Our research scholars are highly qualified scholars with expertise in Islamic studies. The organisation aims to ensure a high-quality learning experience through a commitment to excellence in learning and teaching in a stimulating learning environment and reflective, well-designed courses which supports the aspirations of learners, the enhancement of teaching quality and the needs and aims of community.

The organisation intends on publishing a range of publications intended for specialists, such as occasional papers, monographs, editions, translations, conference proceedings and bibliographical works. All publications will go through blind-peer review process. One of the primary objectives of the organisation’s research activities is to establish itself as an important centre of Islamic studies. Through its research activities it aims to add to the vast extant knowledge and understanding of various areas of Islamic studies.

The organisation aims to serve a wide range of audiences through its research programme, focusing particularly on members of the Islamic faith, as well as individuals from other faith communities or no faith who are interested in Islamic studies, the academic community, and the general public. As part of this programme, the organisation will also organise seminars, conferences, and public lectures, serving as a forum for scholars and the wider community in the field of Islamic studies.

AREAS OF RESEARCH

• Classics: Qur’an, Hadith, Islamic History, Theology, Mysticism (Sufism), Philosophy
• Classical and Contemporary Jurisprudence
• Islamic Banking and Finance
• Islamic Development Studies
• Sociology, Anthropology and Ethnography
• Islamic Political Thought, Theories, and Policies
• Centre for the Study of Atheism 
• Gender Studies