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Islamic Studies as an academic discipline is a Contemporary approach of studying Islam. It is an umbrella term and draws on a variety of fields that include Islamic Civilization and Culture, Islamic History, Islamic Religious and Social Sciences, Islamic Scientific Heritage, Islamic Philosophy, Tasawwuf, Comparative Religions, Interfaith Dialogue, Gender Studies, Islamic Economics and Finance, Contemporary Islamic Discourses and Human Rights. With the tools of interdisciplinarity and comparative approach it sheds light on the multiple expressions of Islam as a spiritual tradition, the role of Islamic civilization in global history and importance of Islamic discourse in the contemporary world. It examines the thought of the key Muslim intellectuals particularly of modern age and their attempts to come to terms with modernity. The areas for consideration also include Islamic reformist thought, the impact of globalization on Muslim discourse, independent judgment (ijtihad) and issues asso