Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture

In 1969, the Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture was establish at the Faculty of Theology at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Students in the Bachelor’s program are expected to develop knowledge of identifying and revitalizing resources of cultural heritage and to acknowledge the role of Iranians in the development of Islamic civilization. They are also expected to demonstrate ability to study the developmental factors as well as the obstacles in the development of Islamic civilization and to become familiar with historical geography of Islamic countries.

The Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture offers Master’s program with the aim of preparing researchers in Islamic History and Arts and as a whole in different subject areas of Islamic civilization and culture. This department also trains specialists who can serve the needs of Cultural Offices and delegations of the Islamic Republic of Iran in other countries. The Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture expects graduates to be able to help the enhancement of scientific knowledge of officials and cultural specialists of governmental organizations.

The Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture also offers a Doctoral program. The aim of this program is to prepare researchers as well as academics capable of teaching and carrying out research in universities and other educational institutions and specialists in Islamic studies. It also attempts to educate Islamic officials for Iranian offices and delegates in other countries. More

Head of the Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture

	Abdollah Hemmati Golyan
	Associate Professor
	Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture
	hemati@um.ac.ir
	+985138803857

Concentration areas offered by the Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture

Areas	Bachelor's	Master's	Ph.D
Theology and Islamic Studies-History of culture and civilization of Islamic Nations		-	-
Theology and Islamic Studies-History and civilization of Islamic Nations	-		-
History and civilization of Islamic Nations	-	-

Academic staff

Abbas Aghdassi

Assistant Professor

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Homepage: http://aghdassi.profcms.um.ac.ir

Taher Babaei

Assistant Professor

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Homepage: http://taherbabaee.profcms.um.ac.ir

Morteza Daneshyar

Assistant Professor

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Homepage: http://daneshyar.profcms.um.ac.ir

Abdolrahim Ghanavat

Associate Professor

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Homepage: http://ghanavat.profcms.um.ac.ir

Mostafa Gohari Fakhrabad

Assistant Professor

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Homepage: http://gohari-fa.profcms.um.ac.ir

Mahdi Mojtahedi

Assistant Professor

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Homepage: http://mmojtahedi.profcms.um.ac.ir

Hamidreza Sanaei

Assistant Professor

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Homepage: http://hr.sanaei.profcms.um.ac.ir

Research

Recent theses and dissertations

Farahmand, F. (2023). Trade and cultivation of dates in the arabian peninsula in the first century of hijri. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Erfanian, M. (2023). A Critical Translation of the First Half of The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asi. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Zarabi, H. (2023). Political and social developments of the Afghans of eastern Iran -from the invasion of the Mongols to the decline of the Safavids. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Heidarzadeh, M. (2023). Reflection of the Ottoman military organization in the historical sources of the Safavid era. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Panbepaz, F. (2023). The Rlations between Ilkhanids and Dabirs. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Shoja Ghale Dokhtar, R. (2023). Medical Superstitions in Iran in the Ilkhanate, Timurid and Safavid periods. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Deh Yadegari, S. (2023). Historiography of Idris Imad al-Din in Uyun al-Akhbar wa Funun al-Athar, The section of the life of Imam Ali a.s.. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Oraee, M. (2023). A Study of Dynastic Historiography of Iran in the Islamic Period until the End of the Ninth Century A.H.. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Department of Islamic Civilization and Culture

Phone: +985138803857

Fax: +985138807132