Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion

Contact Info

Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences,
International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel.: +603 6421 5051/5053
Fax.: +603 6421 4870

Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND

The Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion was established in 1997 along with other Islamic Revealed Knowledge departments in the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (IRKHS). It promotes the Islamic sciences relevant to contemporary disciplines of study. It develops an Islamically – based integrated and holistic approach to education and career. Its niche area is “comparative approach in the study of Islamic Heritage, Thought, and Other Religions on the basis of Usul al-Din. It offers a four-year full-time program of studies leading to the Bachelor of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage with Honours in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion, and postgraduate degrees at the Master and PhD levels in Islamic Thought and comparative Religion. The Department adheres to the philosophy, vision, mission and objectives of the University, and it aims to provide students with knowledge and Islamic values. A unique feature to be found in all the programs of the Department is the “Relevantization of Islamic Heritage” to contemporary realities.