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This is a rare and profound book. It consists of 100 pithy aphorisms - termed "contentions" - on a diverse array of topics ranging from ethics, cosmology, metaphysics, theology, law, and history.
A contemporary take on the classical Islamic genre of Aphorisms. This volume offers explanations of the eleventh set of ‘Contentions’.
About The Author
Abdul Hakim Murad graduated from Cambridge University with a double first in Arabic in 1983. He then studied Islam under traditional teachers at Al-Azhar, one of the oldest universities in the world. He went on to reside in Jeddah, where he administered a commercial translation office and maintained close contact with Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad and other ulama from Hadramaut, Yemen.
He is the Dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, Professor of Islamic Studies at both Cambridge Muslim College and Ebrahim College, Director of Theology and Religious Studies at Wolfson College and Lecturer in Islamic Studies at University of Cambridge. His work includes publications on Islamic theology and Muslim-Christian relations. He has consistently been included in The 500 Most Influential Muslims list published annually by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought.
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