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Scholars' Program - 2010

MONDAY, JULY 26

                                     Opening Session, Moderator: Jamal Barzinji

9:30 AM                         Opening Remarks: Jamal Barzinji and Mahmoud Ayoub
10:00 AM                       Opening lecture by Sherman (Abdul Hakeem) Jackson
                                     “Beyond the Fiqh-Reform Paradigm: The Challenge of Cultural Authority
                                      And the Future of Islam in the West”
11:00 AM                        Discussion
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2:00 – 4:30 PM               2nd Session, Moderator: Hisham Altalib
2:00 PM                         Lecture by Mahmoud Ayoub
                                     The Relationship between Qur’an and Sunna in Context
                                      Discussant: Muqtedar Khan
3:00 PM                         General Discussion
4:30 PM                         Adjourn
 
TUESDAY, JULY 27 
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM       3rd Session, Moderator: Khaleel Mohammad
9:30 AM                        Paper Presentation: Syed Nasir Zaidi
                                    “Role of Time and Space in Understanding Qur’an and Sunna”
                                    Discussant 1: Louay Safi
                                    Discussant 2: Imad-ad-Dean Ahmed
                                    Response by Syed Zaidi
10:50                            General Discussion
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2:00 PM – 4:30 PM         4th Session, Moderator: Imad-ad-Dean Ahmed
2:00 PM                          Lecture by Muqtedar Khan
                                     “Revisiting the Status of the Other in the Qur’an” 
                                      Discussant 1: Jasser Auda
                                     Discussant 2: Khaleel Mohammad
                                      Response: Muqtedar Khan
3:20                               General Discussion
4:30                               Adjourn
 
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM      5th Session, Moderator: Iqbal Unus
9:30 AM                       Paper presentation by Imtiyaz Yusuf

                                  The Concept of Din (Religion) in the Qur’an as interpreted by Ismail al-

                                   Faruqi 

                                  Discussant 1: Ahmad Kazemi Mousavi
                                  Discussant 2: Khaled Troudi
                                  Response by Imtiyaz Yusuf
10:50                         General Discussion                              
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2:00 – 4:30                  6th Session, Moderator: Aisha Musa
2:00                           Paper Presentation by Louay Safi
                                 “The Qur’an: Meaning and Method”
                                 Discussant 1: Jasser Auda
                                Discussant 2: Kenneth Honerkamp
                                Response by Louay Safi
3:20                          General discussion
4:30                         Adjourn
 
THURSDAY, JULY 29 
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM   7th Session, Moderator: Khaled Troudi
                                 Paper presentation by Kenneth Honerkamp
                                  "The Qur’anic Roots and Ethical Foundations of Suluk
                                   in Islamic Pedagogical Methodology and its Relevance Today”
                                   Discussant 1: Aisha Musa
                                   Discussant 2: Mahmoud Ayoub
                                   Response by Kenneth HonerKamp
10:50 – 12:30              General Discussion
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2:00 – 4:30 PM            8th Session, Moderator: Hisham Altalib
                                   “Panel on IIIT Islamic Reform Mission”
                                   Panelists:
                                        Mahmoud Ayoub
                                         Louay safi
                                         Aisha Musa
                                         Jamal Barzinji)
3:10                             General Discussion
4:30                             Adjourn
 
FRIDAY, JULY 30 
9:30 – 12:00                 9th Session, Moderator: Yaqub Mirza
                                   Reflections by Muhammad Fahim Khan
                                  “Qur’anic Principles of Islamic Economics”
                                  Discussant 1: Jasser Auda 
                                  Discussant 2: Ahmad Kazemi Mousavi
                                  Discussant 3: Jamal Barzinji
10:30                          General Discussion
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2:30 – 4:30 PM            Session 10 , Moderator: Sami Catovic
                                   Paper Presentation by: Jasser Auda
                                  “Aisha’s Critique of Authentic Hadith Content”
                                  Discussant: Mahmoud Ayoub
                                  Discussant: Aisha Musa
                                  Response by Jasser Auda
3:50                            General Discussion
4:30                           Adjourn 
 
MONDAY, AUGUST 2 
9:30 – 12:30 PM          Session 11, Moderator: Hisham Altalib
                                  Paper Presentation by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad
                                  “Methodological Considerations Regarding Approaching the
                                  Quran & the Sunna in the context of contemporary Life”
                                 Discussant 1: Sami Catovic
                                 Discussant 2: Louay Safi
                                Response by Imad ad-Dean Ahmad
10:50                        General Discussion
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2:00 – 4:30 PM            Session 12, Moderator: Iqbal Unus
                                  Paper Presentation by Ahmad Kazemi Mousavi
                                  “Taha Jabir Alwani on the Space Time Factor in Understanding
                                   Qur’an and Sunna”
                                  Discussant 1: Louay Safi
                                  Discussant 2: Khaled Troudi
                                  Response byAhmad Kazemi Mousavi
3:20                           General Discussion
4:30                            Adjourn
 
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 
9:30 – 12:30              Session 13, Moderator: Imtiyaz Yusuf
                                 Paper Presentation by Ahmad Kazemi Mousavi
                                “Mojtahed Shabestari’s Theological Approaches to Qur’an”
                                 Discussant 1: Mahmoud Ayoub
                                 Discussant 2: Aisha Musa
                                 Response by Ahmad Kazemi Mousavi
10:40                        Coffee Break
10:50                        General Discussion
12:30                        Break
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2:00 – 4:30               Session 14, Moderator: Aisha Musa
                               Paper Presentation by Sami Catovic
                               “The Common Word Initiative and Contemporary Interpretations
                                of Verse 64 Sura 3 (AL Imran)”
                               Discussant 1: Louay Safi
                               Discussant 2: Imad ad Dean Ahmed
                               Response by Sami Catovic
3:20                        General Discussion
4:30                        Adjourn
 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 
9:30 – 12:30          Session 15, Moderator: Imad ad-Dean Ahmed
                             Paper Presentation by Aisha Musa
                             “Exploring the Different Notions of Sunna and its Relationship to
                              The Qur’an among Contemporary Muslims”
                               Discussant 1: Mahmoud Ayoub
                               Discussant 2: Sami Catovic 
                               Response by Aisha Musa
10:50                       General Discussion
12:30                       Break
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2:00 – 4:30 PM          Session 16, Moderator: Ahmad Kazemi Mousavi
                                 Paper Presentation by Khaleel Mohammad
                                 “The Narrative of David and Uriah: An Examination of Selected
                                 Classical Exegetes”
                                 Discussant 1: Mahmoud Ayoub
                                 Discussant 2: Aisha Musa
                                 Response by Khaleel Mohammad
3:20                          General Discussion
4:30                          Adjourn
 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 
9:30 – 11:30            Session 17, Moderator: Aisha Musa
                              Paper Presentation by Ahmad Rafiq
                              “The Rituals of Khtaman Al Qur’an in Indonesia”
                              Discussant: Mahmoud Ayoub
                              Discussant: Khaleel Mohammad
                              Response by Ahmad Rafiq
10:40                     General Discussion
11:30                     Adjourn
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11:45 – 1:30           Session 18, Introduction by Yaqub Mirza

                             Doctoral thesis presentation by Mohammad El-Sanousi 

2:20                       Lunch and Discussion

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2:00 – 4:30 PM       Session 19, Moderator: Iqbal Unus
                             “Panel on Teaching Islam in American Universities”
                             Panelists: 
                                    Cemil Aydin
                                    Mahmoud Ayoub
                                    Aisha Musa
                                    Khaleel Mohammad
3:30                             General Discussion
4:30                             Adjourn 
 
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 
9:00 – 11:00              Session 20, Moderator: Hisham Altalib
                                Concluding Session
                                Concluding remarks by participants
                                Concluding remarks by Mahmoud Ayoub, Chair of the Summer Institute
                                Concluding remarks by Jamal Barzinji, Vice President, IIIT
11:00                       Break
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11:15 – 12:00 PM       Graduation Ceremony for IIIT 2010 Summer Students (IIIT Library)
                                 Remarks by Jamal Barzinj, Vice President IIIT
                                 Certificates and Awards of IIIT Research Fellowships for 2010-2011
Afternoon                   Departure of Scholars and Students     

 
     
   
 
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