2018 Offering: Series of eight academic lectures in English

Lecture titles:

1. Philosophy of religion: Existence of God, Revelation and Prophet hood
2. Philosophy of religion: Why is there Evil, Suffering, and Injustice in the world?
3. Theologies and Sects: Pluralism and Tolerance, Blasphemy and Minorities
4. Theologies and Sects: Boundaries of Religious Integrity; The Finality of Prophet hood
5. Religiosity In Irreligious Times: Aspiring To Piety & Spirituality In Current Times
6. Traditional Islam in the 21st Century: Filling the Gaps
7. Feminism, Social Justice and Islam: #Metoo and Beyond
8. Gender in Islam: Hijab, Haya, and Equality

2017 Offering: Two-day program of academic lectures in English

Day 1:

Morning Session: Approaches to “The Study of Islam”; Where to begin?; Doubts and questions about belief system
Afternoon Session: Freewill and Predestination; Nature vs. Nurture; Muslim by birth or by choice?; Creation of Humanity; and so on

Day 2:

Morning Session: Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan; Land Reforms; Interest (Riba’) and Islamic Banking
Afternoon Session: The Spiritual Path; Concepts – I’tidal and Ihtiyat; Training; Practice

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2016 Offering: Series of ten academic lectures in English

Lecture titles:

1. Introduction to Ethics and Theology
2. Studying Revelation: The Role of Intellect, Knowledge, and Scholarship
3. Science, Rationality, and the New Atheism
4. Interpreting Quran: Textual and Thematic Tafseer
5. Identity, Faith, and Quranic Humanism
6. Navigating Hadith: Authenticity, Explanation, and Reconciliation
7. Our Identity
8. Understanding Islamic Law: Authority, Continuity, and Change
9. Spirituality & Sufism: History, Theory, and Practice
10. Classical Texts on Spiritual Purification

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