Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought

The Royal Aal al - Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, or Royal Aal al - Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought ( RABIIT, Arabic مؤسسة آل البيت للفكر الإسلامي, DMG Mu ʾ al - Bait assasat Āl li - l - Fikr al -Islami ) is an international Islamic institution or a think tank headquartered in Amman, the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan.

Establishment and management of

The Royal Aal al - Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought ( RABIIT ) claims to be a Muslim, non-governmental, independent institute, however, as the royal family is considered related parties and also includes contributions from the Jordanian government. The name component Ahl al -bait refers to the family of the Prophet, to whose descendants the Hashemite monarchy counts. The late King Hussein bin Talal founded the Institute in 1980 and entrusted Prince Hassan ibn Talal with his leadership. The line went on August 8, 1999 Crown Prince Hamzah bin Al - Hussein and then to Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, who is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Affiliated organizations and projects

The Institute began in 2001, the project " altafsir.com ", a website with a collection of different sources of Koranic exegesis ( Tafseer ). The website is in Arabic and English and offers free and free hundreds of books, commentaries on the Koran and Tafsir various Islamic schools of law ( madhhab ).

Created in 2007, " Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre " ( RISSC, Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, abbreviated Mabda ) is connected to RABIIT. Since 2009 it published an annual list of " 500 Most Influential Muslims " in the world.

The members of the Institute will meet every 2-3 years for a conference. The last one was held in September 2010, with the heading ' Islam and the Environment '.