Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought explained

Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought
Abbreviation:	IICT
Formation:	1994
Type:	Research institute
Headquarters:	Modarres Expressway
Location:	Tehran, Iran
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Ali Akbar Rashad
Website:	iict.ac.ir

Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought (Persian: پژوهشگاه فرهنگ و اندیشه اسلامی) is an Iranian Research institute whose main purpose is theorizing on religious thought and enhancing the epistemological bases of the Islamic Revolution.^[1] The institute has departments of philosophy, mysticism, and ethics, as well as Western Studies and Islamic economy among others.

History

The Institute was established in 1994 with the confirmation of Iranian Supreme Leader in response to the proponents of Western philosophical schools and religious intellectualism. IICT was created by suggestion of Ali Akbar Rashad, a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, who became the head of the Institute.^[2]

Journals

• Qabasat^[3]
• Zehn (Mind) ^[4]
• Eghtesad-e Eslami (Islamic Economics)^[5]
• Hoquq-e Eslami (Islamic Law)^[6]

References

1. Web site: About .
2. Web site: Islamic Research Institute for Culture and Thought, Tehran, Iran Imam Reza (A.S.) Network . www.imamreza.net.
3. Web site: Qabasat .
4. Web site: Zehn . zehn.iict.ac.ir.
5. Web site: Islamic Economics . eghtesad.iict.ac.ir.
6. Web site: Islamic Law . hoquq.iict.ac.ir.

External links

• Official Website