Producing published editions of salient works of Islamic scholarship
SALIENT WORKS OF ISLAMIC SCHOLARSHIP
With an emphasis on premodern philosophy, Sufism, Shiʿi mysticism, Quranic exegesis, and Islamic theology, IMPL seeks to make carefully edited versions of texts available to the public and to the academy.
OUR HISTORY
ISLAMICE MANUSCRIPTS
The Islamic Manuscripts Press of Leiden (IMPL) is committed to producing published editions of salient works of Islamic scholarship. Many of the titles published by IMPL represent titles extant only in manuscript form. With an emphasis on premodern philosophy, Sufism, Shiʿi mysticism, Quranic exegesis, and Islamic theology, IMPL seeks to make carefully edited versions of texts available to the public and to the academy.
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Our Publications
Hidden Gems And Treasured Pearls
Occult Prayer from the Shii Mystical Tradition
Board of Advisors
Our International Team Members
Cameron Zargar
professor of Arabic and Islamic History PhD in Islamic Studies at UCLA
Ali Zargar
Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Central Florida
Matthew Melvin-Koushki
Fellow of History at the University of South Carolina
Mohammed Rustom
PhD Professor of Islamic Thought College of the Humanities
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