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Institutes and living traditions

Where these texts are taught, studied and published today. Each describes itself in its own words, from its own pages.

Inclusion is not endorsement, and none of those listed has endorsed this site. Several settings are represented: academic scholarship, the Traditionalist school, Ismaili scholarship and traditional learning. Each entry describes them in their own words, from their own pages, with the date it was checked; where a setting's claims are debated, they are graded as on the rest of the site. No rankings, no reviews.

Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society (MIAS)

Academic

Founded "to promote a greater understanding of the work of Ibn Arabi and his followers." source

Oxford, United Kingdom and Berkeley, California, USA · founded 1977

A learned society with a peer-reviewed journal; it publishes books, among them an English translation of the Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam.

Website ↗Obituary of Michel Chodkiewicz (example of Society publications) ↗

Checked 5 October 2026

The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS)

Ismaili scholarship

"A higher education, research and teaching institution" on Islam and Muslim societies, "with a particular focus on Ismaili and broader Shiʿi studies." source

London, United Kingdom (Aga Khan Centre, King's Cross) · founded 1977

Website ↗About ↗Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (example volume) ↗

  • edited Epistles of the Brethren of Purity: Arabic critical editions and English translations of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, published by Oxford University Press in association with the IIS (general editor Nader El-Bizri) source
  • studied The Dīvān: odes: Pearls of Persia: The Philosophical Poetry of Nāṣir-i Khusraw (ed. Alice C. Hunsberger, 2012); also Hunsberger's Nasir Khusraw, the Ruby of Badakhshan (2002) source
  • studied The Conference of the Birds: Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition (ed. Lewisohn & Shackle, 2006), with I.B. Tauris source

Checked 5 October 2026

Zaytuna College

Traditional learning

Aims to educate leaders "grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society." source

Berkeley, California, USA · founded 2009

An accredited liberal-arts college; it describes its graduates as "grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with" modern thought.

Website ↗About ↗Renovatio (Zaytuna journal) ↗

Checked 5 October 2026

Cambridge Muslim College

Traditional learning

"Our mission is to develop Muslim thought leadership through world-class education, training and research." source

Cambridge, United Kingdom · founded 2009

Its stated vision is a world where 'the sacred Islamic tradition' is a viable pathway for modern challenges; it offers Open University-validated degrees.

Website ↗About ↗

Checked 5 October 2026

The Islamic Texts Society

Traditional learning

Produces "English translations of works of traditional importance to the Islamic faith and culture," including the Ghazālī Iḥyāʾ series. source

United Kingdom · founded 1981

A publishing house and UK educational charity; it says it produces translations 'of works of traditional importance to the Islamic faith and culture' for lay and academic readers.

Website ↗About ↗

Checked 5 October 2026

Fons Vitae

Academic

"A non-profit, academic press" that "publishes interfaith scholarly works focused primarily on world spirituality." source

United States

Describes itself as a non-profit academic, peer-reviewed press focused on world spirituality.

Website ↗About ↗

  • studied The Meccan Openings: Published James W. Morris, The Reflective Heart: Discovering Spiritual Intelligence in Ibn ʿArabī's Meccan Illuminations (2005) source

Checked 5 October 2026