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Lecture Title:
‘Who I was his master, ʿAlī is his master’: the Narrative Development of a Shīʿī Hadith and Its Transmitters in the Eighth Century.

Speaker:
Dr. I-Wen Su (Professor in Islamic Studies at Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University; https://arabic.nccu.edu.tw/PageStaffing/Detail?fid=6949&id=2472)

Chair:
Dr. Kazuo Morimoto (Professor in Islamic and Iranian History, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo)

Date and Time:
December 4 (Wed), 2024, at 18:00-19:40 (JST)

Venue:
Conference Room No. 1, The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia 3F, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo (東京大学東洋文化研究所3階、第一会議室), and online via Zoom.

Lecture Abstract:
This lecture addresses a Prophetic tradition, ‘Who I was his master, ʿAlī is his master’ (man kuntu mawlāhu fa-ʿAlī mawlāhu). This hadith is cited by Shīʿī and Sunnī Muslims alike to articulate ʿAlī’s exclusive legitimacy to rule or his privileged standing in the first Muslim community; however, its origins remain understudied. The lecturer will present the results of an analysis of this Prophetic hadith through the isnād-cum-matn method, which not only pinpoint the time of its circulation or creation, but also identify the key transmitters responsible for the circulation of its variants. The sectarian tendencies of the pivotal figures in the dissemination of this hadith as depicted in early Arabic biography also provide valuable insights which can help to navigate the ambiguous sectarian boundaries in early Islam.

How to Participate:
Pre-registration is required for online participants. Please fill in the form at https://tinyurl.com/yphprp2h, by Dec 1, at 24:00 JST.
In-person attendance does not require registration.

Contact Person: Naoki Nishiyama (nishiyama[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

This event is organized by the JSPS Kakenhi Project “ ‘Sunnis’ and ‘Shi’is’: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions” (23H00674) based at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo.

For zoom access please email Elvire.Corboz@ed.ac.uk.

For zoom access please email Ines.Asceric-Todd@ed.ac.uk.

Abstract Submission: Interested participants should submit an abstract of no more than 350 words by 28 February 2025.

7e Journée d’études sur le chiisme contemporain, EPHE-MSH Paris, 8 novembre 2024, 10h00 – 16h00
Organisateurs: Rainer Brunner (CNRS/LEM) et Constance Arminjon (EPHE/LEM);
Information et programme :
https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2024/10/Journe%CC%81eChiisme_EPHE-LEM_2024.pdf

ONLINE MAJLIS of the Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter:
11th of November (Monday) 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Kevin Blankinship,
‘Debating Veganism in the Medieval Islamic World: A Debate between al-Maʿarrī and the Shiite missionary al-Muʾayyad fī l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī’
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcu2oqj8sHtyy9qRR8dUpt2cjNRP95_kk

Register by 22.10.24

The Islamic College
Monthly Talk:
Parallels Between the Role of Syeda Zaynab in Karbala and Social Media in the Modern Age
A Talk by Dr Ali Hadawi
Thursday 24 October 2024
6.00 P.M. – 7.30 P.M. (LONDON TIME)
on Zoom
Meeting ID: 815 1272 5089 Passcode: 506636
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