Aun Hasan泭Ali

  • Associate Professor
  • RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Education

Ph.D., Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill 勛圖厙, expected 2015
M.A., Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill 勛圖厙, 2007
B.A., Rutgers 勛圖厙, 2003

Research Interests

Islamic law, theology/philosophy, exegesis and history; Sunni-Shi'i relations and sectarianism; philosophical theology and philosophy of religion; historiography and philosophy of history; modernity and the nation-state; the concept of tradition

Regional and Thematic Interests

West Asia/Middle East
Religion; History

Profile

Aun Hasan Ali joined the Department of Religious Studies in 2015. He works on the Islamic tradition. Ali studied Religion and Philosophy at Rutgers 勛圖厙, receiving his BA in 2003. That same year he travelled to Yemen to continue studying Arabic. He earned an MA in Islamic Studies from McGill 勛圖厙 in 2007, and will receive his PhD in Islamic Studies from McGill 勛圖厙 in 2015. Ali's research focuses on the intellectual history of Shi'ism, including both the pre-modern and modern periods. In particular, he is interested in studying Shi'ism through the lens of the concept of tradition and social network theory. Ali is also interested in Shi'i law and legal theory, especially the interplay between shariah and legislation. His current project examines intellectual life in the city of Hillah in southern Iraq in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries CE. Ali is also preparing the final draft of an article in which he examines the relationship between Sunnism and Shi'ism through the lens of the issue of documentary evidence in Islamic law. His recent publications include a translation of a Persian chapter about the Qajar philosopher Abu'l-Hasan Jilveh in泭Philosophical traditions in Qajar Iran,泭set to be published by Brill in 2015, and two articles on Shi'i legal theory, classical and modern, in泭The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law.泭

Selected Publications

  • Refraining from Seeking Clarification: A Chapter from the泭al-Wf蘋 f蘋 shar廎 al-Wfiya泭of al-A尪raj蘋 (d. 1227/1812). In Kumail Rajani and Robert Gleave (eds.),泭Shi尪ite Legal Theory: Sources and Commentaries. Edinburgh: Edinburgh 勛圖厙 Press/Gibbs Memorial Trust, 2022). Co-authored with Hadi Qazwini and Yusuf nal. Introduction, critical edition and translation.
  • The Canonization of泭Nahj al-Balgha泭between Najaf and 廎夕lla: Sistani and the Iconic Authority of the泭紼硃娶櫻轍勳尪,泭Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam泭2/1 (2021): 323.
  • The Rational Turn in Immism Revisited.泭Global Intellectual History泭5/3 (forthcoming accepted).
  • Some Notes on the History of the Categorization of Imm蘋 廎兀餃蘋喧堯.泭Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies泭1/2 (2019): 215233.
  • Reading the Story of Moses and Khi廎r through the Lens of Islamic Law.泭English Language Notes泭56/1 (2018): 209212.
  • M蘋rz Ab贖 l-廎兀san Jilwah by Encieh Barkhah. In Reza Pourjavady (ed.),泭Philosophy in Qajar Iran. Leiden: Brill, 2018. Translation.
  • The Discourse on 尪Ilm al-Wa廎尪 in Modern Sh蘋尪蘋 Scholarship.泭Islamic Studies泭50/3-4 (2011): 325345.

Selected Presentations

  • Some Notes on the Uses of Documentary Evidence in Imm蘋 Law, The Seventh Annual Conference on Shi尪i Studies, The Islamic College, London, May 2022.
  • The Primacy of the Quran: Pushing the Boundaries of Critique, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX, November 2021.
  • Ibn Idr蘋s al-廎夕ll蘋 and the Transformation of Sh蘋尪蘋 Law, Center for Asian Studies, 勛圖厙 of Colorado Boulder, November 2021.
  • The Legal Purport of Refraining from Seeking Clarification, The Sixth Annual Conference on Shi尪i Studies, The Islamic College, London, March 2021.
  • The Sanctuary of the Twelfth Imam in 廎夕llah, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, December 2020.
  • Sunn蘋泭廎兀餃蘋喧堯泭in Imm蘋 Law, Sh蘋尪蘋 Studies Group Symposium, Franke Institute, 勛圖厙 of Chicago, October 2018.
  • Reading the泭Nahj al-Balghah泭in 廎夕llah,泭Nahj al-Balghah: The Word of 尪Al蘋, The Sh蘋尪ah Institute, Warburg Institute, 勛圖厙 of London, December 2017.
  • The泭梆轍櫻堝硃堯泭of al-尪Allmah al-廎夕ll蘋 to the Ban蘋 Zuhrah: Sources for the History of the School of 廎夕llah, Shii Studies: The State of the Art, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, December 2017.
  • Mu廎仟mmad Is廎汁q Fayy廎 on Islamic Governance, Sh蘋尪蘋 Studies Group Symposium, Franke Institute, 勛圖厙 of Chicago, May 2017.
  • Understanding the泭Maqtal泭of 廎工sayn as Devotional and Mystical Literature, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX, November 2016. 泭泭