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Department of Islamic Studies

• Established by Clauses 5 (2 a & b) of the Aligarh Muslim University Act of

1920 which states that it is one of the Powers of the University to promote

oriental and Islamic Studies and give instructions in Muslim Theology and

to promote the study of the religion, civilization and culture of India.

• In 1954, the Institute of Islamic Studies was established under the able

guidance and profound interest of Prof. Abdul Aleem, who was a

renowned scholar in Islamic and Arabic Studies.

• The Institute of Islamic Studies, a research institute with the sole aim to

promote the study of Islamic Culture and Civilization, the economic, social

and cultural trends in the countries of West Asia and North Africa and

Modern Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages and literature.

• As a supplementary activity the institute conducted courses in modern

Arabic, modern Persian and modern Turkish.

• It also functions as a teaching department since 1968. Since its inception

its permanent cadre consists of the one professor, five Associate

Professors and eight Assistant Professors.

• The Department/Institute of Islamic Studies has maintained a high

standard of scholarship. It publishes an annual Bulletin (now Journal) of

the Institute of Islamic Studies since 1957 and another half-yearly Majalla

-i- Uloom -i- Islamiya since 1960.

• The Institute/Department has published more than 60 books and it

continues to publish books every year.

• It has also developed a specialized Library of Islamic Studies, which

contains more than eighty thousand books and journals.

• The Department, besides imparting instructions in Islamic Studies at B.A.

and M.A. levels, runs Certificate and Diploma courses in Turkish

language which is also introduced as subsidiary subject in B.A.

• It also provides research facilities for the awards of M. Phil and Ph. D.

degrees in different thrust areas of Islamic Studies.

• The Department also organizes seminars and conferences at national

and international level every year.

• The Department aims at bringing forward modern aspects and issues of the

contemporary Muslim world.

• We aim to make the syllabus interactive by using modern tools of utilities.

• We also will organize conferences on contemporaries and issues of the

Muslim world.

• Our mission is to create and highlight the true picture of the contributions

made by the Muslims world over.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE THRUST AREAS

ARABIAN STUDIES

IRANIAN STUDIES

TURKISH STUDIES

CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES

We take pride in speaking about the library of the institute which has beyond

doubt no equivalent in the country in view of its richness on Islamic Literature,

and a number of rare books. We have more than 80,000 titles in Arabic,

English, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, German & French languages. The rarest and

the most recent on the subject are collected. Besides, the Library also has

large collections of journals published by the finest institutes of the world on

Islamic studies.

RARE BOOKS SECTION

RARE BOOKS

Research Division

Institute of Islamic Studies

Prof. Sayyid Ahsan

(Chairman)

Prof. Zafarul Islam

(Professor)

Dr. Ahsanul Haq

(Associate Professor)

Dr. Muhammad Ismail


Modern Islamic Thought, Turkish Studies

Experience: 35 yrs

Development of Islamic Learning

during of Muslim Rule in India with

special reference to Islamic

Jurisprudence

Experience: 31 yrs

Islamic Thought

Experience: 26 yrs

Sufi Movement & Muslim History and Culture

Experience: 22 yrs

Cont….

Dr. Adam Malik Khan


Dr. Abdul Hamid Fazili


Dr. Obaidullah Fahad


Dr. Abdul Majid Khan

(Assistant Professor)

Development of Sciences in Muslim World

& Iranian Studies

Experience: 20 yrs

Sirah Literature in Arabic Language &

Quranic Studies

Experience: 17 yrs

Muslim Political Thought, Quranic Studies,

Modern Islamic Movements

Experience: 18 yrs

Contemporary Islamic Thought

Experience: 17 yrs

POST- DOCTORAL FELLOWS

• Dr. Shahnaz Shabbir

• Dr. Darakhshan Anjum

• Dr. Aaesha Siddiqua

Percentage of faculty

of the same university 88.9%

from other universities 11.1%

Student Teacher Ratio

1:28

Important Alumni

• Prof. Munibur Rahman, Professor Emeritus University of Michigan, Auckland,

U.S.A.

• Prof. Imtiyaz Yusuf, Department of Religion, Assumption University,

Bangkok, Thailand

• Prof. Akhtarul Wasey, Chairman Linguistic Minority Commission, Govt. of India,

Ex- Dean, Faculty of Humanities And Islamic Studies, J M

New Delhi

Ex- Chairman, Department of Islamic Studies , J M I New

Delhi

• Prof. Mohammad Sadiq, Retired Professor Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

• Prof. S. M. Yunus Gilani, Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge of Human

Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia

Publications of the Department (English)

Publications of the Department (Urdu)

Seminars Organized by the Department of Islamic Studies during 2008 –2014

06

S. No. Topic Date Director

1. Islam and Post-Modernism 15-16 Feb 2008 Prof. Sayyid Ahsan

2. Life and Works of Shah Waliullah 14-15 Nov 2008 Prof. Zafarul Islam

3. Sources of Shah Waliullah 05-06 March 2010 Prof. Zafarul Islam

4. Islam and Modern Challenges

07-08 April 2011 Prof. Zafarul Islam

5. Perspective on the Crises in the

Contemporary Muslim World 03-04 April 2012 Prof. Sayyid Ahsan

6. Sufism and Its Impact on Indian

Culture 18-19 March 2013. Prof. Sayyid Ahsan

Extra Mural Lectures from 2010-13

23 lectures

S. No. Name Topic Director Date

01 Prof. Muhammad

Nejatullah Siddiqui

Islam in Plural Society: Recent Trends in

Islamic Thought in India

Prof. Zafarul Islam 02/02/2010

02 Prof. Abdul Qadir

Jafri

Allama Iqbal as Islamic Thinker Prof. Zafarul Islam 08/02/2010

03 Prof. Shah

Muhammad

Waseem

Contemporary World Problems and Their

Solution in the Holy Quran


04 Mr. Abdul Matin Clash of Civilization: Muslim Perspective Prof. Zafarul Islam 12/02/2011

05 Prof. Muhammad

Yasin Mazhar

Siddiqui

Important Socio-Economic Problems and

Codification of Fiqh



Jafri

Contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

to Islamic Studies

Prof. Zafarul Islam 18/04/ 2011

07 Prof Syed Salman

Nadvi (Durban,

South Africa)

Research Ethics and Methodology Prof. Sayyid Ahsan 19/11/ 2011

08 Prof. M. Muhsin

Usmani

Political Crisis in Syria and Islam Prof. Sayyid Ahsan 10/02/ 2012

Cont….


09 Prof. Hamidullah

Marazi

Research Methodology and Basic Sources

in the Muslim Philosophy

Prof. Sayyid Ahsan 14/02/ 2012

10 Prof. Shafeeq

Ahmad Khan Nadwi

Story- Telling in the Quran: Significance

and Scope


11 Prof. Abdul Ali Research Methodology in the Holy Quran Prof. Sayyid Ahsan 29/02/ 2012

12 Prof. M. Y. M.

Siddiqui

Sirah Writing: Basic Sources and

Research Methodology


13 Prof. Ishtiaque

Danish

Orientalism and Research Methodology Prof. Sayyid Ahsan 17/03/ 2012

14 Prof. Ghulam Yahya

Anjum

Islamic Tasawwuf: The Basic Sources Prof. Sayyid Ahsan 27/03/ 2012


Jafri

Early Iranian Contribution to Islamic

Studies


16 Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf

(Thailand)

Islam in Thailand and Muslim- Buddhist

Dialogue


17 Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf

(Thailand)

Islam in Thailand and Muslim- Buddhist

Dialogue


Cont….


18 Prof. Abdul Azim

Islahi

Islamic Economic Thought: Present

State and Future Agenda


19 Prof. Syed Salman

Nadwi (Durban,

South Africa)

Is the Classical Concept of Khilafah

Workable?


20 Prof. Muhammad

Aslam Islahi

Socio-Educational Thoughts

of Rifa’a Rafi’ al-Tahtawi and

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan


21 Prof. Syed Khalid Ali

Hamidi

Development of Islamic

Jurisprudence in the Perspective of the

Quran and Hadith


22 Prof. Abdul Ali Muslim Contribution to Sciences: Some

Basic Features


23 Padma Shri Prof.

Akhtarul Wasey

Elements of Pluralism in the

Thoughts of Sir Syed Ahmad

Khan and Kalam Azad


Cont….

Courses Intake

Under graduate 25

Post graduate 25

Ph.D. Not Defined

Certificate in Turkish Not Defined

Diploma in Turkish Not Defined

DETAILS OF THE CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO MA 1ST SEMESTER

SINCE SESSION 2009-2010 TO SESSION 2014-2015

Session Total Number of Applications Total Admitted

2009-2010 48 25

2010-2011 72 25

2011-2012 123 25

2012-2013 118 25

2013-2014 130 25

2014-2015 93 25

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE

Prof. Zafarul Islam (Convener)

Dr. Ahsanul Haq

Dr. Rais Fatima

ANTI- RAGGING COMMITTEE

Dr. Muhammad Ismail (Convener)


Dr. Adam Malik Khan

Dr. Taiyaba Nasrin

SYLLABUS REVISION COMMITTEE

Prof. Zafarul Islam (Convener)

Dr. Ahsanul Haq

Dr. Muhammad Ismail


Dr. Adam Malik Khan

1. Professor Kabir Ahmad Jaisi Presidential certificate of honour

2. Professor M. Salim Kidwai Presidential certificate of honour

3. Professor Abdul Ali Presidential certificate of honour

4. Professor M. Yasin Mazhar Siddiqui Shah Faisal Award

Ongoing Project

Contribution of Allama Fadl-I Haq as Scholar and Freedom Fighter: A

Study of Major Perspective

Principal Investigator : Professor Abdul Ali

Funding Agency: Emeritus Research Fellowship UGC

Funding Amount: Rs. 5,80,000/-

Project Completed

Indian origins of Arab-Islamic Scientific and Literary Heritage

Principal Investigator : Professor Abdul Ali

Funding Agency: UGC

Funding Amount: Rs. 5,37,500/-

In last five years 27 candidates had been Awarded

M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree

Since 2009, 51 Research Scholars have been Admitted to

the Ph.D. course

Cont….

At present the number of Research Scholars who qualified UGC JRF/NET/MANF

JRF 15

NET 20

MANF 04

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