Year of establishment : 1901
Location : 2nd Floor, Manik Chandra Barooah Administrative
Building
E mail : apudpt.cottoncollege@gmail.com
History :
The Department of Islamic Studies (Arabic, Persian and Urdu) was started in Cotton College from the very inception of the College in 1901. Prof. Maulvi Abu Nasr Muhammad Oheed was the founder Head of the Department who taught all the three languages - Arabic, Persian and Urdu. This department has been playing a vital role in the expansion of higher qualitative education in the field of Perso-Arabic literature in the NE Region in general and in Assam in particular. Initially, Calcutta University accorded affiliation to Intermediate Course in Arts in Arabic and Persian in 1907. In 1909, the University extended affiliation to B.A. (Pass) Course in both the subjects. Affiliation to Honours (now called ‘Major’) Course was granted to Persian in 1924 by Calcutta University and subsequently to Arabic in 1966 by Gauhati University. The Post-Graduate Courses in Arabic and Persian under Gauhati University was started in this department in 1992.
| Courses
offered : |
|
HS Course |
|
Three year
Degree Course (B.A.) [in Arabic &
Persian] |
|
Two year (four
Semester) Post-Graduate Course (M.A.)
[in Arabic & Persian] |
| |
|
One year Diploma
in Cultural Studies (Self-financing) |
|
| Number
of Seats : |
B.A.
Arabic |
08 |
| B.A.
Persian |
08 |
| M.A.
Arabic |
20 |
| M.A.
Persian |
20 |
|
Faculty Members :
Name : Dr. Ataur Rahman
Designation : Head & Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A . (Arabic) , F.M., Kavid (in Hindi), Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Language & Literature
Contact Number : 9435147760
Email : rahman.mataur@gmail.com
Name : Dr. Roushan Ara Begum
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A. (Persian) , Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Indo-Iranian Literature
Contact Number : 9435405227
Email : raushanarabegum@gmail.com
Name : Dr. Painuruddin Ahmed
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A. (Persian) , Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Classical Literature
Contact Number : 9864208332
Email : ahmed.painuruddin@gmail.com
Name : Dr. Fozlur Rohman
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A. (Arabic), B.Ed., M.M., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Language & Literature
Contact Number : 9435117563
Email : drfozlurrohman@gmail.com
Name : Dr. Noor Uddin Ahmed
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A. (Arabic) , M.M., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Language & Literature
Contact Number : 9435117896, 2735266 (Res)
Email : drnooruddinahmed@gmail.com
Name : Dr. Abu Bakkar Siddique
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A. (Arabic) , F.M., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Language & Literature
Contact Number : 9435146054
Email : bakkar.abudr@gmail.com
Name : Md. Forman Ali
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.A. (Persian)
Area of Specialization : Modern Literature
Contact Number : 9854472146
Email : ali.formanmd@gmail.com
Office Staff Mamber :
1. Md. Samsul Ali
Former Faculty Members :
| Name |
Service Period |
| Maulvi Abu Nasr Muhammad Oheed |
1901-1905 |
| Maulvi Muhammad Irfan |
1905-1908 |
| Abdullah Abu Sayeed, I.E.S. |
1908-1909 |
| S.M. Muhibbullah |
1919-1949 |
| A.F.S. Ahmed |
1925-1953 |
| Muhammad Isahaque |
1942-1943 |
| Abdul Latif |
1942-1969 |
| Amin Khan |
1942-1972 |
| N. Rahman |
1944-1948 |
| Muhammad Shahabuddin |
1945-1947 |
| Ashrafur Rahman |
1947-1971 |
| Nazimuddin Ahmed |
1964-1981 |
| Syed Makibar Rahman |
1970-1983 |
| Dr. Muhammad Yahaya |
1970-1998 |
| Dr. Syed Hasan Ullah |
1970-1985 |
| Babur Ali |
1972-2003 |
| Dr. Dilwar Hussain Borlaskar |
1974-1986 |
| Akkas Ali Mullah |
1981-1992 |
| Syed Forhad Ali |
1985-2007 |
| Abdul Qayyum Al-Aman |
1989-1995 |
| Hafiz Bashir Ahmed |
1993-1998 |
|
Facilities :
TThe Department has
one Seminar Library with about 100 books and is
well equipped with modern audio-visual teaching
aids like LCD projector etc. It has got 2 computers
having round the clock internet connectivity.
Islamic Studies Department is a part of the multimedia
Language Laboratory established in the college
with a fund provided by the University Grants
Commission under CPE Scheme to facilitate the
learning of Arabic and Persian languages besides
some other languages so that the students can
develop effective communication skills in these
languages.
Activities :
The Department of Islamic
Studies under the banner of the 'Arabic Persian
Study Circle' organizes time to time Guest Lectures,
Talks etc. by well known speakers. In 2008, it
has organized a National Seminar on 'Iqbal and
his philosophy' in collaboration with the Department
of Persian, Gauhati University.
Ongoing Minor Research Projects :
| Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Principal Investigator |
| A study of Adab (Arabic Belles-letters) in the Abbasid Period |
UGC |
Md. Ataur Rahman |
Medieval history of Assam as depicted
by the historians through the Persian sources
|
UGC |
Dr. Painuruddin Ahmed |
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