Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec02
🔻Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 5th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec02
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🔻Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 5th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec02
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه پنجم، سه شنبه ۷ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه پنجم، سه شنبه ۷ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Dua Kumayl & Lecture
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday October 9th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Alaa Algargoosh (joining by zoom)
Title: "Resonance, Restoration, and Reflection: Spiritual Sound as a Path to Wellbeing"
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday October 9th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Alaa Algargoosh (joining by zoom)
Title: "Resonance, Restoration, and Reflection: Spiritual Sound as a Path to Wellbeing"
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
ZEKR, MIT Shia Muslim Association
Dua Kumayl & Lecture 🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture Date Thursday October 9th, 2025 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time) Location MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142 Schedule 7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation 7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl 8:00-8:45 Lecture…
Alaa Algargoosh is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Advanced Acoustic Design Lab, and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab. Her research bridges architecture, acoustics, computational design, immersive technology, environmental psychology, and generative AI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96BahXP4m_0&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4Oi2EToPQJrvgbB3VgyVkk&t=2s
🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec02
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Oct 5, 2025
Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah (Wisdom) in Qur'an.
From the classical commentators we looked to Muqatil bin Sulayman (d.150AH/767AD), Abd al-Razzaq al- San'ani(d.211AH/827AD), al- Shafi'i(d.204AH/ 820AD), al-Tabari(d.310AH,923AD), Abu-Hayyan(d.745AD/1344AD) and al- Firuzabadi's(d.817,1415AD).
We saw an important tension implicit in some of the earlier definitions – is ḥikmah a part of and intrinsic to scripture, e.g., the legal and/or hortatory content of the latter, or is it apart from and extrinsic to God’s revealed books
Regarding the modern commentators we divided them into two groups of Salafi and Reformist commentators. From among salafi commentators we looked to ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Nāṣir b. Saʿdī (d. 1956 , Saudi), Abū Bakr al Jazāʾirī (d. 1921, Algerian). Salafi tafsīrs are the most insistent in tying ḥikmah to an understanding of the religion itself, even for verses where it is not conjoined with kitāb.
By contrast, modern tafsīr scholars coming from reformist backgrounds have often expanded the scope of qur’anic ḥikmah beyond “understanding scripture and religious law. From among the reformists commentators we looked to Rashīd Riḍā (d. 1935, Syrian) and his teacher Muḥammad ʿAbduh (d. 1905, Egyptian), Mohammed Abu Zaid al-Damanhury (d. 20th c., 1930, Egyptian), Abū l-Kalām Āzād (d. 1958, Indian), the Shiʿī scholar Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (d. 1982, Iranian) Ibn ʿĀshūr (d. 1973, Tunisian) and Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī (b. 1952, Pakistani).
We may broadly divide most of the various definitions surveyed of Qur’anic ḥikmah into two groups:
🔹First, there are those interpretations that make ḥikmah some component or instance of divine revelation.This includes definitions that equate qur’anic ḥikmah with a biblical book, such as the Psalms or the Gospels.
🔹Second, we have definitions that make ḥikmah a human faculty of understanding, synonymous with the human intellect ('aql). Within this latter group of definitions, ḥikmah, insofar as it means “understanding” or “intellect,” is frequently connected to correctly understanding scripture.
#hikmah_quran
🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec02
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Oct 5, 2025
Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah (Wisdom) in Qur'an.
From the classical commentators we looked to Muqatil bin Sulayman (d.150AH/767AD), Abd al-Razzaq al- San'ani(d.211AH/827AD), al- Shafi'i(d.204AH/ 820AD), al-Tabari(d.310AH,923AD), Abu-Hayyan(d.745AD/1344AD) and al- Firuzabadi's(d.817,1415AD).
We saw an important tension implicit in some of the earlier definitions – is ḥikmah a part of and intrinsic to scripture, e.g., the legal and/or hortatory content of the latter, or is it apart from and extrinsic to God’s revealed books
Regarding the modern commentators we divided them into two groups of Salafi and Reformist commentators. From among salafi commentators we looked to ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Nāṣir b. Saʿdī (d. 1956 , Saudi), Abū Bakr al Jazāʾirī (d. 1921, Algerian). Salafi tafsīrs are the most insistent in tying ḥikmah to an understanding of the religion itself, even for verses where it is not conjoined with kitāb.
By contrast, modern tafsīr scholars coming from reformist backgrounds have often expanded the scope of qur’anic ḥikmah beyond “understanding scripture and religious law. From among the reformists commentators we looked to Rashīd Riḍā (d. 1935, Syrian) and his teacher Muḥammad ʿAbduh (d. 1905, Egyptian), Mohammed Abu Zaid al-Damanhury (d. 20th c., 1930, Egyptian), Abū l-Kalām Āzād (d. 1958, Indian), the Shiʿī scholar Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (d. 1982, Iranian) Ibn ʿĀshūr (d. 1973, Tunisian) and Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī (b. 1952, Pakistani).
We may broadly divide most of the various definitions surveyed of Qur’anic ḥikmah into two groups:
🔹First, there are those interpretations that make ḥikmah some component or instance of divine revelation.This includes definitions that equate qur’anic ḥikmah with a biblical book, such as the Psalms or the Gospels.
🔹Second, we have definitions that make ḥikmah a human faculty of understanding, synonymous with the human intellect ('aql). Within this latter group of definitions, ḥikmah, insofar as it means “understanding” or “intellect,” is frequently connected to correctly understanding scripture.
#hikmah_quran
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[02] Hikmah in the Qur'an, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Lecture 02: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah…
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A4Eo78VM_k&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4nkf59fYO3vVVAHwqOGbpm&t=1s
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec05
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 7, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we continued Sharif al-Murtada's discussion on the reason for the origination of the world and addressed several points:
1. The difference between the views of theologians (mutakallimun) and philosophers regarding the issue of the world's origination;
2. The discussion of "necessity" and its background in theology and philosophy, as well as the topic of causal necessity, and the differing views of theologians and philosophers on causality, causation, and agency;
3. The difference between the theologians' and philosophers' views on the meaning of intellect (‘aql), the rational soul (nafs nāṭiqa), and the perception of intelligibles and universals.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec05
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 7, 2025
Summary:
In this session, we continued Sharif al-Murtada's discussion on the reason for the origination of the world and addressed several points:
1. The difference between the views of theologians (mutakallimun) and philosophers regarding the issue of the world's origination;
2. The discussion of "necessity" and its background in theology and philosophy, as well as the topic of causal necessity, and the differing views of theologians and philosophers on causality, causation, and agency;
3. The difference between the theologians' and philosophers' views on the meaning of intellect (‘aql), the rational soul (nafs nāṭiqa), and the perception of intelligibles and universals.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[05] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology: An Introduction"
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq…
"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology: An Introduction"
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq…
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آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه پنجم: در اين جلسه با ادامه بحث شريف مرتضی درباره دليل حدوث عالم به چند نکته پرداختيم:
۱) تفاوت ديدگاه متکلمان با فلاسفه درباره مسئله حدوث عالم؛
۲) بحث از "ضرورت" و سابقه آن در کلام و فلسفه و موضوع ضرورت علی معلولی و تفاوت ديدگاه متکلمان و فلاسفه درباره عليت و سببيت و فاعليت؛
۳) تفاوت ديدگاه متکلمان و فلاسفه درباره معنای عقل و نفس ناطقه و ادراک معقولات و کليات.
(۷ اکتبر، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه پنجم: در اين جلسه با ادامه بحث شريف مرتضی درباره دليل حدوث عالم به چند نکته پرداختيم:
۱) تفاوت ديدگاه متکلمان با فلاسفه درباره مسئله حدوث عالم؛
۲) بحث از "ضرورت" و سابقه آن در کلام و فلسفه و موضوع ضرورت علی معلولی و تفاوت ديدگاه متکلمان و فلاسفه درباره عليت و سببيت و فاعليت؛
۳) تفاوت ديدگاه متکلمان و فلاسفه درباره معنای عقل و نفس ناطقه و ادراک معقولات و کليات.
(۷ اکتبر، ۲۰۲۵)
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upcoming events, Oct 12-17, 2025
▫️Sun, Oct 12, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 03, "Hikmah in the Qur'an", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Oct 14, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 06, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Fri, Oct 17, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
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▫️Sun, Oct 12, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 03, "Hikmah in the Qur'an", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Oct 14, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 06, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Fri, Oct 17, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
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Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec03
🔻Topic: Understanding of Wisdom in the Traditions before Islam
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 12th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec03
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🔻Topic: Understanding of Wisdom in the Traditions before Islam
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 12th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec03
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه ششم، سه شنبه ۱۴ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل"، ص ۶۳، ۶۴، ۲۰۸ تا ۲۱۱.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه ششم، سه شنبه ۱۴ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل"، ص ۶۳، ۶۴، ۲۰۸ تا ۲۱۱.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Special Topics
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Marsin Alshamary
Lecture: "Is Najaf Involved in Politics? Exploring Shia Political Activism in the Iraqi Case"
Date
Friday October 17th, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:45 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:45-9:00 Lecture and Q&A, in English
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
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🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Marsin Alshamary
Lecture: "Is Najaf Involved in Politics? Exploring Shia Political Activism in the Iraqi Case"
Date
Friday October 17th, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:45 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:45-9:00 Lecture and Q&A, in English
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hu0Uk7vDQI&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4Oi2EToPQJrvgbB3VgyVkk&t=1s
🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec03
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Oct 12, 2025
Topic: Understanding of Wisdom in the Traditions before Islam
Summary:
In this lecture we briefly looked to some of the examples of the "Wisdom traditions and Wisdom literature before Islam".
As Robert Wilken in 1973 observes: "Wisdom … is an extraordinary cross-cultural phenomenon and could be found in different forms in all the religious currents of late antiquity.… ". He adds: "Wisdom literature seems always to have been an accepted intercultural and interethnic coinage, appropriated as religiously neutral and non-committal.” Therefore wisdom was exchanged and shared between different cultures and traditions. This exchange may have affected the understanding of Quran's audience of "Hikmah".
We can list the main texts and themes of biblical and late antique wisdom discourse that may be particularly relevant for understanding Qur’anic Hikmah as the following:
1) Hebrew Bible Wisdom
2) Deuterocanonical Wisdom
3) Wisdom In Early Jewish (non- scriptural) Literature
4) New Testament Wisdom
5) Christian Wisdom
6) Rabbinic (post temple) Wisdom
7) Philosophical Wisdom
8) Non-Biblical Arabian and Other Semitic Wisdom
In this lecture, we briefly looked to some examples of cases 1, 2, 4, and 8 on the list.
But there are some challenges in regard to any discussion of wisdom in context of scriptural traditions which manifest themselves in the following type of questions: 1)What is the relationship between wisdom and divinely revealed scripture ought to be? 2)If people can attain wisdom that enables them to discern how best to live their lives, what is the purpose of scripture? 3)How wisdom is to be attained? 4)Is it through human effort, and is thus, at least potentially, universally accessible, or is it divinely bestowed upon an elite?
Therefore before examining specific examples of wisdom in traditions before Islam we did relatively a more extensive discussion of the relevant foundational issues of Natural Law (قانون تکوینی) in contrast to Positive Law (قانون تشریعی), and also Natural Morality (اخلاق فطری).
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🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec03
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Oct 12, 2025
Topic: Understanding of Wisdom in the Traditions before Islam
Summary:
In this lecture we briefly looked to some of the examples of the "Wisdom traditions and Wisdom literature before Islam".
As Robert Wilken in 1973 observes: "Wisdom … is an extraordinary cross-cultural phenomenon and could be found in different forms in all the religious currents of late antiquity.… ". He adds: "Wisdom literature seems always to have been an accepted intercultural and interethnic coinage, appropriated as religiously neutral and non-committal.” Therefore wisdom was exchanged and shared between different cultures and traditions. This exchange may have affected the understanding of Quran's audience of "Hikmah".
We can list the main texts and themes of biblical and late antique wisdom discourse that may be particularly relevant for understanding Qur’anic Hikmah as the following:
1) Hebrew Bible Wisdom
2) Deuterocanonical Wisdom
3) Wisdom In Early Jewish (non- scriptural) Literature
4) New Testament Wisdom
5) Christian Wisdom
6) Rabbinic (post temple) Wisdom
7) Philosophical Wisdom
8) Non-Biblical Arabian and Other Semitic Wisdom
In this lecture, we briefly looked to some examples of cases 1, 2, 4, and 8 on the list.
But there are some challenges in regard to any discussion of wisdom in context of scriptural traditions which manifest themselves in the following type of questions: 1)What is the relationship between wisdom and divinely revealed scripture ought to be? 2)If people can attain wisdom that enables them to discern how best to live their lives, what is the purpose of scripture? 3)How wisdom is to be attained? 4)Is it through human effort, and is thus, at least potentially, universally accessible, or is it divinely bestowed upon an elite?
Therefore before examining specific examples of wisdom in traditions before Islam we did relatively a more extensive discussion of the relevant foundational issues of Natural Law (قانون تکوینی) in contrast to Positive Law (قانون تشریعی), and also Natural Morality (اخلاق فطری).
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[03] Hikmah in the Qur'an, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: Understanding of Wisdom in the Traditions before Islam
Summary:
In this lecture we briefly looked to some of the examples of the "Wisdom traditions and Wisdom literature before Islam".
As Robert Wilken in 1973 observes: "Wisdom … is an extraordinary…
Summary:
In this lecture we briefly looked to some of the examples of the "Wisdom traditions and Wisdom literature before Islam".
As Robert Wilken in 1973 observes: "Wisdom … is an extraordinary…
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Special Topics, 04, "Hikmah in the Qur'an", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
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Lecture Series, 07, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
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Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec04
🔻Topic: Hikmah in the Signs of Apocalypse: A Commentary on the Q54:1–8
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 19th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
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Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec04
8:45-9:00 Q&A
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https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
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🔻Topic: Hikmah in the Signs of Apocalypse: A Commentary on the Q54:1–8
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 19th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec04
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru3nqypAjm4&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4nkf59fYO3vVVAHwqOGbpm&t=2s
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec06
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 14, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we continued the discussions on monotheism from the book. In this session, we talked about the attributes of God and how, from the viewpoint of theologians (mutakallimun), the discussion of God’s attributes should be approached.
The theologians first prove the power of the creator of the world, then they prove His knowledge. After that, they discuss how these two imply the existence of God, that the creator does not cease to exist, and they also address the eternal nature of the Divine Essence.
We discussed these topics and, on this occasion, addressed two important issues:
1. The difference between theologians and philosophers in their discussion of causality and the system of cause and effect, as well as the distinction between the Ash‘arites and the Mu‘tazilites of the Bahshamiyya school in this regard and in their view of nature.
2. The discussion of the rational soul (nafs nāṭiqa) from the perspective of philosophers and the difference between the philosophers’ and theologians’ viewpoints on this matter.
The theologians deny the existence of a rational soul in human beings.
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🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec06
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 14, 2025
Summary:
In this session, we continued the discussions on monotheism from the book. In this session, we talked about the attributes of God and how, from the viewpoint of theologians (mutakallimun), the discussion of God’s attributes should be approached.
The theologians first prove the power of the creator of the world, then they prove His knowledge. After that, they discuss how these two imply the existence of God, that the creator does not cease to exist, and they also address the eternal nature of the Divine Essence.
We discussed these topics and, on this occasion, addressed two important issues:
1. The difference between theologians and philosophers in their discussion of causality and the system of cause and effect, as well as the distinction between the Ash‘arites and the Mu‘tazilites of the Bahshamiyya school in this regard and in their view of nature.
2. The discussion of the rational soul (nafs nāṭiqa) from the perspective of philosophers and the difference between the philosophers’ and theologians’ viewpoints on this matter.
The theologians deny the existence of a rational soul in human beings.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[06] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Topic: Tawḥīd (Islamic Monotheism)
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In…
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In…
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آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه ششم: در اين جلسه دنباله مباحث توحيد از کتاب را پی گرفتيم. در اين جلسه درباره صفات خدا بحث کرديم. و اينکه از ديدگاه متکلمان چگونه بايد درباره صفات خدا بحث کرد. متکلمين نخست قادر بودن محدِث عالم را ثابت می کنند و بعد عالم بودن او را. بعد از اين بحث می کنند که از اين دو چگونه لازم می ايد موجود بودن خداوند و اينکه محدِث اينک معدوم نباشد و همچنين قديم بودن ذات حق متعال را بحث می کردند. اين مطالب را بحث کرديم و به مناسبت به دو موضوع مهم پرداختيم: ۱) تفاوت متکلمان و فلاسفه در بحث عليت و نظام مسببيت و فرق اشاعره و معتزله بهشمی در اين زمينه و در موضوع طبيعت. ۲) بحث نفس ناطقه از ديدگاه فلاسفه و تفاوت ديدگاه فلاسفه با متکلمين در اين زمينه. متکلمين منکر وجود نفس ناطقه اند برای انسان. (۱۴ اکتبر، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه ششم: در اين جلسه دنباله مباحث توحيد از کتاب را پی گرفتيم. در اين جلسه درباره صفات خدا بحث کرديم. و اينکه از ديدگاه متکلمان چگونه بايد درباره صفات خدا بحث کرد. متکلمين نخست قادر بودن محدِث عالم را ثابت می کنند و بعد عالم بودن او را. بعد از اين بحث می کنند که از اين دو چگونه لازم می ايد موجود بودن خداوند و اينکه محدِث اينک معدوم نباشد و همچنين قديم بودن ذات حق متعال را بحث می کردند. اين مطالب را بحث کرديم و به مناسبت به دو موضوع مهم پرداختيم: ۱) تفاوت متکلمان و فلاسفه در بحث عليت و نظام مسببيت و فرق اشاعره و معتزله بهشمی در اين زمينه و در موضوع طبيعت. ۲) بحث نفس ناطقه از ديدگاه فلاسفه و تفاوت ديدگاه فلاسفه با متکلمين در اين زمينه. متکلمين منکر وجود نفس ناطقه اند برای انسان. (۱۴ اکتبر، ۲۰۲۵)
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه هفتم، سه شنبه ۲۱ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
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🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه هفتم، سه شنبه ۲۱ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Nahj al-Balagha Series
🔻Lecture 09: The Company of the Righteous: Imam ʿAlī’s Teachings on Advisors and the Ethics of Power
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday October 23rd, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Nahj al-Balagha Series, in English, H. I. Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: "Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar", Lec09
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
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🔻Lecture 09: The Company of the Righteous: Imam ʿAlī’s Teachings on Advisors and the Ethics of Power
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday October 23rd, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Nahj al-Balagha Series, in English, H. I. Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: "Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar", Lec09
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
The Crescent Moon of the Month of Jumada al-Ula 1447 A.H.
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/PFB250XgkVs
5 Jumada al-Ula (Oct. 28): Birth Anniversary of Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali (p), 5 A.H.
13 Jumada al-Ula (Nov. 5): Martyrdom Anniversary of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p), 11 A.H. (according to the second narration)
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/PFB250XgkVs
5 Jumada al-Ula (Oct. 28): Birth Anniversary of Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali (p), 5 A.H.
13 Jumada al-Ula (Nov. 5): Martyrdom Anniversary of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p), 11 A.H. (according to the second narration)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-RbhuEnzE&list=PLRagz8v-1fF64syWCOntMn8fHSwQMxjFp&t=1s
🔻"Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53", Lec09
speaker, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Oct 23, 2025
Lecture 09: The Company of the Righteous: Imam ʿAlī’s Teachings on Advisors and the Ethics of Power
#Nahj_al_Balagha_Letter_53
🔻"Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53", Lec09
speaker, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Oct 23, 2025
Lecture 09: The Company of the Righteous: Imam ʿAlī’s Teachings on Advisors and the Ethics of Power
#Nahj_al_Balagha_Letter_53
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[09] Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Reflections on Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar
Lecture 09: The Company of the Righteous: Imam ʿAlī’s Teachings on Advisors and the Ethics of Power
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Lecture 09: The Company of the Righteous: Imam ʿAlī’s Teachings on Advisors and the Ethics of Power
#nahjulbalaghaenglish #nahjulbalagha #islam #quran #religion #islamiclectures #historyofislam…