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

1. . University of Chicago. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
2. . Jamia Hamdard. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011.
3. "The Hatreds of India". New York Times. 11 December 1992. p. 4.
4. Studies in Islam : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Islamic Studies. National Library of Australia. 1964.
5. "About IICC". IICC.

External links

• Books published by Indian Institute of Islamic Studies