The Academy of Sharia and Advanced Studies (ASAS), run by Malik Bin Deenar Islamic Complex, located in Thrissur, is the first Islamic institute to include Sanskrit in its syllabus. Teaching Sanskrit, also known as "Deva Bhasa," to its students with the help of Hindu Scholars. As part of including Sanskrit, here important portions of the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Mahabharata, and Ramayana are selectively taught.