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Instructors: Ahmed Ragab and Katharine Park How did people understand nature in the Middle Ages? Is “premodern science” a contradiction in terms? What does it mean for science to be “religious”? How did medieval “Western” and “Islamic” civilization differ...

Instructor: Mariam Sheibani Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 505/1111) is known as “The Proof of Islam” and is widely considered to be the most influential philosopher, theologian, and mystic in Sunni Islam. This course will serve as an inquiry into al-Ghazālī’s...

Instructor: Robert Ames This course offers an overview of the development of classical Persian literature through the lens of ethics (broadly conceived as normative or prudent conduct), from the 10th through 15th centuries. Students will become acquainted...

Instructor: Khaled El-Rouayheb Readings on selected topics in Islamic philosophy.

Instructor: Ali Asani Instruction in Hindi-Urdu in topics not covered in the regular curriculum.

A seminar for graduate students focusing on current scholarship on Islamic civilization in South Asia.