Arabic Conversation Table
Do you want to practice speaking Arabic? Do you have any questions about the Arabic language or culture? Come to the Arabic Conversation Table every Monday 6:30pm- 7:30pm in the CSLC run by Hussain Laghabi, Arabic FLTA!…
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Arabic Conversation Table
Do you want to practice speaking Arabic? Do you have any questions about the Arabic language or culture? Come to the Arabic Conversation Table every Monday 6:30pm- 7:30pm in the CSLC run by Hussain Laghabi, Arabic FLTA!…
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Arabic Cultural Night sign-up
Sign up now to participate in the annual Arabic Cultural Night to be held April 28th. This event will give you the opportunity to practice and hone your Arabic language skills in an informal and fun atmosphere.…
Prof. Abdulsater Wins Prestigious Book Award
Professor Hussein Abdulsater has been awarded "The World Award for Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran" for his book, Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology: al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse. The award honors works in the fields of Islamic studies and Iranian studies.
In Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology: al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse…
Book: Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse
New in Paperback
Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse
Hussein Ali Abdulsater
Published by Edinburgh University Press
This book presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyses his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shi'i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mu'tazili theology.…