The Deanship of Scientific Research at the
Islamic University was established by virtue of the a resolution of the
Supreme Council of the University No. 161 in its fourteenth session held on the
27-28 of the month of Rabi` al-Awwal of the
year 1404 AH, which included
the establishment of a center for Scientific Research at the University. The
center was established to contribute to enriching Scientific Research in the
fields of Islamic and Arab studies, and to reviving Islamic heritage. This
center consisted of a number of departments, namely: the Department for
Authorship, the Department for Critical Editing , the Translation Department, the Publishing
Department, the Library and Documentation and Administrative and financial
affairs Department.
In 1419 AH, the supreme approval was issued on the resolution
of the Council of Higher Education and Universities to transform the Scientific
Research Center at the Islamic University into a Deanship of Scientific Research.
This change was not merely a change of names but rather was the result of an
evolution of tasks and an expansion of the responsibilities that were added to
the Deanship. as
it introduced some departments such as the Scientific Relations
Department and the Publications Department.