The Beginning

It is only through Allah’s Plan and Will that I am guided to pursue my intellectual journey in this blessed institution. A one time resolution of a pensioner under the optional retirement scheme to quietly settle down to a life of frequenting mosques for Arabic classes and Islamic studies, changed dramatically to being a full time Ph.D student at ISTAC. ISTAC is unique in the sense that,

Its program – make it possible for prospective seekers of knowledge coming from any background to pursue post graduate studies in Islamic thought and civilization.

Its impressive library collection – housing the works, classical or contemporary, of almost all leading scholars in every discipline

Its professors – masters of their own fields with whom intellectual encounters become fulfilling and enriching.