Book Talk with Professor Khaled Abou El-Fadl: The Prophet's Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam
The Prophet's Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl (UCLA), hosted by Farah El-Sharif, Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.
About the book: In this collection of twenty-two Islamic sermons, Khaled Abou El Fadl, distinguished law professor and classically trained Islamic jurist, delivers incisive commentaries on the current state of Islam and the Muslim world from the symbolic pulpit of the Prophet of Islam. Part Qur'anic exegesis and part socio-ethical commentary, this volume showcases the knowledge, enlightenment, and dedication to justice that once propelled the Islamic civilization to great heights of human achievement. It attempts to illuminate the spiritual and ethical path forward for Muslims amid the challenges of injustice, oppression, and the rising tide of Islamophobia in our world.
About the author: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, and founder of the Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies (The Usuli Institute). He is a classically trained Islamic jurist. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Islam and Islamic jurisprudence. Among his books are: Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari'ah in the Modern Age, The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books, Speaking in God's Name: Islamic law, Authority and Women, And God Knows the Soldiers: The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses, The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists, and Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) 2020 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.
June 16, 12PM (PT)/3PM (ET)
Zoom webinar. Register here: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zwdAaF8vRwWBuAxfTXi5sA
Organized by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies