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Al-'Iqd (The Necklace) and Rhetoric of Restoration
(Georgetown University, 2015)
The present monograph is a study of al-‘Iqd (The Necklace), a twenty-five volume anthology purportedly compiled and written in Córdoba by Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ‘Abd Rabbih al-Qurṭubī (d. 328/940). Specifically, the study ...
Intersections: Modernity, Gender and Qurʾanic Exegesis
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Modernity imparted a new theoretical significance to the issue of gender reform in the Muslim world. This dissertation examines the impact of modernity on the hermeneutical approaches and interpretations of three modern ...
Divine Story-Telling as Self-Presentation: An Analysis of Sūrat al-Kahf
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This dissertation explores the application of narrative analysis to five Qur'ānic stories in Sūrat al-Kahf, the eighteenth chapter of the Qur'ān. Traditional Qur'ānic exegesis treats the narratives atomistically, giving ...
Framing the Jurist: The Legal Persona of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This research looks at attempts by the Egyptian polymath Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505) to frame his authority as a jurist in his legal writings. The research aims to access the multi-faceted legal persona that the ...
Ibn Kathir (d. 774/1373): His Intellectual Circle, Major Works and Qur'anic Exegesis
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This dissertation focuses on one of the most popular medieval Muslim figures in modern times, Ibn Kathir. I argue that Ibn Kathir's work reflects a critical theological struggle in the history of Islam between those who ...
SCHOOL BOUNDARIES AND SOCIAL UTILITY IN ISLAMIC LAW: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TALFĪQ AND TATABBUʿ AL-RUKHAṢ IN EGYPT
(Georgetown University, 2011)
In this study, I focus on how the Ottoman legal establishment used the pluralistic Sunni legal system to serve the needs of Egyptian society. I examine a thousand and one cases from three Egyptian courts from the seventeenth ...
The Falls of Baghdad in 1258 and 2003: A Study in Sunni-Shi'i Clashing Memories
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This dissertation analyzes the narratives on the fall of Baghdad of 1258, focusing on the question of responsibility for the event: why did Baghdad fall to the Mongols and to whom was responsibility attributed? The ...
BETWEEN HANDS: SANCTITY, AUTHORITY AND EDUCATION IN THE MAKING OF MODERN EGYPT:
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This study argues that mysticism, as found in representations of sanctity (walaya) in Sufi philosophy and practice formed the basis of schema of leadership among the Egyptian elite and politics through a case study of Abu ...
Al-Kashshaf: Al-Zamakhshari's (d. 538/1144) Mutazilite Exegesis of the Quran
(Georgetown University, 2013)
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FROM GOD'S NATURE TO GOD'S LAW: THEOLOGY, LAW AND LEGAL THEORY IN ISLAM
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This study explores the ways in which theological ideas regarding the nature of God shaped the jurisprudential and legal landscape of Islam in the classical period. Focusing on the traditionalist theological and jurisprudential ...