DrHaroonد.هارون سيدات
@HaroonSidat
Jameel Research Associate @IslamUKCentre /Economics&Finance @OfficialUoM /PhDinTheology&Religion/Treasurer @BRAIS_UK
I’ve been told my article “Competing Spaces of Religious Belonging: Deobandi Debates on Interest/Usury as a Case Study” is due to be published very soon with @hanafismjournal

In condemnation of pride and arrogance. Persian poetry with Sh Sa’di Shirazi. Since you know, why do you have arrogance? If you are doing it, you are doing a mistake #poetry #persian #Ethics
Microcosm, Macrocosm, and the Perfect Man open.substack.com/pub/haroonsida…

Seeing what is happening in Gaza reminded me of verses 21-26 in the Quran. The thematic and rhetorical climax in Surah al-Fajr shifts from critiques of moral failure in worldly life to a vivid eschatological warning. They will face an unavoidable reckoning on the Day of Judgment…

Episode #2: The Power of Prayer: A Gift from God - A Lifeline for the Soul youtu.be/qsygVrJzhBk?si… via @YouTube
Avoid Brownhill roundabout. A truck tipped over, and traffic is backing up. As far as I can tell, nobody was injured. Pic shared from a whatsapp group.

Shah Wali Allah - What Is Being? Shah Waliullah's Ontology of Wujud EP26 youtu.be/qcttOQe5SE4?si… via @YouTube

We spent time with my friend, Dr Faisal, today. We have known each other since university, when he was studying Medicine and I was studying Economics. He is now undergoing training to become a heart and lung surgeon, specialising in other chest (thoracic) organs—a cardiothoracic…

NEW ARTICLE: Sanctity, Retribution, and Forgiveness A Journey Through Islamic Criminal Ethics open.substack.com/pub/haroonsida…

Check out my new post! It examines the concept of injustice in Islamic moral and legal thought, situating it within the broader context of monotheistic traditions. It argues that the elimination of injustice was central to the prophetic mission, particularly in Islam. Injustice…
Sanctity, Retribution, and Forgiveness open.substack.com/pub/haroonsida…
Sanctity, Retribution, and Forgiveness open.substack.com/pub/haroonsida…
Here is a question I asked my PhD student as I was reading her work: Is knowledge transmitted (and preserved) in the flow of ink (text) or the flesh (bodies)? or both? If so, which is stronger for evidence, and why?
Middle East Studies Association mesana.org/resources-and-…
Seeing the One in the Many open.substack.com/pub/haroonsida…

The Philosophy of Prayer Episode #1: Prayer is for You youtu.be/MbVA_D3lFTo?si… via @YouTube
I just started a Substack! You can subscribe to it here haroonsidat931401.substack.com/?r=1dwp5c&utm_…
Complete solidarity with Prof. @JonathanACBrown. @Georgetown's discipline and punish is as stupid as it is pernicious. Since when do academics take an oath of patriotism? This is a naked alliance of university and state policing of views that don't fit their sovereign grid.
NEW: After a campaign to dishonestly portray him as calling for Iran to strike a U.S. base, Georgetown professor Jonathan A. C. Brown has been removed as chair of his department, is currently on leave, and is now under an internal university review. The update came during…
The Philosophy of Prayer Episode #1: Prayer is for You youtu.be/MbVA_D3lFTo?si… via @YouTube
تجديد الفكر الإسلامي | محاضرة للشيخ حسن محمود الشافعي youtu.be/8wsfNFqLhBs?si… via @YouTube
The Philosophy of Prayer Episode #1: Prayer is for You youtu.be/MbVA_D3lFTo?si… via @YouTube In this opening episode of The Philosophy of Prayer series, Dr. Haroon offers an insightful reflection on the meaning, purpose, and transformative potential of Salah (prayer) in Islam.…