Islamic Studies (Persian & Arabic)
Year of establishment : 1901
Location : 2nd Floor, Manik Chandra Barooah Administrative
Building
E mail : [email protected]
History :
The Department of Islamic Studies (Arabic, Persian and Urdu) was started in Cotton College from the very inception of the College in 1901. Prof. Maulvi Abu Nasr Muhammad Oheed was the founder Head of the Department who taught all the three languages - Arabic, Persian and Urdu. This department has been playing a vital role in the expansion of higher qualitative education in the field of Perso-Arabic literature in the NE Region in general and in Assam in particular. Initially, Calcutta University accorded affiliation to Intermediate Course in Arts in Arabic and Persian in 1907. In 1909, the University extended affiliation to B.A. (Pass) Course in both the subjects. Affiliation to Honours (now called ‘Major’) Course was granted to Persian in 1924 by Calcutta University and subsequently to Arabic in 1966 by Gauhati University. The Post-Graduate Courses in Arabic and Persian under Gauhati University was started in this department in 1992.
| Courses
offered : |
|
HS Course |
|
Three year
Degree Course (B.A.) [in Arabic &
Persian] |
|
Two year (four
Semester) Post-Graduate Course (M.A.)
[in Arabic & Persian] |
| |
|
One year Diploma
in Cultural Studies (Self-financing) |
|
| Number
of Seats : |
B.A.
Arabic |
08 |
| B.A.
Persian |
08 |
| M.A.
Arabic |
20 |
| M.A.
Persian |
20 |
|
Faculty Members :
| Name |
Designation |
Educational
Qualification |
Area
of
Specialization : |
Contact
Number |
Email |
| Md.
Ataur Rahman |
Head
& Selection Grade Lecturer |
M.A.
(Arabic), F.M., Kavid (in Hindi) |
Language
& Literature |
9435147760 |
[email protected] |
| Dr.
(Ms.) Roushan Ara Begum |
Selection
Grade Lecturer |
M.A.
(Persian), Ph.D. |
Indo-Iranian
Literature |
9435405227 |
[email protected] |
| Dr.
Painuruddin Ahmed |
Selection
Grade Lecturer |
M.A.
(Persian), Ph.D. |
Classical
Literature |
9864208332 |
[email protected] |
| Dr.
Fozlur Rohman |
Senior
Lecturer |
M.A.
(Arabic), B.Ed., M.M., Ph.D. |
Language
& Literature |
9435117563 |
[email protected] |
| Dr.
Noor Uddin Ahmed |
Senior
Lecturer |
M.A.
(Arabic), M.M., Ph.D. |
Language
& Literature |
9435117896,
2735266 (Res) |
[email protected] |
| Dr.
Abu Bakkar Siddique |
Lecturer |
M.A.
(Arabic), F.M., Ph.D. |
Language
& Literature |
9435146054 |
[email protected] |
| Md.
Forman Ali |
Lecturer |
M.A.
(Persian) |
Modern
Literature |
9854472146 |
[email protected] |
|
Office Staff Mamber :
1. Md. Samsul Ali
Former Faculty Members :
| Name |
Service Period |
| Maulvi Abu Nasr Muhammad Oheed |
1901-1905 |
| Maulvi Muhammad Irfan |
1905-1908 |
| Abdullah Abu Sayeed, I.E.S. |
1908-1909 |
| S.M. Muhibbullah |
1919-1949 |
| A.F.S. Ahmed |
1925-1953 |
| Muhammad Isahaque |
1942-1943 |
| Abdul Latif |
1942-1969 |
| Amin Khan |
1942-1972 |
| N. Rahman |
1944-1948 |
| Muhammad Shahabuddin |
1945-1947 |
| Ashrafur Rahman |
1947-1971 |
| Nazimuddin Ahmed |
1964-1981 |
| Syed Makibar Rahman |
1970-1983 |
| Dr. Muhammad Yahaya |
1970-1998 |
| Dr. Syed Hasan Ullah |
1970-1985 |
| Babur Ali |
1972-2003 |
| Dr. Dilwar Hussain Borlaskar |
1974-1986 |
| Akkas Ali Mullah |
1981-1992 |
| Syed Forhad Ali |
1985-2007 |
| Abdul Qayyum Al-Aman |
1989-1995 |
| Hafiz Bashir Ahmed |
1993-1998 |
|
Facilities :
TThe Department has
one Seminar Library with about 100 books and is
well equipped with modern audio-visual teaching
aids like LCD projector etc. It has got 2 computers
having round the clock internet connectivity.
Islamic Studies Department is a part of the multimedia
Language Laboratory established in the college
with a fund provided by the University Grants
Commission under CPE Scheme to facilitate the
learning of Arabic and Persian languages besides
some other languages so that the students can
develop effective communication skills in these
languages.
Activities :
The Department of Islamic
Studies under the banner of the 'Arabic Persian
Study Circle' organizes time to time Guest Lectures,
Talks etc. by well known speakers. In 2008, it
has organized a National Seminar on 'Iqbal and
his philosophy' in collaboration with the Department
of Persian, Gauhati University.
Ongoing Minor Research Projects :
| Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Principal Investigator |
| A study of Adab (Arabic Belles-letters) in the Abbasid Period |
UGC |
Md. Ataur Rahman |
Medieval history of Assam as depicted
by the historians through the Persian sources
|
UGC |
Dr. Painuruddin Ahmed |
|
