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
- ↑ Indian Institute of Islamic Studies (New Delhi, India). University of Chicago(6 Feb 2009).
- ↑ About Jamia Hamdard. Jamia Hamdard.
- ↑ The Hatreds of India. New York Times(11 December 1992).
- ↑ Studies in Islam : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Islamic Studies. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ About IICC. IICC.