Qur’anic Studies

The Qur’anic Studies Unit promotes our knowledge of the intellectual history of the Qur’an(also Koran. Arabic term meaning, ‘recitation’ or ‘scripture’): Muslims believe that the Holy Qur’an contains divine revelations to the Prophet Muhammed received in Mecca and Medina over a period of… More through research and publication. It is part of the IIS’s Department of Academic Research and Publications. The IIS embarked on Qur’anic studies in 2000 with a view to promoting scholarship on the plurality of traditions that were inspired by the Qur’an and developed throughout Muslim history up to the present time.