Certificate · Intellectual Tradition

Islamic Education

Explore the Islamic vision of education as the cultivation of knowledge, character, wisdom, and excellence.

What this course gives you

A working command of the vocabulary of Islamic metaphysics — wujūd, māhiyya, the gradation of being — used precisely, not loosely.

The capacity to read primary texts of Ibn Sīnā and Mullā Ṣadrā with comprehension rather than reverence alone.

An understanding of why the tradition treats metaphysics as the science of realities — and what that claim asks of the knower.

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.

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Your instructor
Farah Ahmed

Farah Ahmed is Assistant Research Professor in the Faculty of Education and Research Fellow at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.

Nadeem Memon

Nadeem Memon is Associate Professor at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia (UniSA).