This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world....
Read More »Al-Shaykh al-Ṭūsī: His Writings on Theology and Their Reception
Whereas most of the theological works by al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (d. 436/1044) have been preserved and are now available in critical editions and have partly been studied, only some of the kalām writings by his most prominent student, the Shaykh al-ṭāʾifa Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī (d. 460/1067), are...
Read More »Webinar: Between Zulaykha and Joseph: Shiʿi Allegoresis of Surat Yusuf
Hosted by the Institute of Ismaili Studies (London) and convened by Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series is designed to invite scholars of various international academic institutions, specialising in intellectual, social and political aspects of medieval and..
Read More »Call for Papers: Zakāt: Implementation & Impact in the Contemporary World
This conference is being co-convened by Dr. Ingrid Mattson, London & Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies, Director of the Centre for Islamic Theology, Ethics & Spirituality (CITES) at Huron University College in London, Canada and...
Read More »Call for Papers: Historicizing the Muslim Sensorium: Toward a Sensory History of Islam in the Early Modern World
Convened by the SENSIS research project at Utrecht University, this conference seeks to bring together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars to advance the history of the senses in the Islamic....
Read More »Duke University Call for Applications in Islamic Studies
The Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Islamic Studies in 2024-25 at Duke University....
Read More »Qāḍī ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Theory of Justice: Its Implications for Public Law and Contemporary Political Governance in Islam
By focusing on the concepts of "rationality" and "human will," which hold paramount importance in Qāḍī ʿAbd al-Jabbār al-Muʿtazilī's theory, this article aims to provide a legal and positive interpretation of the elements of his....
Read More »Primary Sources of Islamic Thought
The source that ideas, notions, principles and values are taken from, determines the nature of thought and its identity and properties along with its ability to grow, contribute, influence and be....
Read More »Muslim Prayer in American Public Life
Drawing on an original survey of 350 Muslims as well as examining literature, poetry, film, TV shows, and social media posts, Muslim Prayer in American Public Life provides an in-depth examination of the lived experiences of Muslim prayer practices in....
Read More »Postdoctoral Position: In the History of Islam and Muslims in Europe
The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) has invited applications for a full-time postdoctoral position (research associate) in the History of Islam and Muslims in Europe.....
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