The Sorrowful Muslim’s Guide by Hussein Amin

Abstract
Both the resurgence of Islamist politics and the political, social and intellectual upheaval which accompanied the Arab Spring emphasise the important and timely nature of this book which explores the interaction between the pre-modern Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform, and change in Muslim societies. The panel will discuss some the many controversial questions that our new book raises, including the historical and ideological influences on Islamic thought, the veracity of the Prophet’s biography and his sayings, and the development of Sufism.

Speakers
Nesrin Amin – Translator, MCIL MITI, Cambridge Assessment
Yasmin Amin – Translator, PhD Candidate, Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Paolo Branca – Associate Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Catholic University of Milan
Abdul Rahman Azzam – Kitab Project, AKU-ISMC
Leif Stenberg – Director, AKU-ISMC

 

Read the introduction by Paolo Branca

Abstract
Both the resurgence of Islamist politics and the political, social and intellectual upheaval which accompanied the Arab Spring emphasise the important and timely nature of this book which explores the interaction between the pre-modern Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform, and change in Muslim societies. The panel will discuss some the many controversial questions that our new book raises, including the historical and ideological influences on Islamic thought, the veracity of the Prophet’s biography and his sayings, and the development of Sufism.

Speakers
Nesrin Amin – Translator, MCIL MITI, Cambridge Assessment
Yasmin Amin – Translator, PhD Candidate, Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Paolo Branca – Associate Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Catholic University of Milan
Abdul Rahman Azzam – Kitab Project, AKU-ISMC
Leif Stenberg – Director, AKU-ISMC

 

Read the introduction by Paolo Branca

ملخّص
تُبرز عودة السياسات الإسلاموية والاضطراب السياسي والاجتماعي والفكري الذي رافق الربيع العربي أهميةَ هذا الكتاب وحسنَ توقيته، إذ يستكشف التفاعل بين التقليد الإسلامي ما قبل الحديث والمناصرين المعاصرين للاستمرارية والإصلاح والتغيير في المجتمعات المسلمة. ستُناقش الطاولةُ عدداً من الأسئلة الخلافية التي يطرحها كتابنا الجديد، بما فيها التأثيرات التاريخية والأيديولوجية على الفكر الإسلامي، وصحّة السيرة النبوية والأحاديث، وتطوّر التصوّف.

المتحدّثون
Nesrin Amin — مترجمة، MCIL MITI، Cambridge Assessment
Yasmin Amin — مترجمة، طالبة دكتوراه، Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies، جامعة Exeter
Paolo Branca — أستاذ مشارك في الدراسات العربية والإسلامية، Catholic University of Milan
Abdul Rahman Azzam — Kitab Project، AKU-ISMC
Leif Stenberg — مدير AKU-ISMC

قراءة المقدّمة بقلم Paolo Branca

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