In 1980, it became the research institute of the then newly founded International Islamic University, Islamabad.
[2][3][4][5] In order to help Pakistani society and the Muslim Ummah live in accordance with Islamic principles, the Institute's main goals are to develop the research methods for research in the different fields of Islamic learning, identify current issues, and study and interpret Islamic teachings in light of modern intellectual and scientific advancement.
[6] The library which is named after the well known scholar Muhammad Hamidullah, it is located in Faisal Masjid campus has more than 200,000 books on various subjects.
[7] In the library, a regular study center has been built on Muhammad, while the Quran, religions and comparative religions, Islamic and other laws, Islamic Shari'a, history of Pakistan, including 180,000 books of very high quality.
[9] Al-Dirasat Al-Islamyyah is an interdisciplinary journal of peer-reviewed research and informed opinion on various intellectual and academic issues in the areas of Islamic studies.