Ismaili Studies / IHTLS.

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Please join us, either in person or via Zoom, on Monday, 9th of November at 5 pm (London, UK time), for the next session of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series organised by the Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Dr Rumee Ahmad’s talk is titled  “God, the Universe, and Us: On Classical Islamic Theology in the Modern Day”, with Dr Wafi Momin as discussant.

Lecture abstract

Why are we here? Where are we going? Does God exist? Does God love us? If so, why is there suffering? These are the kinds of questions that medieval Islamic theologians grappled with, providing creative and nuanced answers–often disagreeing with one another–that spoke to the universal human desire to understand our place in the cosmos. In this discussion, Dr. Wafi Momin will speak with Rumee Ahmed about his new book, Theology in Thirty-Six Dialogues, and about bringing wisdom from the classical Islamic tradition to bear on our conversations about God and the universe today.

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