WIslams and Modernities is a book by Aziz al-Azmeh, a professor at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. It was released in 1993. The book explores the history of interaction between Islam and Europe, analyzing myths about those interactions created by Orientalist and Islamist viewpoints. A new version was released on August 7, 2009, also examining "the discourse surrounding Islamism and irrationalism after 9/11."
WIslamic philosophy is a development in philosophy that is characterised by coming from an Islamic tradition. Two terms traditionally used in the Islamic world are sometimes translated as philosophy—falsafa, which refers to philosophy as well as logic, mathematics, and physics; and Kalam, which refers to a rationalist form of Islamic theology.
WiSyllabus is a five-year Islamic studies course developed and piloted at the University of Glasgow. The course first began in 2008 and has now taught over 7000 students across 15 cities. The course aims to give an introduction to the 'Islamic sciences as they relate to both the individual and society in the 21st Century,' - a key differentiator between it and other courses and 'Madrasa' curriculum which can be found throughout the United Kingdom.
WJamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen, also known as JKN Institute, is a traditional 6-year Islamic studies institute which was founded by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam. The institute lies in the heart of Bradford, England, UK and aims to educate and prepare morally committed Muslims, who are grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.
WThe bibliography of Muhammad Taqi Usmani includes books, translations, commentaries, articles written by Pakistani Muslim jurist and scholar Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Usmani is an authority in Islamic finance, law and scholarship.
WThe Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) is one of ten German Humanities Institutes Abroad which belong to the Max Weber Foundation. The OIB was established in 1961 by the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft and is part of the Max Weber Foundation since 2003. The OIB supports and promotes independent research on the historical and contemporary Middle East and the Arab world in cooperation with researchers and academic institutions throughout the region.
WSufi studies is a particular branch of comparative studies that uses the technical lexicon of the Islamic mystics, the Sufis, to exemplify the nature of its ideas; hence the frequent reference to Sufi Orders. It may be divided into two main branches, the orientalist/academic and the spiritual.