UIR Pekanbaru, which is located in the capital city of Riau Province, has developed on providing the enlightenment on citizens until bringing up the various faculties. The emergence of these various faculties is a positive response to the knowledge needs at the pace of development of the times. UIR at the moment has eight faculties and one of it is Islamic Faculty (FAI). FAI UIR Pekanbaru continues to developing the gait by disclose the various islamic studies program in purpose to create moeslems bachelor with islamic character and professional that insightful about education knowledge and islamic.

Before the name has changed into Islamic Studies Faculty (FAI) UIR Pekanbaru, this faculty formerly named Ushuluddin Faculty, which is the oldest faculty and the only religion faculty from each seven faculties that in UIR Pekanbaru environment. Ushuluddin UIR Pekanbaru faculty as the emergence pioneer of FAI UIR Pekanbaru, officially established on May 17th 1969. In 1977 the complete baccalaureate program Dakwah Faculty was starting to open, in a year 1987/1988 the complete bachelor program was starting to open by apply the Credit Semester System (SKS). In a year 1991 Ushuluddin Faulty status increased became “equalized” in accordance with Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia Decree Number: 257/1991 date of 17th October 1991.

Da'wah Faculty that has nurtured by Ushuluddin Faculty experiencing alteration because Da'wah Faculty became individual faculty in Islamic College (OTAI) in accordance with Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia Decree Number: E/189/1996 date of 12nd November 1996, at a time Ushuluddin Faculty name has changed into Islamic Faculty Philosophy of Aqidah with “equalized” status and Islamic Broadcasting Communications department (Da'wah) as “registered” status. Concomintant with the alteration of faculty’s name that provides an opportunity for unveiling the new major in respond of current development. Islamic Faculty (FAI) UIR Pekanbaru has opened the new major i.e Sharia Economics Study Program (B Accreditation), Islamic Education Study Program (Unggul Accreditation), Islamic Early Childhood Education Study Program (Good), Sharia Banking Study Program (Good), and Arabic Language Education Study Program (Good).