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elementor-size-default\">THE INSTITUTE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2337907 ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2337907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_spacerat_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13365d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b13365d\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"istac-history-card\">\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-title\">\nThe History of ISTAC\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-intro\">\nThe history of ISTAC unfolds as a deliberate and reflective endeavour to restore the rightful place of knowledge within the Islamic intellectual tradition, inspired by the intellectual vision of Royal Laureate Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-block\">\n<div class=\"istac-history-year\">29 September 1987<\/div>\n<div class=\"istac-history-text\">\nThe Majlis approved the establishment of ISTAC as a centre dedicated to rearticulating the primacy of Islam across all fields of knowledge. Conceived under the leadership and vision of \nRoyal Laureate Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas the Institute was not merely intended as another academic entity, but as a space where knowledge would be re-grounded in its proper metaphysical and ethical foundations.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-block\">\n<div class=\"istac-history-year\">1989<\/div>\n<div class=\"istac-history-text\">\nISTAC was administered as an autonomous entity under its own Rules and Regulations, shaping a distinct scholarly identity rooted in the integration of knowledge and adab.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-block\">\n<div class=\"istac-history-year\">16 August 2002<\/div>\n<div class=\"istac-history-text\">\nThe Majlis integrated ISTAC as a kulliyyah within IIUM, situating it within the broader university structure while preserving its specialised role in postgraduate education.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-block\">\n<div class=\"istac-history-year\">25 February 2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"istac-history-text\">\nISTAC\u2019s academic programmes were transferred to KIRKHS, involving the careful relocation of academic resources, staff, and institutional memory to ensure continuity.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-block\">\n<div class=\"istac-history-year\">26 October 2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"istac-history-text\">\nThe Institute was rearticulated as the International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and the Malay World, reflecting an expanded engagement with regional intellectual and cultural heritage.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"istac-history-block\">\n<div class=\"istac-history-year\">17 May 2019<\/div>\n<div class=\"istac-history-text\">\nThe Board of Governors restored the Institute\u2019s original name, reaffirming its foundational orientation towards Islamic thought and civilisation as a living and enduring 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