This workshop concerns the primary sources associated with Sufi studies and will be conducted by Dr. Gavin Picken, with contributions from CIS alumnus, Osman Qazi. This is the first in a series of workshops that aims to provide an opportunity to engage with a variety of primary sources associated with the discipline of Islamic studies broadly conceived.
Architecture is a reflection of the culture, values, and aspirations of a society. It is a testament to the creativity and technical skills of the architects and builders of the past. In this lecture Dr. Rasem Badran will highlight the importance of reinventing architectural inheritance to meet the changing needs of modern society.
The talk explores the development of public values in the Tawhidi traditions during both the prophetic and rational phases of human evolution and examines the impact of these values on the rise and fall of public institutions and civil society. The lecture focuses particularly on the relevance of public values to cultural vibrancy and social cohesiveness in human societies in general and
The covenants of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and how these eventually came to be forgotten when the Pact of ‘Umar began gaining prominence during the ‘Abbasid era. The future of interreligious could be promising if the covenants become the focus of how Muslims and others should relate to one another.
The Great Mosque of Damascus is an iconic monument of world architecture, and the old mosque still stands in a state closer to its original state. It was built at the end of the first Islamic century on a site previously occupied by a Roman temple of Jupiter and a church of John the Baptist. This lecture explores this pre-Islamic past, the political crisis that erupted with Damascene Christians upon the foundation of the mosque, and the aesthetic values that underpinned the Umayyad monument.
We are living in a time where moral and ethical disintegration seems to be the norm, and there is a dire need to correct this situation or at least address it in a wise manner. This conference will highlight that the essential solution to this moral decay lies in turning back to the ways of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The event will bring together outstanding scholars to deliberate on how to reinstate the Prophetic role and his perennial teachings in the continuous process of reforming ourselves and our society in contemporary times.