered from the
mis-education and hostility towards blacks in the public school
system. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad founded Muhammad University
of Islam because he had to reverse the poison inherent in the
educational system. Muhammad University of Islam provides our
children with the essential knowledge of Self and God. Recognition
of God is the proper beginning point for understanding every
discipline. One of the things that separates man from beast is
knowledge. Knowledge feeds the development of the human being so
that the person can grow and evolve into Divine and become one with
the Creator. True education provides the proper cultivation of
one's gifts, talents, mind, body and spirit by bringing us closer
to fulfilling our purpose for being, which is to reflect Allah
(God). At Muhammad Universities of Islam, our children are taught
self-mastery. Mastery of self is the key to mastery of all
disciplines because in some way every discipline is present within
ourselves. The students are taught to relate the forces within self
to the forces that lie outside the self. This connects the student
to the disciplines that they are studying in a manner that enables
them to ultimately master that discipline.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Grades: PK-8 | 196 students17.1 miles 3333 W Peterson Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 (773) 267-6167
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My daughters enrolled and attended MUI for middle school - three years. I felt the school does a really good job of encouraging positive self identity, respect for self and for formal education and a sound curriculum across the four contents. For instance, Learning To Learn is a strategy my children acquired from MUI. I inculcate it in my own personal and professional lives to help me comprehend higher level reading and listening content. Also, as Christians my girls were always respected within the MUI Islamic environment. Socially, my children formed nice friendships which were further cultivated outside of school. I wanted my children to spend more time exploring other facets of life outside of the classroom during the school day and to continue extracurricular activities that MUI was unable to offer. So, I homeschooled my daughters until each attended college.
- Posted by Parent - Joyce
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Quick Stats (2024-25)
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 221 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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