@czargar

Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies, Department of Philosophy, UCF.

 Orlando, FL
ucf.academia.edu/CyrusZargar
Joined February 2012
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This study considers narrative in the poetry of Hafez, whose ghazals intimate story in a way that—according to some Sufi theorists—elicits a sense of a larger, even infinite, interior narrative. Long live Hafez! academia.edu/145799623/Narra…

Narrativity in the Poetry of Ḥāfiẓ

Using theories of narrative in lyric poetry, this article makes a case for an affective narrative quality that pervades the ghazals of Khwāja Muḥammad Shams al-Dīn “Ḥāfiẓ” of Shiraz (d. 792/1390)....

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WH@hastifliche27 Sep 2025
Impressive... the sophisticated television-addict children have abandoned the tyranny of specificity and verisimilitude, and attempt instead to render the figure qua Figure, the body 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦.
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been meditating about how much opportunity cost has been lost due to doom scrolling
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Issue 1.2 of *Islamic Intellectual Traditions* is open access. Some real treasures: a wonderful article by Devin Stewart (his response to Wael Hallaq); Hadia Mubarak's study of marriage and divorce in Quranic commentaries, and more. brill.com/view/journals/iit/…

Islamic Intellectual Traditions Volume 1 Issue 2 (2026)

"Volume 1 (2026): Issue 2 (Sep 2026)" published on 11 Sep 2026 by Brill.

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I cannot recommend this book highly enough. And it's open access as well. Hina Khalid's *Words of Witness*, a comparative study of Iqbal and Tagore: brill.com/display/title/7356…

Words of Witness

"Words of Witness" published on 22 Sep 2026 by Brill.

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Look forward to composing a response to this magisterial work by @alialtaafmian on Indian theologian-jurist-sufi Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanavi for the @themaydan
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khalid yousef@khalidsyossefSep 17
#Articles #OpenAccess #NewPublication Islamic Intellectual Traditions Volume 1 : Issue 2 (Sep 2026) brill.com/view/journals/iit/…
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Theodore Beers
@theodorebeersAug 27
I now have a rudimentary mobile layout deployed for this.
Theodore Beers
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Finally started improving my Rustam & Suhrāb digital text. Link in reply. Line details, incl. the link to the relevant page in the Khaleghi-Motlagh ed., now appear at page bottom. Double-clicking a word tries to summon its definition from my Steingass dictionary app.
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ShiaResearchIns@ShiaResearchInsJun 15
Dr. Cyrus Zargar, Ep. 16 | Exploring the Ethics of Karbala and the Warrior Ethos What does it mean to be a “warrior” without ever lifting a sword? Watch the full episode via the link in bio
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bi pasha pashu@mkhanpashaMar 31
Prof. Ahmet Karamustafa's dissertation is in our Islamic Studies Library and it is massive. Come and hear this amazing pair of scholars if you're in Montreal on the 31st.
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CJ@CyrilUyIIMar 30
My new piece on the 12th-century Andalusī mystic/revolutionary Ibn Qasī is now out in the Journal of Sufi Studies!
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"Rumi and the Masnavi in South Asia" If the QR code doesn't work, and you'd like to register for our free event, please click here: ucf.zoom.us/webinar/register…
Cyrus Ali Zargar@czargarMar 25
Join us on Wednesday, April 1 at 10:00 am (Zoom webinar) for an informal conversation on the Masnavi in South Asia and the enduring legacy of Rumi across the region. Our featured speaker is Dr. Shariq Khan (University of Chicago) ucf.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Join us on Wednesday, April 1 at 10:00 am (Zoom webinar) for an informal conversation on the Masnavi in South Asia and the enduring legacy of Rumi across the region. Our featured speaker is Dr. Shariq Khan (University of Chicago) ucf.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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We're very excited to announce the publication of the first issue of Islamic Intellectual Traditions! In print and online (open access). Wonderful articles in this issue, so please have a look: brill.com/view/journals/iit/…

Islamic Intellectual Traditions Volume 1 Issue 1 (2026)

"Volume 1 (2026): Issue 1 (Mar 2026)" published on 09 Mar 2026 by Brill.

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khalid yousef@khalidsyossefMar 4
#Chapter Suffering as Metaphysical Narrative: Exploring an Islamic Theodicy of Authorship Cyrus Ali Zargar, In: From the Divine to the Human, Routledge, 2023 PDF 🎯 archive.org/download/sufferi… academia.edu/105725771/Suffe…
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My new book: Sarayān: #IbnArabi on the Real's Permeation in the Cosmos with #Neoplatonic Insights The book is available both in print and digital formats: Digital [immortalechoes.org/products/…] and PDF [immortalechoes.org/products/…]
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Tokat Institute
@TokatInstituteFeb 11
Kalām, Ḥikma, and Sufism: The Three Trunks of Post-Classical Philosophy in Islam with Prof. Frank Griffel What propelled Islamic philosophy forward after the classical period? This lecture maps the deep interconnections between theology, philosophy, and Sufism. May 13, 2026 12:00 PM EST | 5PM UK | 7PM TR | 9PM PKT | 1 hour Register: tokatinstitute.org/griffel #TokatInstitute #IslamicPhilosophy #Kalam #Sufism #FrankGriffel
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Mustafa Banister@BanisterMustafaJan 24
The first book in our new @EdinburghUP series "Critical Approaches to Arabic Historiography" is published next month! Congratulations Prof. Borrut! edinburghuniversitypress.com…
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Tokat Institute
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In this excerpt, Prof. Peter Adamson summarizes Fakhr al-Din al-Razi’s core move: accepting Avicenna’s proof of the Necessary Existent while rejecting its theological extension. The passage marks a decisive turning point in post-Avicennian philosophical theology. 📅 October 24, 2025 📍 Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (TIAIS) 🎙️ Prof. Peter Adamson | 🗣️ English 🎥 Full Video: tokatinstitute.org/adamson #FakhrAlDinAlRazi #Avicenna #NecessaryExistent #IslamicPhilosophy #PhilosophicalTheology #TIAIS #PeterAdamson
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Sufi poetry often serves as subtle social commentary. In reading Attar's diwan, I've come to appreciate how his poetry responds to the intellectual crisis of his age, as you can see in this recent paper. academia.edu/145011990/On_th…

On the Limits of Reasoning in ʿAṭṭār’s Dīwān: Transcendent Knowledge in Post-Classical Khurasan

Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār (d. 618/1221) wrote in an era marked by struggles over the epistemological trajectory of religious learning, marked especially by the legacy of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 505/1111)....

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Matthew L. Keegan@Lit_as_Adab6 Sep 2025
Back here to say that my first monograph "Before World Literature" will be released by UPenn Press in March 2026. I hope it will be of interest to folks in comparative literature, Islamic studies, and classical Arabic literature. pennpress.org/9781512828870/…
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