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The '''Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science''' (MAAS) is an association of [[Muslim]] scientists focused on promoting the advancement of science and technology among Muslims. It was established in India by [[M. Z. Kirmani]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRMZ4Q4yezAC&pg=PA702&dq=%22Muslim+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science%22#q=%22Muslim%20Association%20for%20the%20Advancement%20of%20Science%22|title=Challenges to Religions and Islam: A Study of Muslim Movements, Personalities, Issues and Trends|last=Rafiabadi|first=Hamid Naseem|date=2007|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=9788176257329|pages=703|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1IGPCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=%22Muslim+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science%22#q=%22Muslim%20Association%20for%20the%20Advancement%20of%20Science%22|title=Science and Religion: East and West|last=Fehige|first=Yiftach|date=2016-02-12|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317335245|pages=178|language=en}}</ref>

==Mission==
The mission of the Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science is to instill the spirit of education, science, and technology research as socially obligatory, or ''[[farḍ kifāyah]]'' in [[Glossary of Islam|Islamic terminology]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JKLkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Muslim+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science%22&dq=%22Muslim+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science%22|title=Muslim Education Quarterly|date=1984|publisher=Islamic Academy|pages=2|language=en}}</ref> In addition to this, MAAS seeks to instill the accompanying scientific values into the mindset of [[Islam in India|Indian Muslims]] in general, and [[List of Muslim scientists|Muslim scientists]] in particular. MAAS publishes the ''[[Journal of Islamic Science]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=flCKh17Q_24C&pg=PA88&dq=%22Muslim+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science%22#q=%22Muslim%20Association%20for%20the%20Advancement%20of%20Science%22|title=Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters: Voices from the International Society for Science and Religion|last1=Watts|first1=Fraser|last2=Dutton|first2=Kevin|publisher=Templeton Foundation Press|year=2006|isbn=9781599471037|pages=88|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821142416/http://www.maasindia.org/ MAAS Official site]

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