Department of Islamic Thought, History and Culture

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Academic Focus

The Department of Islamic Thought, History and Culture studies the intellectual, theological, philosophical, historical, literary, and cultural development of Muslim societies across classical, medieval, colonial, and contemporary periods.

Its areas include Islamic philosophy, Kalam, Muslim reform movements, intellectual history, Islamic education, Muslim political thought, Tasawwuf, literature, art, social institutions, cultural memory, and the relationship between religion and public life.

The department supports certificate courses, diploma programs, reading groups, archive-oriented research, seminars, writing workshops, and publication mentoring for learners who want to understand Muslim intellectual heritage with academic depth and contemporary relevance.

Intellectual and Cultural Guidance

Contemporary guidance addresses questions of identity, education, reform, ethics, culture, media, social change, religious thought, civic life, and Muslim public responsibility.

The department encourages historically informed research that avoids shallow generalization. Students are guided to read texts in context, examine institutions and movements carefully, compare ideas responsibly, and connect heritage with present academic and social needs.

Research may explore Muslim responses to modernity, intellectual reform, cultural preservation, Islamic education, social ethics, media discourse, Tasawwuf and society, and the role of history in shaping confident and balanced Muslim identity.

Department Course Offerings

Each course listing includes eligibility, duration, study mode, assessment method, and the certificate or diploma awarded after successful completion.

Certificate in Islamic Intellectual History

A structured course on major thinkers, movements, institutions, and debates in Islamic intellectual history.

Eligibility: Intermediate or equivalent; suitable for students, teachers, writers, and researchers.Duration: 3 months / 12 weeksMode: Online, onsite, or hybridAssessment: Reading notes, short assignments, discussion participation, and final responseAward: Certificate in Islamic Intellectual History

Historical periods, major texts, thinkers, reform movements, and debates.
Guided readings, class discussion, and supervised assignments.
Applicants submit qualification details through the Admissions Portal.

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Certificate in Muslim Culture and Civilization

A focused course on Islamic literature, art, education, Tasawwuf, social institutions, and cultural development.

Eligibility: Open to learners interested in culture, history, education, and Muslim societies.Duration: 3 months / 12 weeksMode: Online, onsite, or hybridAssessment: Culture study assignment, presentation, reading notes, and final short paperAward: Certificate in Muslim Culture and Civilization

Culture, society, institutions, art, literature, Tasawwuf, and civilizational memory.
Guided readings, class discussion, and supervised assignments.
Applicants submit qualification details through the Admissions Portal.

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Diploma in Islamic Thought

A diploma pathway covering Kalam, philosophy, reform movements, political thought, Tasawwuf, and Muslim intellectual traditions.

Eligibility: Intermediate/bachelor level learners with interest in Islamic thought and history.Duration: 6 months / 24 weeksMode: Online, onsite, or hybridAssessment: Module assignments, reading portfolio, presentation, and final analytical paperAward: Diploma in Islamic Thought

Core ideas, classical and modern readings, intellectual debates, and coursework portfolio.
Guided readings, class discussion, and supervised assignments.
Applicants submit qualification details through the Admissions Portal.

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Advanced Diploma in History and Culture Research

Advanced training in historical method, source review, cultural analysis, and academic writing for Muslim history and culture.

Eligibility: Bachelor/master level preferred; prior history, culture, or Islamic studies background recommended.Duration: 9 months / 36 weeksMode: Hybrid research supervision and seminarsAssessment: Source review, annotated bibliography, proposal, and final research projectAward: Advanced Diploma in History and Culture Research

Source and archive work, cultural analysis, historiography, and academic writing.
Guided readings, class discussion, and supervised assignments.
Applicants submit qualification details through the Admissions Portal.

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Departmental Faculty

Scholars are listed by appointment level and placed according to their thesis or research focus. Duplicate scholar records are consolidated into one profile, with the highest academic appointment retained.

47 faculty appointments

Research Fellow, Islamic Thought

Dr. Shahbaz

Research Focus: An Analytical study of the work done on the Critique of Modernist Trend in Pakistan

Research Associate

Abdullah Faisal

Research Focus: Recommendations of the Council of Islamic Ideology and Verdicts of Federal Sharīʻat Court on Tallāq: A Comparative Study

Research Associate

Abid Azez

Research Focus: A Critical Study of the Writings of ʻUlamā of Sargodha District

Research Associate

Hafiz Ali Ahmad

Research Focus: The Concept of Renaissance of Ummah: A comparative Study of the Thoughts of Syed Mawdūdī and Imām Khumainī

Research Associate

Ali Hasan

Research Focus: Responsibilities of Executives and Administrators: An Analytical Study of Ahkām al-Sultānyah by al-Māwardī, Sulūk al-Mālik by Ibn Rabīʻ and al-Siyāsa al-Sharīʻah by Ibn Tamiyyah

Research Associate

Amber Ramzan

Research Focus: An Analytical Study of the Creeds and Views of Hinduism

Research Associate

Aqsa Iram

Research Focus: A Study of Alī Ahmad Al-Jarjāvī’s book “Ḥikmat al-Tashrīʻ wa Falsafatuh”

Research Associate

Asiya Madni

Research Focus: The Islamic Ways of Parenting and Youth Issues in Contemporary Times

Research Associate

Ata-ul-Mustafa Shams

Research Focus: Faith in Angels: A study of old and New trends and approaches

Research Associate

Atika Qamar

Research Focus: یش اصحل آ (Commentary of Saḥīḥ Musliom by Sheikh Sālih al-Uthaimain: An analytical Study of Kitāb al-Imān

Research Associate

Farah Nisar Ahmad Khan

Research Focus: Islamic concept of Spirituality and Contemporary Intellectual Perspectives: Research Overview

Program Assistant / Research Associate

Ghulam Mustafa

Research Focus: Isalmization of banking and practices of Islamic banks: Realities and suggestions

Research Associate

Hafiza Shabana Jabeen

Research Focus: System and Syllabus of Al-Kulliyyah al-Ghauthiyyah lilbinat and its impacts on the Society

Research Associate

Iqra Faruq

Research Focus: Urdu Books on the Rights and Social Role of Muslim Woman: A Research and Analytical Study

Research Associate

Majida Parveen

Research Focus: Psychological problems of the Children: A solution in the light of Sīrah of the Prophet

Research Associate

Muhammad Aftab

Research Focus: Mutual Co-existence in the light of Islamic teachings Related to Politics

Research Associate

Muhammad Babar Sultan

Research Focus: Behavioral Modification: An Islamic and Western Perspective — Research Study

Research Associate

Muhammad Bilal

Research Focus: Translation and Annotation of al-Tamhīd by Ibn ʻAbd al-Barr: Ḥadīth No 660 to 706

Research Associate

Muhammad Farhan

Research Focus: Themes of Tawḥīd and Risālah in the Writings of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan: A Critical and Analytical Study

Research Associate

Muhammad Hassan

Research Focus: Scholastic Discussions in Fatāwa Hasāria

Research Associate

Muhammad Jameel Ahmad

Research Focus: A Critical Review of Urdu books on Islamic System of Taxation

Research Associate

Muhammad Nawaz

Research Focus: The Muʿtazilite Concept of Divine Justice and Its Contemporary Relevance: A Research-Based Analytical Study

Research Associate

Muhammad Safdar

Research Focus: Requirements of Itāt-e-Rasūl in Contemporary Muslim Society: An Analytical Study in the Perspective of Uswa-e-Sahāba

Research Associate

Muhammad Sarwar

Research Focus: Religious and Political Contributions of Muftī Nūrullāh Naeemī

Research Associate

Hafiz Muhammad Shahbaz Faruqi

Research Focus: Translation and Annotation of al-Tamhīd by Ibn ʻAbd al- Barr: Muqaddima and All Chapter al-Alif

Research Associate

Hafiz Muhammad Shahjahan

Research Focus: Translation and Annotation of al-Tamhīd by Ibn ʻAbd al- Barr: Chapter al-Dha Ḥadīth 16 by the end

Research Associate

Muhammad Sultan

Research Focus: Analytical study of Urdu literature on the establishment of religion in the subcontinent

Research Associate

Muhammad Ubaidullah

Research Focus: Translation and annotation of al- al-Tamhīd by Ibn ʻAbd al-Barr: Bāb al-Meem Ḥadīth No 129 to 165

Research Associate

Hafiz Muhammad Zeshān Anwar

Research Focus: Help by Islamic Teachings in Guru Garanth Sāhib

Research Associate

Nusrat Naveed

Research Focus: Political and Social Role of Women in Modern Times: An Islamic Perspective

Research Associate

Rana Gulzar Ahmad Niaz

Research Focus: An Annotation of Shaikh ʻAbd al-Haq Muhaddis Dahlavī’s book Madārij al-Nubuwwat

Research Associate

Ray Umer Faruq

Research Focus: Mutual Co-existence: A Study in the light of Islamic Teachings Regarding Economy

Research Associate

Razia Bibi

Research Focus: Anti Islam Trends on Social Media in Urdu language: Women’s Contribution in Reformation

Research Associate

Robina Qadir

Research Focus: Madāris of Women in Tehsil Daska: Characteristics and Impacts

Research Associate

Rukhshanda Ihsan

Research Focus: Problems of Working Women and Requirements of Islamic Sharīʻah

Research Associate

SafdarAli Butt

Research Focus: Prominent Libraries Containing Islamic Books: A Special Study of District Gujrānwālā

Research Associate

Salma Noureen

Research Focus: Guiding Present day Youth: A Study in the light of the Wisdom of Luqmān

Research Associate

Samina Munir

Research Focus: Recent debates on Nikāh-o- Tallāq: A Study of “Al- Sharīʻah” Gujranwala

Research Associate

Saqib Husain

Research Focus: An Introductory and Analytical Study of the Literature on Blockchain Technology and Islamic Finance

Research Associate

Shazia Samreen

Research Focus: Impacts of the Prayers Reported from Prophet Muhammad on man’s personality: Analytical study

Research Associate

Sohail Aziz

Research Focus: Prominent Scholars of District. Khushāb and their Contributions to Religious Knowledge

Research Associate

Tanzila Boota

Research Focus: A comparative study of N‘mat al-Bārī & Kash al-Bārī with special focus on Kitāb al-Nikāh & Kitāb al-Tallāq

Research Associate

Uzma Khurshid

Research Focus: Minorities in Pakistān: Contemplative Challenges and Islamic Teachings

Research Associate

Uzma Shahzadi

Research Focus: An analytical Study of Academic Contributions of Mawlānaā Khālid Garjākhī and their impacts

Research Associate

Hafiz Waqas Ahmad

Research Focus: A Comparative Study of the Methodologies of Al-Mawāhib al-Ludinnya and Zad al- Maʻād

Research Associate

Yasir Ihsan

Research Focus: Milk Bank and Breastfeeding Issue

Research Associate

Zanab Zafar

Research Focus: Economic Thought of Mawlānā Muhammad Taqī Amīnī and Contemporary Jurists: A Comparative Study

Islamic Thought, History and Culture Contact

For course admissions guidance, registration, workshops, seminar collaboration, supervision requests, research support, and academic correspondence, contact this department through the most relevant channel.

Department email: thought@aqiri.org
Admissions and course registration: thought.admissions@aqiri.org
Research, supervision and academic support: thought.research@aqiri.org
Events, workshops and collaboration: thought.events@aqiri.org
Department coordinator: thought.coordinator@aqiri.org
General admissions: Admissions portal
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