Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future o
Ilkhanate Empire ruler, Ghazan, studying the Quran
Portrait of a painter during Reign of Mehmet II (1444-1481)
A Persian miniature of Shah Abu'l Ma'ali, a scholar.
The Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh institute in Bangladesh has a large stock of Islamic literature in Arabic, Bengali, Persian and Urdu.
Quranic studies is the academic study of the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. Like in biblical studies, the field uses and applies a diverse set of disciplines and methods, such as philolog
A fragment showing part of Surat Ta-Ha; The Sanaa palimpsest is one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence. The most comprehensive and oldest Quranic text, containing subtext that some researchers say points to the textual development of the Quran.
The Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early Quran manuscript dated to the seventh century.