Hamid algar, born in england in 1940, received his formal training in islamic studies at cambridge university, from which he received his ph. Born in 1940, hamid algar has been a member of the university of californiaberkeley faculty since 1965. There can be few topics in the religious and intellectual history of islam that have aroused as much controversy and misunderstanding as sufism. Hamid algar began his studies of arabic, persian and islamic civilzation at cambridge in 1959. Najm aldin razi author hamid algar translator 2015. Why the political control and definition of islam is vital to regional security. Roots of the islamic revolution in iran ebook by hamid. Hamid algar is a britishamerican professor emeritus of persian studies at uc berkeley. Although no distinction may be made among the parts of the quran in terms of relative excellence, it is obvious that th.
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The arguments put forth by algar are substantial yet historical in nature. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. This is due partly to the multiform and elusive nature of sufism itself and partly to the profusion of false claimants to sufism, particularly in recent times. Hamid algar born 1940 is a britishamerican professor emeritus of persian studies at the faculty of near eastern studies, university of california, berkeley. Roots of the islamic revolution in iran hamid algar download. Hamid algar university of california, berkeley academia. Algar has written extensively on the subject of iran and islam, including the books religion and state.
Algar considers the iranian revolution the most significant, hopeful, and profound event in the entirety of contemporary islamic history. Hamid algar has 40 books on goodreads with 2258 ratings. Algar has written extensively on the subject of iran and islam, including the books religion. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Primarily celebrated as a poet, jami was also an accomplished islamic scholar and arabist, a sufi of great standing, and. He translated many of khomeinis writings and speeches and wrote a book about those works, titled the roots of the islamic revolution in iran. Since then he has been teaching a wide range of courses in islamics including tafsir, sufism, shiism, islamic history, let alone courses in arabic, persian and turkish literature. Since 1965, he has been teaching at the university of california, berkeley, a wide range of courses including tafsir, sufism, shiism, the history of islam in iran, arabic, persian and turkish. In the summer of 1979, at a time when the viability of the islamic republic of iran was being widely questioned in the western media and the historical background of the revolution that had led to its establishment was largely unknown, hamid algar delivered four lectures on the islamic revolution at the muslim institute in london. He is the biographer of ayatollah khomeini and ranks among the worlds leading historians of islam. After graduating, he spent a lengthy and fruitful period of travel in iran, turkey and afghanistan before returning to cambridge in 1963 and completing his doctorate there two years later.
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Roots of the islamic revolution in iran by hamid algar bookshop. In this critical essay, hamid algar, professor of islamic studies at the university of california, berkeley, writes about the rise of wahhabism in. Algar remains an active scholar and his research has concentrated on the islamic history of the persoturkish world, with particular emphasis on iranian shiism during the p. Another 78 words 6 lines of text covering the years 1549 and 1866 are included under the topic early algar history in all our pdf extended history products and. In the summer of 1979, at a time when the viability of the islamic republic of iran was being widely questioned in the western media and the historical background of the revolution that had led to its establishment was largely unknown, hamid algar delivered four. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This lecture attempts to clarify the principal conceptual bases of sufism and. Hamid algar, university of california, berkeley, dept. Writings and declarations of imam khomeini 19411980. Brief history of the prophet s and his daughter fatima a, the confluence of two lights lecture 3 hamid algar jumada alakhirah 23, 1422 20010911 occasional paper. Explore books by hamid algar with our selection at. He teaches courses on persian literature, the history of islam, and shiism and sufism.
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