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God, Time, and the World: Abū l-Barakāt Al-Baghdādī’s Theory of Divine Temporality (2024)
Thesis
Shehata, M. M. A. M. God, Time, and the World: Abū l-Barakāt Al-Baghdādī’s Theory of Divine Temporality. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In the intricate mosaic of twelfth-century Islamic philosophy, Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (d.c.560/1165) emerges as a pivotal figure whose unique perspective has yet to be thoroughly explored. This thesis reevaluates his theory of time, rooted in his... Read More about God, Time, and the World: Abū l-Barakāt Al-Baghdādī’s Theory of Divine Temporality.

Secondary Causality In The Worlds Of Fakhr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī (2021)
Thesis
Moffatt S.J., J. Secondary Causality In The Worlds Of Fakhr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study builds on the work of Ayman Shihadeh, Bilal Ibrahim and Michael Noble, among others, and explores the place of secondary causality in scientific and theological accounts of the universe offered by the Ashʿarī philosopher-theologian, Fakhr... Read More about Secondary Causality In The Worlds Of Fakhr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī.

Philosophical Theology in Islam: Later Ashʿarism East and West (2020)
Book
Shihadeh, A., & Thiele, J. (Eds.). (2020). Philosophical Theology in Islam: Later Ashʿarism East and West. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004426610

Philosophical Theology in Islam studies the later history of the Ashʿarī school of theology through in-depth probings of its thought, sources, scholarly networks and contexts. Starting with a review of al-Ghazālī’s role in the emergence of post-Avice... Read More about Philosophical Theology in Islam: Later Ashʿarism East and West.

Al-Shaʿrānī’s Theological Defence of Ibn ʿArabī in Context (2020)
Thesis
Cheifetz, H. Al-Shaʿrānī’s Theological Defence of Ibn ʿArabī in Context. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This research undertakes the investigation of ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Shaʿrānī’s (d. 973/ 1565) defence of Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn ʿArabī’s (d. 638/ 1240) mysticism. It aims to clarify the theological project on which al-Shaʿrānī embarked in an attempt to promulg... Read More about Al-Shaʿrānī’s Theological Defence of Ibn ʿArabī in Context.