Indian Institute of Islamic Studies
The Indian Institute of Islamic Studies is an Islamic studies institute, in New Delhi.[1] Established in 1963, by prominent Muslim leaders including Hakeem Abdul Hameed, who later founded the Jamia Hamdard university,[2] the Institute entrusted to preserve the Islamic tradition and culture in India. In addition to this institute also promoting studies and research in Islam as well as comparative studies.[3] It is the repository of many collections on Islam, mostly written in Persian and Arabic languages, and also publishes a quarterly journal, Studies in Islam [4]
The institute was also instrumental in the funding of Delhi-based, India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) in 1984.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Institute of Islamic Studies (New Delhi, India)". University of Chicago. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "About Jamia Hamdard". Jamia Hamdard. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011.
- ^ "The Hatreds of India". New York Times. 11 December 1992. p. 4.
- ^ Studies in Islam : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Islamic Studies. National Library of Australia. 1964.
- ^ "About IICC". IICC.
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