Mohammad Ali Shomali

Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali (Persian: محمدعلى شمالى‎; born 1965) is a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar, academic, philosopher and theologian. His religious rank is Hujjat al-Islam.[1]

Hujjat al-Islam Sheikh Dr.

Mohammad Ali Shomali
محمدعلى شمالى
Personal
Born1965 (age 55–56)
Tehran, Iran
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
DenominationTwelver, Shia
Main interest(s)Philosophy, Theology, Ethics Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh
EducationQom Seminary
Tehran University (BA & MA)
University of Manchester (PhD)
Muslim leader
Websitehttps://shomali.net/

Early life and education

Shomali was born 1965 in Tehran, Iran. He studied in the religious seminaries of Qom, and also completed a bachelors and masters degree in Western Philosophy from the University of Tehran. He then received his doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Manchester. Shomali's thesis was on ethical relativism, and his postdoctoral research was on ethical issues related to life and death.[2][3]

Posts

Shomali currently holds a number of posts including:

He was the resident alim, and director of the Islamic Centre of England in London, from 2014 until 2019.

Works

Shomali is Interested in effective participation through attending or organising interreligious dialogue in UK, in addition to Several countries such as USA, Canada, and several European countries and some of Asian countries.[1][2][3][5]

Co-edited

Catholics-Shi'a Dialogue volumes

He has an active role in the realm of  interfaith dialogue between Shiite scholars and Catholic theologians, He has contributed to editing the following books in collaboration with Abbott Timothy Wright and other scholars and theologians, he won Award for Book of the Year in the Special Session Interreligious Dialogue: Islam and Christianity in The 24th World Award for Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran 2017, And also Dr Abbott Timothy Wright won the same Award in 2017.[6][7][8]

  • Catholics & Shi'a in Dialogue: (Studies in Theology & Spirituality) (2004 & 2011).
  • Studies in Theology & Spirituality Catholic-Shi'a Engagement: (Reason & Faith in Theory and Practice) (2006 & 2011).
  • A Catholic-Shi‘a Dialogue: (Ethics in Today’s Society) (2008 & 2011).
  • Monks and Muslims: (Monastic and Shi‘a Spirituality in Dialogue) and (Creating Communities of Friendship) (2012 & 2014).
  • Monks and Muslims III : towards a global Abrahamic community (2015)

Protestant-Shi'a Dialogue volumes
  • Faith and Modernity: A Muslim-Christian Conversation (2018)

Publications
  • Self-Knowledge.
  • Ethical Relativism: An Analysis of the Foundations of Morality.
  • Discovering Shi‘a Islam.
  • Shi‘a Islam: Origins, Faith & Practices.
  • Principles of Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Methodology of Fiqh.
  • The Image of God in the Qur’an.
  • God: Existence & Attributes.
  • Islamic Bioethics: A General Scheme.
  • Islamic Belief System.
  • Lessons on Islamic Beliefs.
  • Apostle of God.
  • Islam: Doctrines, Practices & Morals.
  • El Sistema de la Creencia Islámica.

Some of his books have been translated and published into several languages.

References
  1. ".:Biography of Dr. Shomali:". www.ic-el.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "Mohammad Ali Shomali". Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. Mosaddeq, Alireza (2015-02-21). "Muḥammad ʻAlī Shomālī". Ijtihad Network. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. "Hawza Ilmiyya of England". www.hawzaengland.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. "islam-today.co.uk/". Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  6. "bookaward.ir/NotRemove/Downloads/catalog_24th.pdf" (PDF).
  7. "The World Award for Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran | جایزه جهانی کتاب سال". bookaward.ir. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. Behnegarsoft.com (2017-02-08). "Iran's Book of the Year World Award names winners | IBNA". Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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