Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy

Coordinates: 34°38′16″N 50°52′33″E / 34.637907°N 50.875964°E / 34.637907; 50.875964

Parent institution Islamic Propagation Office of Qom seminary
President Najaf Lakzaee
Location Mu'allim St., Qom, Iran
Website isca.ac.ir

Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy (ISCA) is a scientific and research center for issues in Islamic sciences. It is affiliated to the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom seminary. This research center together with Baqir al-'Ulum University form research and education departments of the Islamic Propagation Office of the seminary. Najaf Lakzaee, lecturer of political studies and the research deputy of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom seminary, is the director of the Academy.

History

This research center was previously the research department of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom seminary. In the new structure approved in 2001, it was decided to organize all research centers under one center. Finally, in 2005 in the supreme council for expansion of the ministry of Science, Research and Technology, four research centers were approved and the license of the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy was granted.[1]

Awards and recognition

The research center has so far received 180 awards (63 works published by the research center and 117 works published by Bustan-e Ketab Publications) in Iranian festivals and scientific societies. In 2010, the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy was awarded as the choice research center.[1]

Research departments and centers

  • Research Department for History and the Conduct of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)
  • Research Department of Political Sciences and Thought
  • Research Department of Fiqh and Law
  • Research Department of Philosophy and Kalam
  • Research Department for Mahdism and Future Studies
  • Center for Islamic Information and Documents
  • Center for Culture and Teachings of the Qur'an
  • Center for Revival of Islamic Works
  • Center for Social and Civilization Studies
  • Center for Islamic Ethics and Education
  • Research Department for Islamic Studies (in Isfahan)
  • Center for Researches about Islamic and Humanities Sciences[2]

Scientific groups

  • Group for Preliminaries of Mahdism
  • Group for the Culture of Mahdism
  • Group for Future Studies
  • Group for the Conduct of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)
  • Group for Shi'a History
  • Group for Islamic Culture and Civilization
  • Group for Issues in Fiqh and Law
  • Group for the Philosophy of Fiqh and Islamic Law
  • Group for Sciences related to Fiqh
  • Group of Philosophy
  • Group of Kalam
  • Group of the Philosophy of Ethics
  • Group of Political Fiqh
  • Group of Political Sciences
  • Group of Political Philosophy
  • Group of Islamic Ethics
  • Group of Islamic Education
  • Group for Correction and Revival of Works
  • Group of Bibliography and Codicology
  • Professional Journals
  • Professional Journals published by the Academy are:
  • Quarterly Journal of Ayeneh-ye Pazhouhesh
  • Quarterly Journal of Akhlaq
  • Quarterly Journal of Pazhouhesh-ha-ye Qur'ani
  • Naqd va Nazar Magazine
  • Faslnameh-ye Howzeh
  • Faslnameh-ye Feqh
  • Faslnameh-ye Islam va Motale'at-e Ejtema'i

Awards

The Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy has so far received several awards in years, the last of which was "Book of the Year" for the 33rd round of Book of the Year of Iran.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy - The academy in brief". www.isca.ac.ir. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy - Organizational Structure". www.isca.ac.ir. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. ↑ "Award winners of the 33rd book of the year of the Islamic Republic of Iran". manuscripts.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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