Publication

Invoking the Invisible in the Sahara situates battles over the meaning and control of Islamic esoteric knowledge (ḥjāb) in Mauritania's history of racial and political struggles dating to the pre-colonial era. Innovatively using contemporary social media alongside traditional textual and oral sources, Pettigrew reveals the resilience and adaptability of both ḥjāb power and practitioners. ‘Magic' in Mauritania has not disappeared; it has become a marketable commodity....

This essay examines the significant yet often overlooked role of Shaykh Bahāʼ al-Dīn al-'Āmilī in the visual arts of Early Modern Iran. Highlighting his documented associations with architecture and the evolution of his portraiture, the work argues that his portrayal in...

Roads to Paradise: Eschatology and Concepts of the Hereafter in Islam offers a multi-disciplinary study of Muslim thinking about paradise, death, apocalypse, and the hereafter...

This book explores the intersection of theology and women’s studies, centering around the influential figure of Fatima within Shiʿi theology. By examining Fatima’s sacred role and her impact on empowering women and political minorities, the manuscript offers a textual analysis of....

Living Islam invites readers to appreciate ways in which Muslims from diverse backgrounds and traditions interpret and experience their faith. Adopting a cultural studies approach, Ali Asani begins by posing questions such as 'Which Islam?' and...

The present research includes two parts: first, a descriptive bibliography of primary works by Mufīd (i.e., written by Mufīd himself, dictated by him, or selected from his works); and second, a bibliography of contemporary secondary literature on Mufīd and his works....

An indispensable resource for scholars of Islamic history, philosophy, and science, this book opens a unique window into the mind of a true Renaissance man of the Islamic world, whose legacy continues to inspire centuries later...

The problem of determinism is one of the complicated philosophical and theological issues that various answers have been offered by the thinkers for its resolution. One of the exact and from one perspective exclusive answers belongs to...

This Book is Concerning the Jurisprudence (Fiqh) of Imam of the Sunna, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ash-Shaibani (may Allah be well pleased with him)  by Shaikh al-Islam Imam al-Muwaffaq ibn Qudama (A.H. 541-620) was one of the luminaries of his day and age....

This book is about the man who is chosen to usher in this promise of justice and virtue – our Twelfth Immaculate Leader, the Awaited Savior – the Mahdi...