The Department of Arabic

The Major Goals

Website of the Department

Head of the Department

Administrative Secretary of the Department

Degree Programs and Courses

Academic Highlights

List of the Faculty Members

An Overview

Given that Arabic Language and Literature is the key to understanding the Quran and Islamic concepts, and due to the fact that Arabic is the language of the culture of many Muslim countries, the aim of the establishment of this field at universities of the country is two-fold: on the one hand, the field strives to identify and analyze current needs of the Islamic community in a variety of religious, cultural, intellectual, linguistic, and literary domains. On the other hand, according to the mutual, broad interactions between the two languages of Persian and Arabic, this field seeks to gain in depth knowledge of the Persian language by making use of Islamic resources and relying on basic, theoretical research done on the Arabic language. In order to fulfill these goals, Arabic Language and Literature serves to recognize the cultural, ideological, and literary aspects of the two languages, produce individuals familiar with religious, literary texts, and develop political and social relations between the Arab countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran. It also nurtures committed individuals to expand the achievements of Persian civilization, enjoying the genuine legacy of Islam.

With the lunch of the undergraduate programs in Arabic Language and Literature, the department officially began its work as an independent major. Thereafter, the Master’s and Doctoral degree programs were launched in 1991 and 1997, respectively. The Doctoral degree program of the department of Arabic Language and Literature was considered as the second Doctoral degree program of Ferowsi University, after that of Persian Language and Literature, and the third, at the country level, after Tehran and Tarbiat Modares Universities.

At present, the department of Arabic Language and Literature of Ferdowsi University is one of the most active academic departments of the country with 4 emeritus/emerita faculty members, an administrative secretary, 10 faculty members (3 professors, 5 associate professors, and 2 assistant professors), 36 Ph.D. candidates, 61 M.A. students, and 235 B.A. students.

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The Major Goals

The main objectives of the department of Arabic Language and Literature at intradepartmental, interdepartmental, national, and international levels are:

1. 1.Producing creative individuals required for universities and academic, research, and executive centers.
2. 2.Conducting scientific research on Arabic Language and Literature.
3. 3.Active collaboration with relevant academic departments in Ferdowsi University.
4. 4.Collaborating with other Arabic departments of the universities in the country.
5. 5.Communicating with peer departments of the universities in the neighboring countries.
6. 6.Casting a professional look at the link between Arabic and Persian languages and studying the fundamental interactions between the two languages from cultural, religious, and linguistic perspectives.
7. 7.Raising the level of knowledge among the students.
8. 8.Enabling students to conduct successful graduate research projects.
9. 9.Creating virtual educational structures along with providing an ongoing relationship between the academic department and the alumni.
10. 10.Participation of faculty members in seminars and international conferences through presenting scientific papers.
11. 11.Producing experts required for doing Islamic missionary activities, teaching Arabic language, and conducting Quranic research.
12. 12.Presenting academic and research programs and services required for universities and seminaries.
13. 13.Educating students to analyze Islamic sacred texts.
14. 14.Developing the ability for simultaneous translation of Arabic texts and conversations.
15. 15.Identifying new areas of study and research in Arabic Language and Literature.
16. 16.Enabling and promoting student exchange in the field of Arabic Language and Literature between Iran and Arab countries.
17. 17.Planning to provide appropriate scientific research services and paving the way for international students.
18. 18.Training the international students majoring in the field to expand the Islamic-Iranian culture abroad.
19. 19.Holding specialized workshops, together with editing, authoring, and translating papers, books, and other research works in order to recognize the cultural, linguistic, and religious commonalities between Persian and Arabic literatures.
20. 20.Producing experts required for doing Islamic missionary activities, teaching Arabic language, and conducting Quranic research.
21. 21.Holding national exhibitions (of the authored books, translated books, and papers) and seminars to recognize the cultural, linguistic, and religious commonalities between Persian and Arabic literatures.

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Website of the Department

  http://arabicdept.um.ac.ir/          

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Head of the Department

Dr. Marzieh Abad

Education: Ph.D. in arabic Language and Literature

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Homepage:   mabad.profcms.um.ac.ir

E-mail:

Tel: 051-38805200

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Administrative Secretary of the Department

Sedigheh Ghaderi

E-mail:

Tel: 051-38806762

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Degree Programs and Courses

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