Institute of Islamic Studies

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Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Altaf Hussain Langrial

Faculty

Dr. Altaf Hussain Langrial	Professor
Dr. Abdul Quddus Suhaib	Professor
Dr. Monazza Hayyat	Associate Professor
Dr. Faridah Yousuf	Associate Professor
Dr. Razia Shabana	Associate Professor
Dr. Muhammad Amjad	Associate Professor
Dr. Jamil Ahmad	Assistant Professor
Dr. Qaria Nasreen Akhtar	Assistant Professor
Dr. Usmat Batool	Assistant Professor
Dr. Hafiz Hamid Ali Awan	Assistant Professor
Dr. Saira Taiba	Assistant Professor
Dr. Ghazi Abdul Rehman Qasmi	Assistant Professor

Introduction

The Institute of Islamic Studies & Arabic was established in 1982 in a hired building of Govt Model High School Gulgasht, Multan. Initially the classes of MA Islamic Studies (4 year) started. Then Institute was shifted in the university’s “Languages Block” in 1986 alongwith the Departments of English and Urdu. At various times Prof. Dr. Khawaja Imtiaz Ali (Ex-Vice Chancellor BZU), Prof. Syed Muhammad Tahir Qadri (Ex-Principal Govt. College of Education, Multan), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Choudhry (Ex Vice Chancellor University of Sargodha) and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hasnain Naqvi had work as Director of this Institute. In 1996 the Institute was bifurcated by the University in two separate departments i.e. Islamic Studies and Arabic. The Department shifted in its own building in 2008. The Department has tailored a 2-Year program of M.A. Islamic Studies. In addition to the Master’s program, the Department also has the facilities for M.Phil and Doctoral programs. The Department of Islamic Studies has started BS in Islamic Studies from the session (2009-10). Previously Prof. Dr. SM Tahir Qadri, Prof. Dr. Noor-udDin Jamil (1996-2005), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Rana (2008- 2011), Prof. Dr. Saeed-ur-Rehman (2005-2008)(2011-2016), Prof. Dr. Abdul Quddus Suhaib(2016-2019), Prof. Dr. Idrees Lodhi (2019-2020), Prof. Dr. Abdul Quddus Suhaib(2020-2022), worked as Chairmen of the Department and currently, Prof. Dr. Altaf Hussain Langrial is working as Chairman, Department of Islamic Studies.

Programs Offered

The following programs are being offered:

BS (Morning/Evening)	Undergraduate Program
Eligibility: F.A./F.Sc. or equivalent Merit Determination: The merit will be determined according to the criteria laid down by the University.
BS 5th Semester (2-year Program) (Morning)	BS (5th Semester) Program
Eligibility: B.A./B.Sc/B.Com/ADA/ADS/ADP or equivalent Merit Determination: The merit will be determined according to the criteria laid down by the Admission Committee Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
M.Phil./MS (Evening & Weekend)	Graduate (MS) Program
Eligibility: Candidates holding the degree of M.A./BS Islamic Studies or equivalent with CGPA 3.00 or 1st class are eligible to apply for admission to M.Phil. Islamic Studies 1st Semester, if they have passed GAT or entry test conducted by the Department. Merit Determination: The merit will be determined according to the criteria laid down by the University.
Ph.D. (Morning)	Graduate (PhD) Program
Eligibility: M.Phil. Islamic Studies Merit Determination: According to the University policy.