Department Profile
Mission
To deliver all round development and training to generations of men and women who are capable to carry out various roles of nation-building, to train them with value based education, to empower them with positive qualities and qualifications, to encourage research and social activities, to provide leadership to individuals and institutions for community empowerment and to guarantee excellence in education and allied activities for a healthier nation and world.
Vision
The vision of the Department of Islamic History is to shape capable, strong and well- developed persons who can take up the challenges of the future on behalf of the society, the nation and the world. It also shedding light on the contributions
About the Department
Department of Islamic History in Mannaniya College was the earliest full-fledged department, established in 1995-96 academic year. The department is well-known for its academic and extra-curricular activities. The department is conducting various activities and programmes for every academic year. It aims to enhance the subject knowledge, research skills and social commitments of students with interesting programmes, create an atmosphere of academic debates in the campus, aware students and public about the importance of social science, especially Islamic History as academic disciplines and attain in the full swing in
academic, research and extension activities. The students from the department got first, second and third ranks from 1995 onwards. The student also got first and third rank in the academic year 2022-23 and got third rank in the academic year 2023-24. The department produced eminent teachers and academicians and they worked in the different government and aided colleges in Kerala and abroad. The department published a magazine in the last academic year (2022-23) and the work of the magazine of 2023-24 is going on in the last stage. The department of Islamic History organized a monthly lecture series in association with the department of Arabic. It was a part of the initiatives taken by the department to promote interdisciplinary learning among the students. The monthly lecture series was a result of the advices and suggestions acquired from different department level monitoring committee meetings. To guarantee continuous improvement, tutorial and mentoring sessions and regular Parent-Teacher-Student meetings are conducted by the department.
Courses offered
The four-year BA degree program in Islamic History offers a comprehensive study of history, politics, and culture within Islam and Arab Muslim countries. Students explore into different aspects of this exciting field, achieving a deep understanding through a various kind of courses. Students explore into historical methodology, discovering the development of analytical skills. Important components include studies on West Asian History, Islamic Civilization, Human Rights in Islam, Advent of Islam in the Western Europe, Political History of Medieval India, Muslim Organizations and Movements in Kerala, Global Islam: Trends and Movements, Islamic banking and finance, Waqf Management, Contemporary Islamic Movements, Contemporary West Asia in the Global Arena, Islamic Architecture and Development of Administrative Institutions in Islam.
Programmes
Faculties
Dr. Benazeer V I
Assistant Professor on Contract
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Qualifications :
PhD. in History, NET in History
Designation :
Assistant Professor on Contract
Specialization :
Modern Indian History
Email :
benaseer@gmail.com
Areas of expertise :
Gender, Community & Marginalised Identities - Reading of the Qur’an from gender perspective - the Reform movement among the Mappila Muslim community in Kerala - The Question of Gender in Religious Reform Movements - Modern Western Education & the Educational empowerment of Mappila Muslim Women
Experience :
- Asst Professor, Dept of History, Mannaniya College of Arts and Science, Pangode, Trivandrum, 2024
Asst. Professor of History at Sreenarayanaguru Open University, Kerala, 2022.
Teaching Assistant at Post Graduate and Research Dept. Of History, Farook College, 2019.
Taught History at College of Applied Sciences/IHRD, Calicut, 2015-2017.
Taught History at Providence College, Calicut for a Semester in 2012.
Research Assistant at Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi 2006-2010
Professional Bodies :
- Indian History Congress Kerala History Congress
Publication :
- The Uncontested Questions of Gender: Islahi Movement and the Making of Virtuous Wife and Mother of Nationalist Imagination in Social Orbit, Annual referred social science journal, Vol. V, 2019. ISSN 2395-7719.
Block 1: Rise of Modern Europe for the Course, The Emergence of Modern World, B.A History Programme (Semester 1), Sree Narayana Guru Open University, Kollam, 2022.
The Beauty of Compromise, Translation of Ramachandra Guhas article in Mathrubhumi weekly, 2009.
Review article of Dr. K. Gopalankutty™s book Malabar Studies in Mathrubhumi weekly, 2009
Dr. Abdul Hadi Y.M
Assistant Professor & HOD
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Qualifications :
MA, B.Ed, PhD
Designation :
Assistant Professor & HOD
Specialization :
Islamic History
Email :
abdulhadiym@gmail.com
Areas of expertise :
Waqf Administration
Experience :
- Research experience in the topic titled Waqf Administration in Kerala since 1957-Problems and Prospects
Publication :
- Dr. Abdul Hadi Y.M. and Prof. (Dr.). P. Nazeer, The Contested Terrain of Mutawalli: the Evolved Nature of Role and Relevance of Mutawalli as the Administrator of Waqf Institutions of Kerala, Social Sciences International Research Journal, Vol. 4, Special Issue, (December 2018), page 115-128.
Published a write up on the topic Islamika Bharanam Indiayil in the Malayalam monthly magazine titled Swargavathil published by M.I. Sahithya Academy, Kollam dated from 10 August 2014 to 10 November 2015.
Reena S
Assistant Professor ,Department of Islamic History
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Qualifications :
M.A, B.Ed,
Designation :
Assistant Professor ,Department of Islamic History
Email :
reenakadakkal1981@gmail.com
Publication :
- 1. A GLIMPSE INTO THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW ON SOME
PROPHETIC HABITS,ADVISES AND ISLAMIC
PRACTICES
Published in IJRAR(www.ijrar.org) UGC approved - Journal no;
43602 & 7.17 Impact Factor, Volume 6, Issue 2, Date of
publication; 18\\5\\2019
2. ISLAMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A READING THROUGH
THE HOLY TEXTS
Published in IJRAR(www.ijrar.org) UGC approved - Journal no;
43602 & 7.17 Impact Factor, Volume 6, Issue 2, Date of
publication;06\\05\\2019
3. HEALTH BENEFITS OF FRUITS MENTIONED IN THE QURAN
Published in JETIR(www.jetir.org) ISSN UGC approved -
Journal no; 63975 7.95 Impact Factor, Volume 6, Issue 1,
Date of publication;08\\01\\2019
Achievements
Department News
2024-08-23
Monthly Lecture Series Inaguration
Monthly Lecture Series
2024-10-03
Gandhi Jayanti Celebration and Seminar
Gandhi Jayanti Celebration and Seminar at seminar hall dt. 03.10.2024