Academic Departments

[Faculty of Science] [Faculty of Pharmacy] [Faculty of Medicine] [Faculty of Nursing] [Faculty of Management Studies and Information Technology] [Faculty of Islamic Studies and Social Sciences] [Faculty of Allied Health Sciences]

• Department of Islamic Studies.

• Centre for Federal Studies

• Centre for History of Medicine and Science

Research courses leading to the award of Ph.D degree are offered in the Department of Islamic Studies and the Centre for Federal Studies.

Only the Department of Islamic studies offers Master Programme in Islamic Studies.

Research

 Main thrust of research in the Department is in the areas which have relevance to the problem faced by the contemporary Muslim world with special reference to the Indian Muslims; Causes of decline of Muslims in and outside India; Issues related to misunderstanding about Islam and Muslims; the impact of Islam on India and vice-versa; Contribution of Muslim Indian scholars, noblemen and Sufi during the medieval and Sultanate period; Development and appraisal of Madrasa Education, Tasawwuf and its impact. Translations of the outstanding works by Muslims scholars. Qanoon-fil-Tib, has also been taken up.

The following projects have been successfully completed: 

• Biography of the famous Haji Imdad Ullah Muhajir Makki, which highlights the impact of Sufi Imdad Ullah on Indian Sufi and Scholars as well as his contribution in the freedom struggle of 1857, 

• Religion and socio-political changes in Saudi Arabia, (social reforms of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi,)

• Perception of Islam in the writings and speeches of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, 

• Bibliography of the research work conducted in the area of Islam and Muslims during 1857 to 1990 and,

• Hindus’ religious position during Sultanate period in India. 

Beside these, an UGC supported project on the “Shumali Hind mein Silsile-e-Qadriya: Aghaz we Irtiqa” is under progress. Another very important achievement of this faculty has been the editing and translation of Al-Qanun filtib - a classical work of physician and scholars Ibne Sina (Avicena) which is an Arabic text available in four volumes. One volume has been edited and printed. The second volume is in press. Work on third volume is presently going on. Several new research topics have been assigned to the faculty members of the department. “The contribution of Ulemas in the Freedom Struggle with Special Reference to UP”. “Hazrat Shah Naeem Ata: Life and Works”. “Educational Problem of Indian Muslims and their solutions in the light of Islamic teaching”. “Western Perceptions of Islamic Fundamentalism - A Comparative Study of John Esposito, Fred Holiday and Samuel Huntington”. “Status of Women in its philosophical Perspective with Special Reference to Islam and Hinduism”, “Study on Madarsa Education”. At present, four Ph.D students are enrolled for research.

Publications

1. A history of Arabic Literature (Umayyad Period), 1978, K.A.Fariq 

2. Ajmer through  Inscriptions (1532-1852) , 1968, S.A.I. Tirmizi

3. History of Bijnor ,1974, B.C.Verma

4. Islam at a glance ,1981, Hakeem Abdul Hameed

5. Kitab Marsum al-Khat ,1982 , Arabic text, Edited by - I.A.K. Arshi

6. Love in it's Essence , 1967, M. Waliuddin

7. Monuments of Delhi , A Historical Study , 1979, R. Nath

8. Muhammad and the Jews , Re-examination ,1979, Barkat Ahmad

9. Tarikh al-Riddah, Arabic Text , 1970, K A Farik

10. Tarikh al-Riddah, Arabic Reprint, 1981-82, K A Farik

11. The Faith of Modern Muslim Intellectual, 1982, William Shepard

12. The Story of Arab Diplomat, 1967, K A Farik

13. The English and the Arabs: The Making of an Image, Kakush Publishers, New Delhi, 1992, by Dr. Ishtiyaque Danish

14. Mahatama Gandhi and Dr Ambedkar on Islam and Indian muslims, BR Publications, New Delhi, by Dr Rita Bagchi

15. Misri Muarrekhin Ek Tanqeedi Jaiza, Faizabad, 1987, Dr G Y Anjum

16. Tazkira Ulama-e-Basti, Faizabad, 1988, Dr G Y Anjum

17. Anwar-e-Khyal, Delhi 1991, Dr G Y Anjum

18. Maulana Hashmat Ali Ek Tahqeeqi Muatala, Delhi, 1992, Dr G Y Anjum

19. Mutanabbi Ek Tahqeeqi Mutala, Delhi, 1994, Dr G Y Anjum

20. Muallimu-al-Arabiyyah, Delhi, 1996, Dr G Y Anjum

21. Hindustan mein Silsila-e Qadiriyyah ke Baani Qutbul ke Baani qutbul hind sheikh Abdul Wahhab Jeelani, Delhi, 1999,Dr G Y Anjum 

Centre for Federal Studies:

Thrust Areas
Academic Programmes
Academic Staff and their brief Resume'
Research Projects

Completed Projects
Ongoing Projects

Publications
Ph.D. Thesis Summaries
Achievements of Faculty Members
Achievements of Students
Bye-laws Governing Admission, Examination and Promotion
Detailed Syllabi
Online Study Material

 The Centre for Federal Studies (CFS) is a centre of advanced study, documentation and research on the many problems and aspects of federal polity and plural society in India, that would reach out later to the South Asian region, and to other parts of the world.  It is the only Centre of its kind in India, which is exclusively and comprehensively focused on the study and research of the several dimensions of federalism; and is affiliated to the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS), which includes members from Europe, America, Australia and Africa.

The CFS was initially set-up in November 1990, as a research project on few specific themes of Indian polity and politics, with the support provided by the Hamdard National Foundation, through the Hamdard Education Society, on the initiative of its President, Hakeem Abdul Hameed Saheb.  During this initial period -- November 1990 to July 1994 -- it was known as the Indian Institute of Federal Studies (IIFS), under the Directorship of the renowned social scientist, (the late) Prof. Rasheeduddin Khan.  In order to give it a stable and durable institutional base, and keeping in mind its national importance and international academic relevance, it was decided to make it a part of the University system. On the recommendation of the UGC Visiting Committee the UGC  it was re-designated as Centre for Federal Studies (CFS) in August 1994, and was formally incorporated in the Jamia Hamdard, (Hamdard University), New Delhi.

The Centre is pursuing the following objects from its beginning:

•  to promote, sponsor, commission or undertake study of different aspects of federalism, particularly the structure and functioning of federal polities and plural societies, especially in the South Asian region;

• to build a data-base and reference library for the study of federalism;

• to establish contacts and links both with individual scholars and with institutions/centres/departments within the University system and outside, that are engaged in federal studies, or its many interlinked aspects, in all parts of the world;

• to conduct research on different aspects of federal politics and provide facilities and help in pursuing research and study, including field-trips and participation in national and international meetings/seminars/conferences;

• to undertake publications, including occasional papers, monographs, books, etc., on federal politics and plural societies and disseminate information in furtherance of its objectives;

• to organise summer institutes and refresher courses for teachers/researchers on Federalism;

• to give research guidance to M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars working on topics of federalism, pluralism and comparative politics.

Thrust Areas for the study of Federalism in India

Recasting Centre-State relations : Constitutional, Political, Financial and Administrative aspects -- an exercise in building a balanced and cooperative federal system in India.

Working of India's Political system and party system at the three levels -- Centre/all India, State/region and local bodies/Panchayats and Nagarpalikas : areas of convergence and areas of discord.

• Socio-cultural pluralism in India -- ethnic segments, regional and sub-regional identities, religious communities, language groups etc.

• Problems of tension and co-ordination of pluralism, in the process of federal nation-building.

• Regional movements and demand for smaller states in India.

• Patterns and folk-traditions of composite culture in different States and regions of India.

• Dimensions of Caste, Class and Politics in Federal India.

 Publications

• Federal India: A Design for Change
  (Rasheeduddin Khan)

• Urdu version of Federal India, entitled Hindustani Vafaq: Tabdeeli ka Eik Naqsha

• Hindi version of Federal India, entitled Sanghiya Bharat: Parivartan ki Ek Rupa Rekha

• Bewildered India: Identity, Pluralism, Discord 
  (Rasheeddin Khan)

• Early Muslims Perceptions of India and Hinduism

• (M.A. Saleem Khan)

• Pluralism, Minorities, National Integration : Problems and Prospects.
  (Abdulrahim P. Vijapur, Ajay Kumar Singh and Kumar Suresh)

• Paradoxes of Partition (1937-47), Vol.I: 1937-39. 
  (Edited by S.A.I. Tirmizi)

• Dimensions of Federal Nation Building -- Essays in Memory of Rasheeduddin Khan 
  (Edited by  A.P. Vijapur)

• Perspectives on Human Rights 
  (Edited by  A.P. Vijapur and Kumar Suresh)

• Rethinking Indian Federalism 
  (Edited by Rasheeduddin Khan)

• Coalition Politics and Power Sharing
  (Edited by Akhtar Majeed)

• Constitutional Nation Building: Half A Century of India's Success 
    (Edited by Akhtar Majeed)

• Bi-annual JOURNAL: Indian Journal of Federal Studies

 Centre for History of Medicine and Science: 

Thrust Areas
Academic Programmes
Academic Staff and their brief Resume'
Research Projects

Completed Projects
Ongoing Projects

Publications
Ph.D. Thesis Summaries
Achievements of Faculty Members
Achievements of Students
Bye-laws Governing Admission, Examination and Promotion
Detailed Syllabi
Online Study Material

The Centre (erstwhile department) for History of Medicine and Science was established in 1983, and it remained a part of the Faculty of Science upto 1993. The same year, it was transferred to the Faculty of Medicine. Now, it is associated with the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Social Sciences.

Since its inception, the Centre is conducting  research in the history of Unani medicine. Research work embarked in the Centre is related to the development of Unani medicine during the Pre-Mughal, Mughal and Post-Mughal periods in India, and these are the thrust areas of  research. The Department of History of Medicine and Science is basically a research department  for History of Medicine and Science.  The work on a project “Critical Edition of Khayral-Tajarib” is continued.  The department has published proceedings of the seminar held in 1995.