Muʿtazilism And The Qur’an Conference

Описание: This conference happened on 22 July, 2022 at Aga Khan Centre, London.

This conference brought together a group of scholars interested in the legacy of Muʿtazilism and its influence on all aspects of the Qur’an, its status, interpretation, and relationship to the Prophet. The speakers address the influence it had on Islamic theology in other schools. Learn more about the conference: https://www.iis.ac.uk/events/mutazili...

Chapters
00:00 Opening Remarks by Walid Saleh

Panel I: Chair: Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

05:42 Muʿtazilism and Qaraite Bible Commentary: A case of cross cultural interaction?
Dr Gregor Schwarb, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

29:40 The Forms and Motives of Abrogation (naskh) in Muʿtazila Discourse
Professor Suleiman Mourad, Smith College

Panel II: Chair: Dr David Bennett, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

1:26:49 Muʿtazilite Theological Perspective on Prophetic Impeccability/Ineffability (ʿiṣma): Qur’anic Exegesis and Hermeneutic Approach
Dr Abdulrahman al-Salimi, Independent Scholar

1:48:29 An Inquiry Into Muʿjizāt: A Study of Cross-Pollinization between Kalām Schools
Professor Tariq Jaffer, Amherst College

2:09:50 Schools of thought on Love: Muʿtazilī tafsīr and Qur’anic Love
Dr Karen Bauer, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

Panel III: Chair: Dr Toby Mayer, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

3:05:38 Muʿtazilī Theology, Qur’anic Exegesis and Historiographical Polemics
Professor Hussein Abdulsatar, University of Notre Dame (via Zoom)

3:33:46 The Muʿtazilite material in al-Māturīdī’s Qur’an Commentary: a first Assessment
Professor Walid Saleh, University of Toronto