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MOHAMMED RUSTOM Carleton University College of the Humanities 2A61 Paterson Hall • 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON • K1S 5B6 (613) 520–2600, ext. 1954 • [email protected] www.mohammedrustom.com EDUCATION 2009 PhD – Islamic Thought, University of Toronto 2004 Hon. BA – Islamic Studies and Philosophy, University of Toronto LANGUAGES Arabic (reading, writing, speaking) Persian (reading, writing, speaking) French (reading) German (reading) PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 2013–Present Associate Professor, Carleton University, College of the Humanities 2018–2020 Senior Library of Arabic Literature Fellow, NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 2018 Visiting Professor, Üsküdar University, Institute for Sufi Studies 2017–2020 Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 2010 Research Associate, Iranian Institute of Philosophy 2009–2013 Assistant Professor, Carleton University, College of the Humanities 2 2008 Visiting Scholar, Stony Brook University, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies 2007–2009 Lecturer, University of Toronto, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations and Department for the Study of Religion PUBLICATIONS Books A translation and parallel Arabic edition of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt, The Quintessence of Reality: A Sufi Philosopher’s Vision of God, Prophecy, and the Afterlife (Zubdat al-ḥaqāʾiq). Library of Arabic Literature. New York: New York University Press, forthcoming. Inrushes of the Spirit: The Mystical Theology of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt. Albany: State University of New York Press, forthcoming. Co-editor of Mysticism and Ethics in Islam. Edited with Bilal Orfali and Atif Khalil. Beirut: American University of Beirut Press, forthcoming. A translation of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī, The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Kitāb dhamm al-kibr wa’l-ʿujb: Book XXIX of The Revival of the Religious Sciences). Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society, 2018, xxxvi + 190 pp. Reviews of The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration Mukhtar Ali, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, forthcoming. David Burrell, Muslim World, forthcoming. Kenneth Garden, Reading Religion, forthcoming. Matthew Ingalls, Journal of the American Oriental Society, forthcoming. Imad Jafar, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, forthcoming. Atif Khalil, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society, forthcoming. Nadeem Memon, British Journal of Religious Education 41, no. 1 (2019): 119–120. Muslim World Book Review, forthcoming. Jawad Qureshi, Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies, forthcoming. Soroosh Shahriari, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, forthcoming. Cyrus Zargar, Nazariyat, forthcoming. 3 Assistant Editor of The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. Edited with Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Editor-in-Chief), Caner Dagli, Maria Dakake, and Joseph Lumbard (General Editors). New York: HarperOne, 2015, lix + 1988 pp. + maps. Translations of The Study Quran Malayalam translation by K. C. Saleem in progress. Persian translation in eight volumes by Inshāʾ Allāh Raḥmatī in progress. Turkish translation: Istanbul: Açılım Kitap, in progress. Reviews of The Study Quran Lisa Alexandrin, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society 49 (2016): 104–108. Karen Bauer, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 34, no. 4 (2017): 70–74. Reply by Maria Dakake and Joseph Lumbard: American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 35, no. 1 (2018): 123–127. Bahar Davary, Horizons 43 (2016): 397–401. Abdullah Drury, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 27, no. 4 (2016): 493–495. Peter Ford, Theological Review 37, no. 1–2 (2016): 140–142. Bruce Fudge (review article), “Study the Quran or The Study Quran?” Journal of the American Oriental Society 138, no. 3 (2018): 575–588. Aisha Geissinger, Journal of the American Academy of Religion 85, no. 1 (2017): 270– 272. Eric Geoffroy (French), Les cahiers de l’Islam. Online (2016): https://www.lescahiersdelislam.fr/Seyyed-Hossein-Nasr-The-Study-Quran-A- New-Translation-and-Commentary_a1251.html Necmettin Gökkır (Turkish), İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi 36 (2016): 179–182. Andreas Görke, Speculum 93, no. 1 (2018): 250–251. Celene Ibrahim, Journal of Muslim and Islamic Studies 1, no. 2 (2016): 89–92. Mourad Laabdi, Iranian Studies 50, no. 3 (2017): 467–471. Bruce Lawrence, Muslim World 106, no. 3 (2016): 633–638. Oliver Leaman, Philosophy East and West 67, no. 2 (2017): 594–596. Louis Medoff, Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies 9, no. 3 (2016): 367–371. Berenike Metzler (German), Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 168, no. 2 (2018): 500–502. Annas Rolli Muchlisin (review article; Indonesian), “Kesarjanaan Tradisionalis al- Qur’an di era Kontemporer.” Epistemé: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman 12, no. 2 (2017): 288–310. Arnold Yasin Mol, Ahab Bdaiwi, Ramon Harvey, Sohaib Saeed, and Nimet Seker (extended analysis and several review articles), forthcoming. 4 David Powers, Review of Qur’anic Research 4, no. 6 (2018): 1–13. Seyed Safavi (Persian), Iṭṭilaʿāt-i ḥikmat wa-maʿrifat 11 (2016): 50–51. English version: Transcendent Philosophy 18 (2017): 7–12. Peter Samsel (review article), Sacred Web 37 (2016): 77–104. Felipe Freitas de Souza (Portuguese), Revista Espaço Acadêmico 187 (2016): 171–173. Shawkat Toorawa, Journal of Qur’anic Studies, forthcoming. Mobeen Vaid, Islamic Sciences 13, no. 2 (2015): 105–118. Various online reviews: http://harperone.hc.com/studyquran/press Sufi Metafiziği. A collection of eight previously-published articles (with a new preface) translated into Turkish by Kadir Filiz. Istanbul: Nefes Yayınevi, 2014, 160 pp. Reviews of Sufi Metafiziği Hacı Bayram Başer (English), Nazariyat 3, no. 1 (2016): 166–172. Turkish version: Nazariyat 3, no. 1 (2016): 138–143. Abdullah Taha Orhan (Turkish), İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi 32 (2014): 165–169. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2012, xii + 243 pp. * Winner of Iran’s 21st World Prize for the Book of the Year Translations of The Triumph of Mercy Albanian translation and introduction by Edin Lohja: Ngadhënjimi i Mëshirës: Filosofia dhe Shkrimi i Shpallur te Mullā Ṣadrā. Tirana: Fondacioni Rumi, 2014. Turkish translation by Zeyneb Hafsa Orhan: Merhametin Zaferi: Mollâ Sadrâ’da Felsefe ve Kutsal Kitap. Istanbul: Nefes Yayınevi, 2017. Reviews of The Triumph of Mercy Peter Adamson, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 164, no. 3 (2014): 833–835. Mukhtar Ali, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 31, no. 4 (2014): 136–139. Abdessamad Belhaj, Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies 6, no. 3 (2013): 363–365. David Burrell, Modern Theology 29, no. 3 (2013): 413–416. Yousef Casewit, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 25, no. 3 (2014): 399–401. Rose Deighton, Islamic Sciences 11, no. 2 (2013): 161–164. Janis Eshots, Philosophy East and West 65, no. 1 (2015): 328–330. Muhammad Faruque, Journal of Sufi Studies 3, no. 2 (2014): 228–230. 5 Jari Kaukua, Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies 24, no. 3 (2013): 363–366. Sayeh Meisami, Iranian Studies 47, no. 4 (2014): 674–677. Arjun Nair, Nazariyat, forthcoming. Joel Richmond, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society 52 (2012): 149–154. Anthony Shaker, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 25, no. 3 (2015): 509–511. Ramzi Taleb, Studia Islamica 111, no. 1 (2016): 149–152. Book note: Anonymous, Midwest Book Review (Islamic Studies Shelf) 7, no. 11 (2012). Online: www.midwestbookreview.com/wbw/nov_12.htm Lead editor of William C. Chittick, In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought. Edited with Atif Khalil and Kazuyo Murata. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2012, xiv + 397 pp. Translations of In Search of the Lost Heart Albanian translation by Sokrat Amataj: Kërkime për Zemrën e Humbur: Eksplorime në Mendimin Islamik. Tirana: Fondacioni Rumi, 2013. Partial Persian translation by Amir Hossein Asghari: Dar Justajū-yi Qalb-i Gumshudah. Tehran: Intishārāt-i Fālāt, 2017. Turkish translation by Ömer Saruhanlıoğlu: Âşiğin Aynasi: Kayip Kalbin Peşinde. Istanbul: Okuyan Us Yayınevi, 2019. Reviews of In Search of the Lost Heart Cécile Bonmariage (French), Le Muséon 123, no. 3–4 (2013): 486–487. Rose Deighton, Iranian Studies 46, no. 6 (2013): 1010–1013. Taneli Kukkonen, Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies 7, no. 2 (2014): 239–244. Imran Mogra, The Muslim World Book Review 35, no. 4 (2015): 47–50. Joel Richmond, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society 51 (2012): 133–137. John Renard, “New Light on Old Misunderstandings: Recent Research on Islamic History, Thought, and Art.” Religion and the Arts 19, no. 5 (2015): 583–590 (p. 597 in particular). Mark Stone, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 25, no. 3 (2014): 377–378. Axel Takács, Islamic Sciences 11, no. 2 (2013): 165–168. Muhammad Isa Waley, Mawlana Rumi Review 5 (2014): 210–215. Syed A. H. Zaidi, Sacred Web 36 (2015): 151–157. Book note: Amina Inloes, Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies 6, no. 2 (2013): 253. New book notice: Anonymous, Religion and the Arts 18, no. 4 (2014): 607. 6 Guest editor of Journal of Islamic Philosophy 6 (2010). A Special Issue on Mullā Ṣadrā. 147 pp. Articles “Devil’s Advocate: ʿAyn al-Quḍāt’s Satanology as Metaphilosophy.” In a volume on Sufism and philosophy edited by Sophia Vasalou and Richard Todd, completed and forthcoming. (Co-authored with Nadeem Memon and Mariam Alhashmi), “Teaching Islamic Theology.” In Teaching Islam: A Curriculum Guide for Primary and Secondary Educators, edited by Nadeem Memon and Mariam Alhashmi. London: Routledge, completed and forthcoming.
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    Islam and the Politics of Temporality: The Case of ISIS Written by Shahzad Bashir This PDF is auto-generated for reference only. As such, it may contain some conversion errors and/or missing information. For all formal use please refer to the official version on the website, as linked below. Islam and the Politics of Temporality: The Case of ISIS https://www.e-ir.info/2016/07/28/islam-and-the-politics-of-temporality-the-case-of-isis/ SHAHZAD BASHIR, JUL 28 2016 This is an excerpt from Time, Temporality and Global Politics – an E-IR Edited Collection. Available now on Amazon (UK, USA, Ca, Ger, Fra), in all good book stores, and via a free PDF download. Find out more about E-IR’s range of open access books here As human beings we are bound by time. While we can probably all agree that our experiences have temporal coordinates, beyond this, the matter gets more equivocal. What exactly is time? How does it function? In what direction does it flow (and what does it mean to say that it ‘flows’)? Abstract discussions of such matters abound in modern scholarship and are the province of physicists and philosophers. The understanding of time structures human cognition and response to the material world, which makes it a fundamental concern in the social sciences and the humanities. Time is an element within sociocultural imaginations that can vary greatly between contexts. Attending to temporality can be an advantageous venue for exploring complex and internally variegated topics such as the contemporary politics of Islam.