Please note: this lecture will be delivered in Arabic and will be recorded.
Event starts at 15:00 BST
This lecture explores various historical and doctrinal aspects of Ism膩鈥樐玪墨 traditions, especially the notions of knowledge and authority from the Alam奴t period to the modern time; modernity and the move of the seat of the Ism膩鈥樐玪墨 Imamate to the Western world. Key points of transformation in the Ism膩鈥樐玪墨 discourse during these periods will be discussed, including its openness, spiritual emphasis on the understanding of ritual law, its metaphysical and comprehensive cosmological dimensions, and the esoteric (b膩峁璱n墨) approaches to understanding the world and faith. The talk will address these points in the wider context of the Ism膩鈥樐玪墨s and their interactions with various Muslim communities and fields of thought, including Sufism and philosophy. This will allow a fresh perspective on the history, cultures, and beliefs of the Ism膩鈥樐玪墨s, and will address some of the recent misconceptions surrounding them in recent scholarship and media platforms.
Speakers
Saeed Najdi
Dr Saeed Ali Najdi is a Lebanon-based writer and scholar. He obtained his doctorate in sociology from the Lebanese University in 2020, where he had previously gained a master's degree in anthropology. He is a member of the Arab Council for Social Sciences. His research focuses on social issues related to authoritarianism, sectarianism, gender discrimination, social inequality, and participation in and strengthening of civil society. His recent book, Knowledge and Authority in the Islamic Heritage (al-Ma鈥榬ifa wa al-Sul峁璦 f墨 al-Tur膩th al-Isl膩m墨, Beirut: Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, 2023), explores the notions of knowledge and authority in the Ismaili tradition. He has presented at various conferences and workshops also has published many articles in different academic journals and websites.
Nuha al-Sha鈥榓r
Senior Research Associate
Dr Nuha al-Sha鈥榓r has a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Cambridge, MPhil in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge and an MA in African and Asian History the School of African and Asian Studies, SOAS. She has taught at various academic institutions in the UK, and the Arab world.
Dr Al-Sha'ar鈥檚 current research interests include the social and intellectual history of Muslim political thought, particularly in the 9th 鈥� 10th centuries CE. She is interested in how udaba' or litterateurs used the Holy Qur'an to develop certain cultural concepts, which were later to dominate Arabic linguistic and literary-theoretical thinking.
賲賱禺氐 丕賱賲丨丕囟乇丞: 鬲毓丕賱噩 丕賱賲丨丕囟乇丞 噩賵丕賳亘 鬲丕乇賷禺賷賾丞 賵毓賯丕卅丿賷賾丞 賲鬲毓丿丿丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲賯丕賱賷丿 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賾丞 賵禺氐賵氐丕 賲賮丕賴賷賲 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱爻賱胤丞 亘丿亍丕 賲賳 賲乇丨賱丞 兀賱賲賵鬲 賵丨鬲賶 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇丞 賵丕丕賱丿禺賵賱 賮賷 丕賱丨丿丕孬丞 賵丕賳鬲賯丕賱 丕賱賳氐 賵丕賱禺胤丕亘 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷 廿賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱睾乇亘賷 賰丿丕乇 賴噩乇丞 噩丿賷丿丞. 爻鬲賳丕賯卮 丕賱賲丨丕囟乇丞 亘毓囟 丕賱賳賯丕胤 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞 賲孬賱 丕賱賳氐 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷 賵乇賲夭賷鬲賴 丕賱賲賮鬲賵丨丞 貙 賵丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱乇賵丨賷 賮賷 賮賴賲 丕賱卮乇賷毓丞 貙 賵丕賱賲賷鬲丕賮賷夭賷賯丕 丕賱賯丕卅賲丞 毓賱賶 亘毓丿賺 賰賵夭賲賵賱賵噩賷 卮丕賲賱賺 賲毓賯賾丿貙 賵丕賱鬲兀賵賷賱 賵丕賱亘丕胤賳 亘賵氐賮賴 賲毓胤賸賶 乇賲夭賷賾賸丕 賮賷 乇丐賷丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賵丕賱丿賷賳. 丕賱賲丨丕囟乇丞 爻鬲賳丕賯卮 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 賮賷 丕賱爻賷丕賯 丕賱毓丕賲 賱賱丿毓賵丞 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賾丞 賵鬲賮丕毓賱 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賷賳 賲毓 賲禺鬲賱賮 丕賱噩賲丕毓丕鬲 丕賱賲爻賱賲丞 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賵賲噩丕賱丕鬲 丕賱賮賰乇 亘賲丕賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱氐賵賮賷賾丞 賵丕賱賮賱爻賮丞. 爻鬲賯丿賾賲 丕賱賲丨丕囟乇丞 賲賳馗賵乇丕 噩丿賷丿丕 丨賵賱 鬲丕乇賷禺 賵孬賯丕賮丕鬲 賵賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賷賳貙 賵爻鬲鬲胤乇賯 廿賱賶 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賮丕賴賷賲 丕賱禺丕胤卅丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀丨丕胤鬲 亘丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賷賳 賮賷 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 賵亘毓囟 丕賱賲賳丕亘乇 丕賱廿毓賱丕賲賷賾丞 丨丿賷孬丕.
丕賱賲丨丕囟乇
爻毓賷丿 毓賱賷 賳噩丿賷
爻毓賷丿 毓賱賷 賳噩丿賷 賰丕鬲亘 賵亘丕丨孬 賱亘賳丕賳賷. 丨丕氐賱 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇丕賴 賲賳 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞 丕賱賱亘賳丕賳賷丞 賮賷 賲賷丿丕賳 毓賱賲 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓 賵丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 (2020)貙 賵丿乇噩丞 丕賱賲丕噩爻鬲賷乇 賮賷 丕賱兀賳孬乇賵亘賵賱賵噩賷丕 賲賳 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞 丕賱賱亘賳丕賳賷丞 兀賷囟丕. 毓囟賵 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賱爻 丕賱毓乇亘賷 賱賱毓賱賵賲 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞. 賷鬲賳丕賵賱 亘丨孬賴 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷賾丞 丕賱賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘丕賱爻賱胤賵賷賾丞 賵丕賱胤丕卅賮賷賾丞 賵丕賱鬲賲賷賷夭 賵丕賱噩賳丿乇賷丞 賵丕賱鬲賲賷賷夭 亘賷賳 丕賱噩賳爻賷賳 賵毓丿賲 丕賱賲爻丕賵丕丞 賵兀賴賲賷賾丞 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 賵鬲毓夭賷夭 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲丿賳賷. 賷乇賰賾夭 賰鬲丕亘賴 丕賱兀禺賷乇 鈥澵з勝呚关辟佖� 賵丕賱爻賱胤丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷鈥� (亘賷乇賵鬲: 丕賱賲乇賰夭 丕賱毓乇亘賷 賱賱兀亘丨丕孬 賵丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻丕鬲貙 佗贍佗伲) 毓賱賶 賲賮丕賴賷賲 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賵丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賮賷 丕賱爻賷丕賯 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷. 卮丕乇賰 賮賷 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲丐鬲賲乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賳丿賵丕鬲貙 賵賱賴 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵丕賱兀亘丨丕孬 賵丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賮賷 毓丿丿 賲賳 丕賱丿賵乇賷丕鬲 賵丕賱賲噩賱丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賵丕賱賲賵丕賯毓 丕賱廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷丞.
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Views expressed in the conference are those of the presenting scholars, not of IIS, the Ismaili community or leadership. Acceptance of conference papers is not an explicit endorsement of the ideas presented.
Image: Photo of the Delegation of Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Canada, by Tom Arban via .