International Islamic University Faculty of Medicine MalaysiaINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CIVILIZATION (ISTAC), INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUMISTAC, IIUM is a research and postgraduate institution offering degrees in Islamic thought, Islamic civilization and Islamic science at the master's and doctoral levels. Set amidst a wooded and serene residential area in Kuala Lumpur, its present campus consists of a main administration and academic building, a library, a mosque and a conference hall. Its buildings are a strikingly picturesque synthesis of Islamic, Western and Malay architectural styles.
ACADEMIC
PROGRAM
The academic program at ISTAC
emphasizes the study of all aspects of Islamic thought and civilization,
the major world religions and the study of the present day modern,
secular world
The international character of
the academic staff as well as the student population reflects the
institution's philosophy. The graduate program is intellectually,
spiritually and humanly- linked to the sources of Islamic revelation and
to fourteen centuries of Islamic scholarship. It seeks to preserve
traditional elements of Muslim education with its intimate
master-disciple relation.
The teachers and their students
come from various academic backgrounds: law, theology, philosophy,
political science, library science, psychology, medicine, biology,
dentistry, architecture, economics, history, education, business
management, literature, engineering and Islamic studies. While the
medium of instruction at ISTAC is English, proficiency in the Arabic
language is compulsory for all degree-seeking students
ISTAC's graduate programme
emphasizes three specific areas which are not rigidly
compartmentalized. These are Islamic Thought, consisting of the
major fields of theology ("ilm al-kalam), philosophy (falsafah-hikmah),
and metaphysics (tasawwuf-"irfan); Islamic Science, its philosophy,
methodology, and history; and finally, Islamic Civilization, which
encompasses a wide field of study including that of culture, history,
and the human and social sciences. At this initial stage courses in the
fields of culture, history, politics, economics, law, psychology and
education will be offered including that of major Islamic languages.
Apart from Arabic, which is compulsory, ISTAC also teaches Persian,
Greek, and Latin.
COMPULSORY COURSES
The Religion of Islam
The History and Methodology
of the Qura'anic Sciences
The History and Methodology
of the Sciences of Hadith
Formal Logic (al-mantiq al-suri)
ISLAMIC
THOUGHT
Theology,
Philosophy, Sufism
Primary
Sources of Islamic Thought
A
Survey of Islamic Thought
Early
Islamic Theology
Later
Islamic Theology
Islamic
Theological Schools and Sects (al-firaq)
Readings
in Islamic Theology
Early
Islamic Philosophy
Later
Islamic Philosophy
Readings
in Islamic Philosophy
Early
Sufism
Later
Sufism
Major
Schools of Sufism
Readings
in Sufi Literature
Readings
in Malay Metaphysical Literature
Islamization
of Contemporary Knowledge
Major
Muslim Thinkers
History
of Greek Thought and the Rise of Scholasticism
History
of Medieval and Early Modern Western Thought
History
of Modern Western Thought
Contemporary
Western Thought
Hermeneutics
Post-Modernism
Analytic
Philosophy: Introducing Language, Mind and Knowledge
ISLAMIC
SCIENCE
Philosophy,
Methodology, History
History
of Science
History
of Islamic Science 1, 11, 111
The
Islamic Philosophy of Science
Philosophy
and Methodology of the Islamic Sciences
Readings
in Islamic Science
Logic
and Methodology
Philosophy
and Methodology of Islamic Mathematical and Physical Science
Philosophy
and Methodology of Islamic Medical and Allied Health Sciences
Islamic
Medicine and Allied Life Sciences and Disciplines from the Phophetic Age
to al-Biruni (1-443/622-1051)
History
of Islamic Medicine
Islamic
Medicine and Leading Practitioners and Sages during the Ayyubids and
Mamluk Period
Islamic
Medicine, Pharmacy and Materia Medica in Andalus (8th century
to 1492 C.E.)
Practical
Codes and Deontology in the Healing Arts
On
Remedial Agents, Drugs and Pharmaceutical Recipes
Bibliographers
and Lexicons-Catalogues on the History of Medicine and Pharmacy
Muslim
Influence on Scholarship and Learning in Medieval Europe
Philosophy
and Methodology of Life Sciences
The
Theory of Evolution
Culture,
History, Human and Social Sciences
A
Survey of Islamic Sources
Muslim
Historiography
Studies
in Historical Sources
Islamic
Theories and Philosophies of History
Islamic
History 1 and 11
Intellectual
History of India
Islam
in Malay History and Culture
A
History of Western Civilization
Principles
and Methods of Islamic Education
Special
Issues in Islamic Education
Philosophy
of Western Education1, 11 and 111
Islamic
Moral Philosophy: Religious Ethics
Topics
in Islamic Practical Philosophy
Contributions
of Early Muslims Thinkers to Philosophy
Islamic
Counseling and Psychotherapy
The
History, Philosophy and Methodology of Western Psychology1 and 11
Topics
in Contemporary Psychology
History
of Islamic Jurisprudence
Legal
Methodology in Islamic Jurisprudence
Philosophy
of Islamic Law
Islamic
Constitutional Law
Islamic
Family Law
The
Islamic Judicial System
Readings
in Islamic Legal Texts
History
of Islamic Administration 1 and 11
Topics
in Islamic Political Institutions
Modern
European Political Thought
Middle
Eastern Politics 1 and 11: Contemporary Islamic Revival
Institutions
in Islamic Civilization
Sufi
Social Institutions
Survey
of Islamic Economics
History
of Islamic Economic Thought 1 and 2
Readings
in Islamic Economic Thought
Selected
Topics in Islamic Economics
Selected
Topics in Socio-Economic History of Muslim in the 20th
Century
History
of Islamic Economic Institutions
Comparative
History of Business and Finance
The
Islamic Financial Institution: A Comparative Approach to Development in
the Muslim World
Socio-Economic
Development in the Muslim World
Socio-Economic
Development in Southeast Asia
Poverty
Alleviation in the World of Islam
The
Islamic Philosophy of Art
History
of Islamic Art 1 and 11
Islamic
Art
Musical
Theory and the Philosophy of Music
Pre-Islamic
Poetry
History
of Islamic Arabic Literature
History
of Islamic Persian Literature
Islamic
Arabic Literature
History
of Turkish Literature
Topics
in Muslim Literature in Translation
Readings in Advanced Arabic
Texts
Elementary Persian 1, 11
Intermediate Persian 1, II Elementary Turkish
Greek 1, 11, 111, 1V
Latin 1, 11,
111
German for
Reading 1, 11, 111
Advanced Writing (English)
Thesis Writing
(English)
ACADEMIC
Professors
Professor
Dr. Malik Badri
M.A.
(Beirut), Ph.D. (Leicester)
(Psychology)
ACTING
DEAN
Assoc.
Professor Dr. Mohamed Ajmal Abdul Razak Al-Aidrus
M.A.
(Indiana), Ph.D. (Ball State)
(American
Literature; World Literature; Existential and Archetypal Criticisms)
DEPUTY
DEAN OF RESEARCH and PUBLICATIONS
Dr
Che Amnah Bahari
M.A.
(IIUM) Ph.D. (ISTAC)
(Usuluddin)
DEPUTY
DEAN OF ISTAC, IIUM
Professor
Dr. Cemil Akdogan
M.Sc.,
Ph.D. (Madison)
(History
of Science)
Professor
Dr. Ahmad Kazemi Moussavi
M.A.,
Ph.D. (McGill)
(Islamic
Law)
Professor
Dr. Hassan El-Nagar
M.A.
(Columbus), Ph.D. (Madison)
(Comparative
Literature and Arabic Literature)
Professor
Dr. Paul Lettinck
M.A.,
Ph.D. (Amsterdam)
(History
of Islamic Science and Philosophy; Greek; Latin)
Professor
Dr. Amer Al-Roubaie
M.A.
(New Brunswick), Ph.D. (McGill)
(Economics)
Professor
Dr. Ala' Eddin Kharofa
B.A.,
M.A., Ph.D. (al-Azhar), LL.B. (Baghdad),
(Shariah,
Comparative Law; Common Law)
Professor
Dr. Muddathir Abdel Rahim
B.A.
(London), B.A. Hons. (Nottingham), Ph.D. (Manchester)
(Economics
and Social Studies (Political Science))
Professor
Dr. Abdul Karim Crow
M.A.,
Ph.D. (McGill)
(Islamic
Studies)
Professor
Dr Amir H. Zekrgoo
M.F.A.
(Kansas), M.F.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Delhi)
(Islamic
Science)
Professor
Dr Sabri Orman
Ph.D.
(Istanbul)
(Economics)
Associate
Professors
Assoc.
Professor Dr. Baharuddin Ahmad
M.A.,
Ph.D. (Temple)
(Comparative
Religion; Malay Literature)
Assoc.
Professor Dr. Muhammad Ismail Marcinkowski
M.A.
(Berlin), Ph.D. (ISTAC)
(Islamic
History)
Distinguished
Visiting Scholar
(Dr)
Uthman El-Muhammady
M.A.
(UM), Doctor of Letters (D. Lett) (honorary degree) (USM)
LIBRARY
The
multilingual library of ISTAC is known to reputable scholars in the world as
one of the largest and most authoritative on Islamic studies, comparative
thought and civilization. It is unquestionably the best of its kind in the
Southeast Asian region and consists of a special collection containing many
rare manuscripts and books meant for scholars.
PUBLICATIONS ISTAC has published close to 50 works in diverse areas of academic research, such as religion, psychology, Islamic science, law, philosophy, theology, history, and education, including translations of historically important manuscripts. It also publishes a scholarly bi-annual journal, Al-Shajarah. ISTAC's books are published in English, Arabic, Persian, and Malay.
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