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

Ahmadi Mehr, J. (2024). Investigating the soci-political situation of Iran based on Ottoman embassy letters from the late Safavid period to the early Qajars period. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Azari, A. (2024). Investigating Dictionary of foods and drinks in the Timurid and Turkoman periods. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Goli, F. (2024). The social, economic and political relations of Muslim scholars with each other based on the fourth to sixteenth Tabaqat of Siyaru alami al-Nubala. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Mohebali, S. (2024). Historiography by Fethullah Aref Chalabi in the court of Suleiman the Magnificent. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Jafarpour, R. (2024). Economic and social developments of Barfurush from Shah Abbas I to world war I -996-1332 Ah. /1587-1914-.. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Tanhaee, S. (2024). The motivations for the foundation of Nizamiyya schools and their connection with the relations between the Hanafis and the Shafiis of Khurasan. , (Doctoral dissertation of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Hassanniya, B. (2024). Occupation and income status of poets in the Safavid period. , (Doctoral dissertation of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Bakhshi Bahr Abad, M. (2024). Review the educational terms of Muid, Mustamli and Mufid in Islamic civilization. , (Doctoral dissertation of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Kahani, M. (2024). Iranian studies in Egyptian universities from 1307/1929 to 1360/1981. , (Doctoral dissertation of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Habibkazemi, K. (2024). The role of women in strengthening of the Safavid educational structure. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Khosravi Sharif, S. (2024). A critical translation of The Rebel and The Imam in Early Islam: Explorations in Muslim historiography. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Ajam, A. (2024). Critical correction of the translation of Ibn Khallikan s Wafayt al-Ayn by zade Ardebl. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Amini, F. (2024). Imam Ali -A.S.- in the Dreams of Muslims: A study in Arabic Biographical Sources till the 10th Century. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Aljokheji, F. (2024). A Critical Translation of Britain and the Islamic World, 15581713. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Ayazikolukhi, F. (2024). A Critical Translation of Old Islam in Detroit: Rediscovering the Muslim American Past. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Zeraatkhah Nokhandan, M. (2024). Scientific trips to Khorasan; based on al Samaani s alAnsab. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Fattahi, M. (2024). A dictionary of the settlements in the velayat of neishapur in the timurid period and their developments until contemporary. , (Master's thesis of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations). Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Amiri, M. (2024). The image of Imam Ali -A.S.- in Persian Universal Histories to the beginning of the Safavids. , (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