Ibn 'Arabi on Free Will and Predestination. B...

FARIS ABDEL-HADI is an independent researcher, writer and publisher. With a background in commercial law, Abdel-hadi delivers lectures,seminars and workshops around the world on the subject of Sufism, Islamic philosophy, and intellectual history. His latest book, Ibn 'Arabi's Rel ...  Show more

The statement attributed to Ibn al-ʿArabī, “kunnā ḥurūfan ʿāliyāt” — “We were exalted letters” — offers a profound affirmation of the pre-existent and sacred nature of all beings as articulations of Divine Speech. This is not merely poetic imagery, but a metaphysical vision: each ...  Show more

Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice (Brill, 2020) brings together the latest research on Islamic occult sciences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, namely intellectual history, manuscript studies, and material culture. Its aim is not only to showcase the r ...  Show more

This lecture was given for our chapter at Yale University on March 4th, 2019 by Prof. Thérèse- Anne Druart (The Catholic University of America). Thérèse- Anne Druart is ordinary professor at the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America, where she has been te ...  Show more

What connects Sufism, Shi’ism, and Mysticism—and what sets them apart? In this episode of 'The AMI Podcast,' Dr Zoheir Esmail is joined by Dr Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari, a Research Associate at Baylor University, to delve into the similarities and ongoing controversies within ...