The Islamic Foundation

For the mosque in Illinois, see Islamic Foundation.
The Islamic Foundation
موَسسہَ اسلامی
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
FounderKhurshid Ahmad
Founded atLeicester
TypeIslamic education and research organisation
Purposeimplementation of Islam in the modern world
projecting the image of Islam
education of Muslims
Location
Coordinates52°40′34″N 1°16′21″W / 52.67607°N 1.27250°W / 52.67607; -1.27250
Websitewww.islamic-foundation.org.uk

The Islamic Foundation (Urdu: موَسسہَ اسلامی, also called the Islamic Foundation UK)[1] is Jamaat-e-Islami's research and publishing house in the United Kingdom.[2] It was established in 1973 by two high-ranking Pakistani activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Khurshid Ahmad and Khurram Murad.[3] Its objectives are to research into the implementation of Islam in the modern world, to project the image of Islam in Britain and Europe, and to meet the educational needs of Muslims.[4]

  1. ^ Muslim Economic Thinking: A Survey of Contemporary Literature, Islamic Economics Project, retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Lewis, Being Muslim and Being British (1994), p. 74.
  3. ^ Bowen, Inside British Islam (2014), p. 85.
  4. ^ Esposito, John L., ed. (2003), The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford University Press, pp. 146–147, ISBN 9780199757268