The State Educational Institution of the Islamic Institute of Tajikistan named after Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit was officially established by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 547 dated November 2, 2007.

The Islamic Institute of Tajikistan named after Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit was established on the basis of the Islamic University of Tajikistan named after Imam Tirmidhi, which had been operating since June 1997. In 2009, on the occasion of the 1310th anniversary of the veneration of Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit, by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 629 dated March 3, 2009, the State Educational Institution of the Islamic Institute of Tajikistan named after Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit was renamed.

The activities of the Islamic Institute of Tajikistan named after Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit are carried out on the basis of the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan, regulatory legal acts, including the laws of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Education", "On Higher Professional Education and Post-Higher Professional Education", instructions and instructions of the

President of the Republic of Tajikistan, resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, resolutions of the Board of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, instructions and instructions of the Committee on Religion, Regulation of Traditions and Celebrations and Ceremonies under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Charter of the Institute.

The Islamic Institute of Tajikistan is the only educational institution in the field of religious education in the Republic of Tajikistan. It should be noted that the Institute's activities in the context of independence are primarily aimed at regulating the religious life of the country, satisfying the religious needs, language training of the population, and providing religious workers who are educated in the spirit of humanity, patriotism, tolerance, and the values ​​of the Hanafi school of thought. It should be noted that religious education at the Islamic Institute is organized within the framework of the school of Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit.

The Islamic Institute of Tajikistan sees its mission in educating knowledgeable and cultured specialists, humanists and patriots, honest and free from prejudice and ignorance, and preparing and mobilizing them for the comprehensive development and improvement of the Motherland - dear Tajikistan. Education at the Islamic Institute named after Imam Azam-Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Sobit is organized according to the credit system of education.

The institute has a library, a reading room, a conference room, a testing center, a computer training center with Internet access, and special classrooms for studying Russian, Arabic, and English. To facilitate the educational process and promote scientific and educational work, the library's resources are increased in accordance with the activities of educational areas.