The philosophy of the university emanates from the tolerant Islamic faith and the distinguished Arabic Islamic civilization, in addition to a strong belief in the unity and integration of our Arab Islamic Ummah, combined with a reasonable balance in the upbringing of a true believing and enlightened individual and a strongly coherent society. It also springs from an outstanding of a combination of deep-rooted thought and culture of Islam, and an awareness of present-day issues, besides stressing scientific methodology in behavior, science, and action.

Within the framework of this philosophy, the university strives to achieve the following general goals:

1. Offering higher education opportunities in the different fields of knowledge including humanities, pure and applied science, and arts, with an ultimate aim, of providing the society with specialists in the various areas of life
2. Enhancing knowledge in different spheres through the adoption of scientific research in solving the problems of the society and its development
3. Developing the community at large, and contributing to solving problems through training courses, continuous education, and field guidance, in addition to providing expertise and consultation in different fields
4. Building the full-rounded student personality in its different dimensions guided by the norms of Islamic values with concentration on the scientific method of thought, initiative, feeling of responsibility and work value, cultivating in students the sense of belonging to their country and to the humanity with a view to be a constructive member in his society
5. Giving special attention to the intellectual and cultural build-up of the individual to be thoughtfully open on the sciences, languages, cultures, and to give special attention to the intellectual and cultural build-up of the nation, as a whole, and experiences of other nations
6. Highlighting the position of Arab Islamic civilization, and disseminating its heritage worldwide, and activating its role in the resurgence of the Ummah and the guidance of human civilization
7. Consolidating the Islamic perspective on knowledge, particularly human sciences, teaching activities, out research, etc
8. Taking utmost care of the Arabic language to become a medium of instruction and scientific research, and working on transferring knowledge from different sources into Arabic spreading it as far as possible
9. Strengthening ties with other universities, academic authorities and establishments on local, Arab, Islamic, and international levels