2018 Offering: Series of eight academic lectures in English
Lecture titles:
- Philosophy of religion: Existence of God, Revelation and Prophet hood
- Philosophy of religion: Why is there Evil, Suffering, and Injustice in the world?
- Theologies and Sects: Pluralism and Tolerance, Blasphemy and Minorities
- Theologies and Sects: Boundaries of Religious Integrity; The Finality of Prophet hood
- Religiosity In Irreligious Times: Aspiring To Piety & Spirituality In Current Times
- Traditional Islam in the 21st Century: Filling the Gaps
- Feminism, Social Justice and Islam: #Metoo and Beyond
- Gender in Islam: Hijab, Haya, and Equality
Session 1: Philosophy of religion: Existence of God, Revelation and Prophet hood |
Session 2: Philosophy of religion: Why is there Evil, Suffering, and Injustice in the world? |
Session 3 – Theologies and Sects: Pluralism and Tolerance, Blasphemy and Minorities |
Session 4 – Theologies and Sects: Boundaries of Religious Integrity; The Finality of Prophet hood |
Session 5 – Religiosity In Irreligious Times: Aspiring To Piety & Spirituality In Current Times – Part 1 |
Session 5 – Religiosity In Irreligious Times: Aspiring To Piety & Spirituality In Current Times – Part 2
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Session 6 – Traditional Islam in the 21st Century: Filling the Gaps |
Session 7 – Feminism, Social Justice and Islam: #Metoo and Beyond |
Session 8 – Gender in Islam: Hijab, Haya, and Equality |
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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
Day 1 Slideshow (2:47:30) | 31 Dec 2016 |
Day 2 Slideshow (3:08:59) | 1 Jan 2017 |
Day 1 Morning (audio-only):
Day 1 Afternoon (audio-only):
Day 2 Morning (audio-only):
Day 2 Afternoon (audio-only):
2016 Offering: Series of ten academic lectures in English
Lecture titles:
- Introduction to Ethics and Theology
- Studying Revelation: The Role of Intellect, Knowledge, and Scholarship
- Science, Rationality, and the New Atheism
- Interpreting Quran: Textual and Thematic Tafseer
- Identity, Faith, and Quranic Humanism
- Navigating Hadith: Authenticity, Explanation, and Reconciliation
- Our Identity
- Understanding Islamic Law: Authority, Continuity, and Change
- Spirituality & Sufism: History, Theory, and Practice
- Classical Texts on Spiritual Purification
Lecture 1: Introduction to Ethics and Theology |
Lecture 2: Studying Revelation: The Role of Intellect, Knowledge, and Scholarship |
Lecture 3: Science, Rationality, and the New Atheism |
Lecture 4: Interpreting Quran: Textual and Thematic Tafseer |
Lecture 5: Identity, Faith, and Quranic Humanism |
Lecture 6: Navigating Hadith: Authenticity, Explanation, and Reconciliation |
Lecture 7: Our Identity |
Lecture 8: Understanding Islamic Law: Authority, Continuity, and Change |
Lecture 9: Spirituality & Sufism: History, Theory, and Practice |
Lecture 10: Classical Texts on Spiritual Purification |
Questions and Answers | |
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Lecture 8 Q&A: Understanding Islamic Law – Questions and Answers |
Lecture 10 Q&A: Spirituality & Sufism – Questions and Answers |
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