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Abbasid History Podcast

Dec 5, 2020

Dr. Christian Sahner gives a fluent and concise introduction to Christian life prior and after the Arab-Islamic conquests of the Levant including the phenomenon of conversion and martyrdom of executed Christian converts from Islam.

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Nov 7, 2020

Dr. Laury Silvers shows how the move from academic historian to novelist requires the same imagination that the study of history demands.

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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.

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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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