Dr. Dakake researches and publishes on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, and women's spirituality and religious experience. She is one of the general editors and contributing authors of the The Study Quran (HarperOne, 2015), which comprises a translation and verse-by-verse commentary on the Qur'anic text that draws u ... Show More
Jan 2026
Divine Necessity Of The Comprehensive Being: Unlocking Ibn al-'Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam through the Adamic Fass
This paper explores the pivotal role of the Adamic fass in unlocking the profound metaphysical framework of Ibn al-'Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam. Centering on the concept of the comprehensive Being (al-kawn al-jami'), a term mentioned in the opening paragraph of the Fusus, the Adamic f ... Show More
56m 2s
Aug 2022
Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza, "An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries (vol. 2): On Women" (Oxford UP, 2022)
Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza's co-written book An Anthology of Qur’anic Commentaries (vol. 2): On Women (Oxford UP, 2022) is a collection of historical and contemporary commentaries on the Qur’an. It covers five issues: human creation and the idea of “a single soul”; marital roles ... Show More
1h 16m
Mar 2025
Book Talk: The Story of the Qur'an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life by Prof. Ingrid Mattson
Join Professor Ingrid Mattson in this insightful Book Talk as she explores her book 'The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life.' Prof. Mattson delves into the historical, theological, and cultural significance of the Qur’an, examining its revelation, transmiss ... Show More
11m 20s
Feb 2021
Celene Ibrahim, "Women and Gender in the Qur'an" (Oxford UP, 2020)
In Women and Gender in the Qur’an (Oxford University Press in 2020), Celene Ibrahim explores key themes related to gender in the Qur’an, focusing on women, such as female sexuality, female kin and relations, and female figures in the sacred text. Among her findings is that there ... Show More
55m 57s
May 2022
On Women of Color in American Islam
Sylvia Chan-Malik is Associate Professor in the Departments of American and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She talks, teaches, and writes about the intersections of race, gender, and religion, with a focus on the history and cultures of Islam and ... Show More
1h 1m