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Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS University
The Centre of Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London is focused on all research pertaining to Islamic Studies, past and present. This includes the study of the Qur’an and Hadith from the Arabic texts, and the analysis and translation of Islamic texts from Arabic into English.
The Director of the Centre is Professor Muhammad A S Abdel Haleem, King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies at SOAS.
Study Programmes
The Centre offers the MA Islamic Studies. The programme concentrates on the Qur'an, the Hadith and other Islamic texts, and provides training in the translation of Islamic religious material.
Open Access Resources and Events
The Centre holds a bi-annual Quran: Text, Translation and Culture conference, the next will be held in November 2023.
The Centre also holds 4-5 Public Seminars per term, more information can be found on the centre website.
Research Outputs and Relevant Literature
The Centre publishes the Journal of Quranic Studies three times a year with Edinburgh University Press.
It has recently published the Oxford Handbook of Quranic Studies, which offers the definitive collection covering the full-spectrum of contemporary international scholarship associated with the study of the Qur'an. The Oxford Handbook of Hadith Studies is upcoming in 2023.
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