State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Raden Fatah Palembang was inaugurated on November 13, 1964, at the House of Representatives of South Sumatra Province. Based on the Decree of the Minister of Religious Affairs No. 7/1964 dated October 22, 1964. The origins of IAIN Raden Fatah are closely linked to the presence of Islamic higher education institutions in South Sumatra with IAIN Sunan Kalijaga in Yogyakarta and IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah in Jakarta. Three scholars initially initiated IAIN's origin, namely KHA Rasyid sidik, KH Husin Abdul Mu'in, and KH Siddik Adam, during the muktamar Ulama see Indonesia in Palembang in 1957. The idea received wide acceptance both from the government and participants of the conference. On the last day of the conference, dated September 11, 1957, the inauguration of the Faculty of Islamic Law and KHA Gani Sindang Muchtar Effendi chaired community knowledge as Secretary. A year later was formed by the Islamic Higher Education Foundation of South Sumatra (Notary Deed No. 49 dated July 16, 1958), whose board consisted of Government Officials, clerics, and public figures.
Finally, through the long struggle of all UIN academic community and community leaders in South Sumatra, in 2014 through Presidential Regulation no. 129 the Year 2014 on the Amendment of IAIN Raden Fatah Palembang Being UIN Raden Fatah Palembang became the history of institutional transformation from IAIN to UIN. This change is undoubtedly a compass and direction and a strategic agenda for the development of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in the future.
Vision is "Being an International Standard, Nationalized, and Islamic Character. " Bore a scholar and academic community committed to quality, religious, and scholarship. Develop Tri Dharma activities that are in line with the development of science and technology, relevant to the nation's needs, and based on an integralist tradition of Islamic scholarship. Develop a universal, honest, objective, and responsible academic tradition. Provide greater access to education for the community in order to increase the Higher Education Participation Rate. Produce competitive human resources, professional, skilled, morality, and integrity. Produce academic works that are useful for improving the quality of life of the community.
This objective is under IAIN's primary duty stipulated in Government Regulation no. 33/1985, namely "to organize education and teach above middle-level universities based on Indonesian culture and to scientifically educate people in the field of Islamic religious knowledge following applicable legislation."
The objectives are broken down into existential objectives, namely to provide education and teaching of Islamic religion at the university level and become a center for deepening and developing Islamic religious knowledge. The institutional objective of establishing a Muslim scholar who is an expert in Islamic religious sciences and other related sciences is pious and noble, capable and skilled, and responsible for the welfare of people, nations, and nations.
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