La Perse, pont de Turquoise ('Persia, the Turquoise Bridge'), which he co-authored with Roloff Beny won the Prix Charles Blanc of the Académie Française.
1977
Honorary Doctor from the Faculty of Theology of Uppsala University
Honorary Doctor from the Faculty of Theology of Uppsala University, Sweden.
1980-81
Gifford Lectures
First Muslim and first non-Western scholar to deliver the prestigious Gifford Lectures.
1994
Cadbury Lectures
Cadbury Lectures at the University of Birmingham
1999
Templeton Religion and Science Award
The Templeton Prize is an annual award granted to a living person, in the estimation of the judges, whose exemplary achievements.
2000
Library of Living Philosophers
In 2000, a volume was devoted to Nasr in the Library of Living Philosophers