Department of Islamic Studies

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Department of Islamic Studies

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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THE FOLLOWING ARE THE THRUST AREAS ARABIAN STUDIES

IRANIAN STUDIES TURKISH STUDIES

CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES

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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.

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RARE BOOKS SECTION

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RARE BOOKS

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Research Division Institute of Islamic Studies

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Prof. Sayyid Ahsan (Chairman)

Prof. Zafarul Islam (Professor)

Dr. Ahsanul Haq (Associate Professor)

Dr. Muhammad Ismail (Associate Professor)

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

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Dr. Adam Malik Khan (Associate Professor)

Dr. Abdul Hamid Fazili (Associate Professor)

Dr. Obaidullah Fahad (Associate Professor)

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

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POST- DOCTORAL FELLOWS

• Dr. Shahnaz Shabbir

• Dr. Darakhshan Anjum

• Dr. Aaesha Siddiqua

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Percentage of faculty

of the same university 88.9%

from other universities 11.1%

Student Teacher Ratio

1:28

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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

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Publications of the Department (English)

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Publications of the Department (Urdu)

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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

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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

06 Prof. Abdul Qadir 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

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S. No. Name Topic Director Date 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

15 Prof. Abdul Qadir 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

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S. No. Name Topic Director Date 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

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Courses Intake

Under graduate 25

Post graduate 25

Ph.D. Not Defined

Certificate in Turkish Not Defined

Diploma in Turkish Not Defined

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DETAILS OF THE CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO MA 1^ST 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

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G

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Prof. Zafarul Islam (Convener) Dr. Ahsanul Haq

Dr. Rais Fatima

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Dr. Muhammad Ismail (Convener)

Dr. Abdul Majid Khan Dr. Adam Malik Khan Dr. Taiyaba Nasrin

SYLLABUS REVISION COMMITTEE

Prof. Zafarul Islam (Convener) Dr. Ahsanul Haq

Dr. Muhammad Ismail

Dr. Abdul Majid Khan

Dr. Adam Malik Khan

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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

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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/-

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In last five years 27 candidates had been Awarded

M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree

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Since 2009, 51 Research Scholars have been Admitted to the Ph.D. course

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

JRF 15

NET 20

MANF 04

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Department of Islamic Studies