Ibn Khaldun International Institute of Advanced Research

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International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation
ISTAC, November 2025
Other name
ISTAC; ISTAC-IIUM
Former names
Ibn Khaldun International Institute of Advanced Research
International Institute of Islamic Civilization and Malay World (2017–2019)
Established1987
FounderSyed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Parent institution
International Islamic University Malaysia
Location
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia

3°09′57″N 101°40′27″E / 3.1659049°N 101.6741484°E / 3.1659049; 101.6741484
CampusPersiaran Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Bukit Tunku
Websiteinstitute.iium.edu.my/istac/

The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) is a postgraduate institute in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). ISTAC – IIUM is an Islamic research institute that is dedicated towards engaging in advanced-level study and research about Islamic thought and civilisation at the national and global levels, with the goal to nurture comparative, cultural, and civilisational studies that is devoted to the renewal of Islam and human civilisation. The institute is located at Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, about 20 kilometers from the main campus of International Islamic University Malaysia in Gombak.

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References

    ^ Waardenburg, Jacques (1998). "Observations on the Scholarly Study of Religions as Pursued in Some Muslim Countries". Numen. Vol. 45. No. 3. pp. 237. JSTOR.