Mohammed Rustom

Mohammed Rustom (born 1980) is a Canadian Islamic scholar and an associate professor of Islamic studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.[1] His research interests include Sufism, Islamic philosophy, and Qur’anic exegesis.[2]

Mohammed Rustom
Born
Mohammed Rustom

1980
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Academic work
InstitutionsCarleton University
Notable works
  • The Study Quran
  • The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra
Websitewww.mohammedrustom.com

Biography

Rustom was born in 1980 in Toronto, Canada in a Muslim family.[3] His family came to Canada in the 1970s from Tanzania. However, they trace their origins to the Indian state of Gujarat. His father had an accounting firm and young Rustom was supposed to join it at a certain point of his life. Nevertheless, he chose to obtain degrees in humanities and graduated from the University of Toronto in 2004 with a BA in Islamic studies and philosophy. He then earned his PhD in Islamic philosophy and literature from the same university in 2009. That same year he was offered a position at Carleton University. He took the position and finally settled in Ottawa.[1] Rustom has studied Islamic philosophy under such prominent figures as Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Todd Lawson, William Chittick, and Michael Marmura. He duly acknowledges his debt to these scholars "as being the main catalyst" behind his interest in Islamic philosophy and Sufism.[3]

Works
  • The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra (SUNY Press, 2012) (Winner of Iran's 21st International Book of the Year Prize)[4]
  • In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought (co-ed.) (SUNY Press, 2012)
  • The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (assistant ed.) (HarperOne, 2015)
  • The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Islamic Texts Society, 2018)[5]

See also

References
  1. "The Study Quran provides a baseline for understanding Islam". Ottawa Citizen. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
    • Rustom, Mohammed (2020-07-09). "Author Detail". Renovatio. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. Shahriari, Soroosh; Rustom, Mohammed (2018). "Neo-Orientalism and the Study of Islamic Philosophy: An Interview with Professor Mohammed Rustom". Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. Indiana University Press. 3 (1): 112. doi:10.2979/jims.3.1.11. ISSN 2470-7066.
  4. Reviews of The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra:
  5. Reviews of The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration:
    • Qureshi, Jawad Anwar (2019). "Al-Ghazali on the Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration". Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. Indiana University Press. 4 (1): 107–111. ISSN 2470-7074.
    • Burrell, David B. (2019). "Al‐Ghazali on Condemnation of Pride and Self‐Admiration (Book XXIX of The Revival of the Religious Sciences [Ihya' Ulum al‐Din])". The Muslim World. 109 (3): 466–466. doi:10.1111/muwo.12302. ISSN 0027-4909.
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