Certificate · Intellectual Tradition
Female Approaches to the Quran
Examine how Muslim women scholars have interpreted the Quran across diverse historical and intellectual contexts.
What this course gives you
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A working command of the vocabulary of Islamic metaphysics — wujūd, māhiyya, the gradation of being — used precisely, not loosely.
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The capacity to read primary texts of Ibn Sīnā and Mullā Ṣadrā with comprehension rather than reverence alone.
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An understanding of why the tradition treats metaphysics as the science of realities — and what that claim asks of the knower.
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Direct exchange with Professor Nasr in open Q&A after every session — the part no book can replace.
The eight weeks
A syllabus, not a playlist.
Your instructor
Maria Massi Dakake
Maria Massi Dakake is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
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