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SUMMARY: Debating Islam at the Court of the Great Mughal
DESCRIPTION: The event recording is now available: The Alireza Ahmadian Lec
ture in Iranian and Persianate Studies presents: Debating Islam at the Cour
t of the Great Mughal on February 22\, 2025. How did Muslims in early moder
n South Asia debate what constituted correct Muslim practice? This presenta
tion explores the intersection of politics and piety by examining religious
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The event recording is now available:
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The Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate
Studies presents: Debating Islam at the Court of the Great Mughal on Februa
ry 22\, 2025.
How did Muslims in early modern South Asia debate what
constituted correct Muslim practice? This presentation explores the interse
ction of politics and piety by examining religious debates around the arriv
al of a Prophetic relic to the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar in the lat
e sixteenth century.
Speaker
Usman Hamid (No
rthwestern University) is a historian of Islam in early modern South Asia w
ith its connections across the Persianate and Indian Ocean worlds. His rese
arch explores the devotional and cultural histories of Muslim communities\,
focusing on the discursive and material expressions of their lived experie
nces. His current book project examines the role of early modern travel bet
ween North India and the Hejaz on Muslim discourses and practices of devoti
on focusing on the Prophet Muhammad. By examining the histories of the Prop
het’s textual and material traces\, the work shows how circulation of books
\, people\, and objects gave rise to new and times overlapping religious se
nsibilities and subjectivities. Usman Hamid received his PhD from the Unive
rsity of Toronto and taught at Hamilton College before joining Northwestern
University as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. He has published o
n relics of the Prophet Muhammad\, gender and politics in late-15th century
Iran and Central Asia\, and early modern circulation between South Asia an
d Iran.
Discussant
S
ajjad Nejatie (PhD\, University of Toronto) is Assistant Pr
ofessor in the Department of History and Sociology at The University of Bri
tish Columbia Okanagan. His current research focuses on processes of empire
- and state-building in the early modern Persianate world\, how the activit
ies and ideologies of polities in this region are commemorated in the histo
riography\, and the ways in which pre-modern histories are re-imagined and
re-presented in modern nationalist discourses.
Registration i
s required. Register here:
https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/regist
er/WN_A8jdwK4_Rp-JfXgK-6kDNQ
About the Alireza Ahmadian Le
ctures in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Alireza Ahmadian (1981 – 2019) wa
s an enthusiastic researcher\, a consummate socio-political analyst\, and a
n opinion leader on foreign policy who nurtured the virtues of diplomatic d
ialogue and liberal democracy. Alireza was a proud and devoted UBC alumnus\
, supporter of UBC’s Department of Asian Studies\, and beloved member of Ca
nadian-Iranian Community. The department renamed this lecture series in his
honour in 2019. Alireza’s friends in the community have provided funding t
o support this series\, and this generous gift will see these important aca
demic and community engagement events supported through to the end of the 2
025/2026 academic year. Read More ...
Should you have any question
s\, please contact the Department of Asian Studies at Asian.Studies@ubc.ca.
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Featured Persian
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