Mohammed Rustom (born 1980) is a Canadian Islamic studies scholar. He is professor of Islamic thought and global philosophy at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and Director of the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam.[1][2] His research interests include Arabic and Persian Sufi literature, Islamic philosophy, Qur’anic exegesis, translation theory, and cross-cultural philosophy.[3]
Mohammed Rustom | |
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| Born | Mohammed Rustom August 21, 1980 Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Influences | Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Michael Elias Marmura, William Chittick, Todd Lawson |
| Academic work | |
| Notable works | The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra
Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of 'Ayn al-Qudat |
| Website | www |
Biography
editRustom was born in 1980 in Toronto, Canada, into a Muslim family, and was raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario.[4] His family, originally from Tanzania, moved to Canada in the 1970s and are ethnically Khojas with origins in Karachi. He completed his undergraduate studies in the humanities at the University of Toronto in 2004, earning an Hon. BA in Islamic studies with a focus on Arabic and Persian, as well as philosophy. He then obtained a PhD in Islamic philosophy and Sufi literature from the same university in 2009 and subsequently joined Carleton University.[2] Rustom studied Islamic philosophy under notable scholars such as Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Todd Lawson, William Chittick, and Michael Elias Marmura, acknowledging their significant influence in shaping his interest in Islamic philosophy and Sufism.[4]
Works
edit- Journal of Islamic Philosophy: A Special Issue on Mulla Sadra (2010)
- The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra (SUNY Press, 2012) (Winner of Iran's 21st International Book of the Year Prize)[5]
- In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought (co-ed.) (SUNY Press, 2012)
- Sufi Metafiziği (Nefes, 2014)
- The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (assistant ed.) (HarperOne, 2015)
- The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Islamic Texts Society, 2018)[6]
- Mysticism and Ethics in Islam (co-ed.) (AUB Press, 2022)
- Journal of Sufi Studies: Special Issue on Sufi Texts in Translation (co-ed.) (Brill, 2022)
- The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism (NYU Press, 2022)
- Islamic Thought and the Art of Translation: Texts and Studies in Honor of William C. Chittick and Sachiko Murata (Brill, 2023)
- From the Divine to the Human: Contemporary Islamic Thinkers on Evil, Suffering, and the Global Pandemic (co-ed.) (Routledge, 2023)
- Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of 'Ayn al-Qudat (SUNY Press, 2023)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mohammed Rustom". Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ a b "The Study Quran provides a baseline for understanding Islam". Ottawa Citizen. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ * Rustom, Mohammed (2020-07-09). "Author Detail". Renovatio. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b Rustom, Mohammed (2018). "Neo-Orientalism and the Study of Islamic Philosophy: An Interview with Professor Mohammed Rustom". Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. 3 (1). Indiana University Press: 112. doi:10.2979/jims.3.1.11. ISSN 2470-7066.
- ^ Reviews of The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra:
- Shaker, Anthony F. (2015). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 25 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 509–511. doi:10.1017/s1356186315000061. ISSN 1356-1863.
- Rose, Deighton (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Islamic Science. 11 (2). Center for Islam and Science: 161–164. ISSN 1929-9443.
- Faruque, Muhammad U. (2014). "Book review: The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Journal of Sufi Studies. 3 (2). Brill: 228–230. doi:10.1163/22105956-12341272. ISSN 2210-5948.
- Meisami, Sayeh, "Review: 'The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā'" (2014). Philosophy Faculty Publications.
- Burrell, David B. (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra". Modern Theology. 29 (3): 413–416. doi:10.1111/moth.12046. ISSN 0266-7177.
- Ali, Mukhtar H. (2014). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". American Journal of Islam and Society. 31 (4): 136–139. doi:10.35632/ajis.v31i4.1078. ISSN 2690-3741.
- Belhaj, Abdessamad (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā by Mohammed Rustom". Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. 6 (3): 363–365. doi:10.1353/isl.2013.0027. ISSN 2051-557X.
- Taleb, Ramzi (2016). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Studia Islamica. 111 (1): 149–152. doi:10.1163/19585705-12341334. JSTOR 26378303.
- Kaukua, Jari (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Journal of Islamic Studies. 24 (3): 363–366. doi:10.1093/jis/ett030. JSTOR 26189303.
- Adamson, Peter (2012). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 164 (3): 833–835. JSTOR 10.13173/zeitdeutmorggese.164.3.0833.
- Eshots, Janis (2015). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Philosophy East and West. 65 (1): 328–330. doi:10.1353/pew.2015.0003. JSTOR 43285788.
- Casewit, Yousef (2014). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra". Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 25 (3): 399–401. doi:10.1080/09596410.2014.886374. ISSN 0959-6410.
- ^ Reviews of The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration:
- Qureshi, Jawad Anwar (2019). "Al-Ghazali on the Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration". Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. 4 (1). Indiana University Press: 107–111. ISSN 2470-7074.
- Burrell, David B. (2019). "Al-Ghazali on Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Book XXIX of The Revival of the Religious Sciences [Ihya' Ulum al-Din])". The Muslim World. 109 (3): 466. doi:10.1111/muwo.12302. ISSN 0027-4909.