Week 4 — Knowledge and the Way We’re now at the halfway point of Inrushes of the Heart with Professor Mohammed Rustom—a journey that continues to open new horizons through the teachings of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī. This week’s session, “Knowledge and the Way,” explores how true

Join us for a 6-week live course that examines how conceptions of health, illness, and healing are profoundly grounded in Islamic cosmology, theology, spirituality, and ethics. Guided by Professor Mukhtar H. Ali, this course explores the historical and philosophical foundations

Final Reminder | Tomorrow 📚 From Ibn Sīnā’s Necessary Existent to Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s God How did Avicenna’s concept of the Necessary Existent transform in the hands of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī and later theologians? Join Professor Peter Adamson tomorrow for an in-depth

Last Reminder Only two days left—join Professor Mohammed Rustom for Inrushes of the Heart: Introduction to ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī, a 7-week live course exploring the life, thought, and legacy of one of the most profound and daring figures of Islamic intellectual history.

“When you send the benedictions upon the Prophet, in a sense you confirm for yourself the ubiquitousness of his barakah, and in a sense, you thank him for that barakah having reached you. So most of all, when you send blessings upon the Prophet, it does you good more than it does

Final Reminder This Wednesday, October 15, 2025 — Join Professor Mahmut Erol Kılıç for a profound exploration of “Multiple Degrees of Being in Sufism.” Discover how Sufi metaphysics illuminates the many layers of existence and offers a transformative lens for understanding both

“Sophia is close to us, but most of us are far away from her.” — Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr Join our live class series with Professor Nasr, continuing this coming Monday, October 13th, 2025. 🔗 https://t.co/0K6fDsn9GE Register now and get instant access to the previous five

Week 5 — This Monday, October 6, 2025 Four weeks in, just three to go—there’s still time to join. Continue your exploration of the Islamic metaphysical tradition with Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Delve deeper into how metaphysics informs our understanding of knowledge, being,

New Book Series! We are pleased to announce the launch of Studies in Islamic Thought, a peer-reviewed, Diamond Open Access book series published in partnership with Brill. Studies in Islamic Thought seeks to advance the study of Islamic thought across time periods, ranging from

TIAIS INAUGURAL ARTICLE PRIZE WINNER The Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (TIAIS) is pleased to announce Professor Michael Rapoport of Florida Atlantic University as the recipient of its inaugural Article Prize for his essay, “The Unambiguous Truth (al-ḥaqq

TIAIS BOOK COMPLETION GRANT WINNER We are pleased to announce Dr. Hina Khalid of the University of Cambridge as the recipient of the TIAIS’ inaugural Book Completion Grant for her monograph, “Becoming Words of Witness: The Motif of Call and Response in Muhammad Iqbal and

Last Reminder Tomorrow — Wednesday, October 1, 2025 — join Dr. Abdallah Rothman for a thought-provoking lecture: What Is “Islamic” About Islamic Psychology? This talk will explore how Islamic Psychology is rooted in the Islamic worldview: its understanding of the soul, the body,

Last Reminder — This Wednesday! Professor Shawkat M. Toorawa at @TokatInstitute -Wednesday, Sept 24, 2025 | 10 AM EST (3 PM UK) Join renowned scholar Shawkat M. Toorawa (@Yale) for: “Rhyme’s Reason: Translating the Qur’an’s (Most) Important Features” Discover the challenges

Two weeks in, five weeks to go—don’t miss your chance. Explore the Islamic metaphysical tradition with Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr and discover how it shapes religion, philosophy, art, ecology, and science. - Live Every Monday - September 22 – October 20, 2025 - 12:00 PM ET |

We are honored to host Professor Asma Afsaruddin (Indiana University Bloomington @IUBloomington) for a public lecture, now scheduled at 12:00 PM ET, titled: “An Islamic Ethics of War and Peace” - Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:00 PM ET (5PM UK | 7PM TR | 9PM PKT | 11PM WIB)

Last Reminder — Tomorrow! Professor Carl W. Ernst at @TokatInstitute Wednesday, Sept 10, 2025 | 7 PM ET (4PM PT US / 12AM (+1) UK) Join renowned scholar Carl W. Ernst for: “Modern Misreadings of Mystical Commentaries on Hafez” Explore how Hafez’s poetry and its classical

📢 Last Reminder Islamic Metaphysics with Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr begins on Monday, September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST (9AM PT / 5:00 PM UK / 7:00 PM TR / 9:00 PM PKT / 11:00 PM WIB) Join us for this landmark TIAIS live class series. Scholarship Notice: Participants from

🌿 Medicine and the Sacred in Islam 🌿 A window into how conceptions of health, illness, and treatment are rooted in Islamic cosmology, theology, spirituality, and ethics. Discover the historical and philosophical foundations of Prophetic Medicine (al-ṭibb al-nabawī) and how