The idea of establishing theMuslimCollegewas first proposed by the late Prof. Mohamed Aboulkhair Zaki Badawi (1922 -2006) at a conference of British Muslim leaders, held in 1978, at the Islamic Cultural Centre, Regent’s Park,London.
A plan was drawn up and presented to Muslim Ambassadors in theUnited Kingdom, in their capacity as Trustees of the Islamic Cultural Centre and the London Central Mosque. The Council of Ambassadors though welcoming the idea, could not make the necessary funds available. Further, since the London Mosque and the Islamic Cultural Centre were short of funds, the Centre could not undertake new projects.
In 1984, after several approaches to Muslim governments and organizations by Prof. M.A. Zaki Badawi, the World Islamic Call Society took up the challenge. The society, met with Prof. Badawi and an agreement was signed for the establishment of the college.
TheMuslimCollegebegan functioning as an educational institution of graduate studies in 1987, with the first batch of students graduating with M.A.s in Islamic Studies in 1990.