Dr. Jaan Islam د. جان اسلام
@jaanislam
Asst. Prof. in Political Theory @UniBogazici PhD @EdinburghUni • Postdoc @UniofOxford • Taught @ King’s College London
What drove a young sultan to do what no one before him could? At just 21 years old, Mehmed II led the conquest of Constantinople—fulfilling a prophecy Muslims cherished for centuries. 📖 Learn this story from Dr. Yakoob Ahmed—a Muslim Ottoman historian who has taught in masajid…
✊ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ARRESTS What can you do when arrested? Since the proscription, dozens have been arrested just for showing support. 📘 This Know Your Rights guide by CAGE International breaks down what the law says, what’s at risk, and how you can continue standing for…
Gaza: Panic as Israel bombed a kindergarten during class.
Sean Anthony is an Orientalist who denies any divine origin of the Qur’an and actively seeks to prove that it is a human text. If that is his position on the Qur’an, what meaningful insights can we reasonably expect from him on the ḥadīth? Yet, in support of Yasir Qhadi, Sean…
For those interested in the topic of hadith studies, this thread is of relevance.
In the 1940s, my grandfather received the worst passing grade for his MA Dissertation in Islamic history at the University of Calcutta (founded by the British) because a Hindu professor didn't like his referencing Muslim authors. Since then, we’ve learned not to have the hope or…
Aslında olan; Boğaziçi Üniversitesi akademik kadrosundan çıkarılan Volkan Cidam (solda) 6 yılda 1 defa dahi SSCI endeksli makale yayınlamadı. Senato kuralı gereği görevi sona erdi Her türlü kepazeliği 'siyasi operasyon' kılıfına sokmak son dönemin hastalığı
Indeed. Also, western academics have no consensus on how they must engage with the evidence for early Islam. See for example: jstor.org/stable/603188 They are yet to come up with a stable methodology. To use them as some sort of “standard” is definitely inferiority complex.
Oxford University graduates are not qualified to evaluate isnads. Someone who has not participated in Hadith transmission has no business commenting on the veracity of prophetic traditions, let alone questioning the epistemological basis of historical transmission - the…
In my experience, Muslims trained in traditional sciences have a far greater understanding of both the substance and method of hadith transmission. There is an entire genre of literature that substantively refutes (neo-)orientalist cherry-picking attempts to discredit hadith.…
No, anyone may evaluate isnads according to the evidence presented them and their own conscience, regardless of their degree(s) or lack thereof. The vague appeals to colonialism merely veil a hatred of free inquiry and a will to protect the monopoly of ulama and their power.
The second an academic falls out of line, the full force of the state will come cracking down. Events like this expose the extent to which thought is controlled by the state. The genocide in Gaza will only only accelerate the realization that the Ummah is the only home for…
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 last few days to sign up for my course, Islamic Political Thought with @AlQasasOrg institute! (July 20th-Sept. 7, Sundays 10AM EST, classes are recorded) 📚 Below is a detailed reading list of both English and (bonus) Arabic readings we will cover: English readings: 1. Ibn…
Alhumdulillah, After 7 years of working on this book, I’m really pleased to share my first fictional novella. I wrote it for my boys on a flight to and from New Zealand in 2018, and it’s been on quite the journey since.
Here's my take on a range of topics related to Islam, the nation-state, and the ummah in an interview I did with E-International Relations that just came out today. I think a lot of you will find this interesting (I hope): e-ir.info/2025/07/09/int…
This is a research I am conducting, I know I don't have much reach on here but if you are seeing this I'd appreciate it if you could fill in the 2 minute survey 🥲
📢 Research Survey for Young Muslims! A good friend of mine is doing media research on UK/Europe-based Muslims & audio storytelling on historical topics. We need as many responders as possible. It takes just 2 minutes, so please do insha'Allah! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
📢 Research Survey for Young Muslims! A good friend of mine is doing media research on UK/Europe-based Muslims & audio storytelling on historical topics. We need as many responders as possible. It takes just 2 minutes, so please do insha'Allah! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
I will be teaching a new course on Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Selim I, and Sulayman al-Qanuni. Please share with anyone who may be interested. alqasas.org/products/sacre…
This looks amazing
🎉 Course Announcement: Islamic Political Thought I am thrilled to announce my final course with @AlQasasOrg on the history of Islamic political thought. This course offers an eight-week introduction to Islamic political thought in classical and postcolonial periods, covering a…