Oct 10, 2020
Dr. Yasir Qadhi offers insights into this enigmatic figure whose
legacy aroused furore amongst Sunni theologians during the Abbasid
era.
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Sep 18, 2020
Dr. Sohaib Saeed offers perhaps the most coherent introduction to this influential exegesist of the Quran revealing shortcomings in current scholarship on his work.
Aug 15, 2020
Dr. Salman Younas gives an introduction
to the eponymous 'founder' of the Hanafi school of Sunni law. He
tackles misconceptions about Abu Hanafi's standing as hadith
transmitter and allegations of his Murjia heresy.
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Jul 15, 2020
Dr. Khalil Andani gives perhaps the most succinct introduction to the history of Ismailism. We cover their beginnings, understanding of revelation, the Qaramatians, the Fatimid caliphate and sub-sects.
Jun 15, 2020
Dr. Eric Hanne speaks passionately about not imposing simple sectarian or ethnic identities onto the history of the Buyid dynasty's relationship with the Abbasid caliphate. Funny, candid and insightful.