Mohammed Rustom

Mohammed Rustom (born 1980) is a Canadian Islamic scholar

and a full professor of Islamic studies at Carleton University in Mohammed Rustom
Ottawa, Canada.[1] His research interests include Sufism, Islamic Born Mohammed Rustom
philosophy, and Qur’anic exegesis.[2] 1980
Toronto, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Contents Academic background
Biography Alma mater University of Toronto
Works Influences Seyyed Hossein
See also Nasr, Michael Elias
Marmura, William
References
Chittick, Todd Lawson
Academic work
Biography Institutions Carleton University
Notable The Study Quran
Rustom was born in 1980 in Toronto, Canada in a Muslim
works The Triumph of
family.[3] His family came to Canada in the 1970s from Tanzania.
However, they trace their origins to the Indian state of Gujarat. His Mercy: Philosophy
father had an accounting firm and young Rustom was supposed to and Scripture in Mulla
join it at a certain point of his life. Nevertheless, he chose to obtain Sadra
degrees in humanities and graduated from the University of
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Toronto in 2004 with a BA in Islamic studies and philosophy. He
then earned his PhD in Islamic philosophy and literature from the .mohammedrustom
same university in 2009. That same year he was offered a position .com (http://www.moh
at Carleton University. He took the position and finally settled in ammedrustom.com/)
[1]
Ottawa. Rustom has studied Islamic philosophy under such
prominent figures as Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Todd Lawson, William Chittick, and Michael Marmura. He
duly acknowledges his debt to these scholars "as being the main catalyst" behind his interest in Islamic
philosophy and Sufism.[3]

Works
The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra (SUNY Press, 2012)
(Winner of Iran's 21st International Book of the Year Prize)[4]
In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought (co-ed.) (SUNY Press, 2012)
The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (assistant ed.) (HarperOne, 2015)
The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Islamic Texts Society, 2018)[5]

See also
Joseph E. B. Lumbard
Maria Massi Dakake
 Caner Dagli
Yousef Casewit

References
1. "The Study Quran provides a baseline for understanding Islam" (https://ottawacitizen.com/en
tertainment/books/the-study-quran-provides-a-baseline-for-understanding-islam). Ottawa
Citizen. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
2. * Rustom, Mohammed (2020-07-09). "Author Detail" (https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/authors/
mohammed-rustom). Renovatio. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
3. Shahriari, Soroosh; Rustom, Mohammed (2018). "Neo-Orientalism and the Study of Islamic
Philosophy: An Interview with Professor Mohammed Rustom". Journal of Islamic and
Muslim Studies. Indiana University Press. 3 (1): 112. doi:10.2979/jims.3.1.11 (https://doi.org/
10.2979%2Fjims.3.1.11). ISSN 2470-7066 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2470-7066).
4. Reviews of The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra:
Shaker, Anthony F. (2015). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā
Ṣadrā". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Cambridge University Press (CUP). 25 (3):
509–511. doi:10.1017/s1356186315000061 (https://doi.org/10.1017%2Fs13561863150
00061). ISSN 1356-1863 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1356-1863).
Rose, Deighton (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā
Ṣadrā". Islamic Science. Center for Islam and Science. 11 (2): 161–164. ISSN 1929-
9443 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1929-9443).
Faruque, Muhammad U. (2014). "Book review: The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and
Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā". Journal of Sufi Studies. Brill. 3 (2): 228–230.
doi:10.1163/22105956-12341272 (https://doi.org/10.1163%2F22105956-12341272).
ISSN 2210-5948 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2210-5948).
Meisami, Sayeh, "Review: 'The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā
Ṣadrā'" (2014). Philosophy Faculty Publications.
Burrell, David B. (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla
Sadra". Modern Theology. 29 (3): 413–416. doi:10.1111/moth.12046 (https://doi.org/10.1
111%2Fmoth.12046). ISSN 0266-7177 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0266-7177).
Ali, Mukhtar H. (2014). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā"
(https://doi.org/10.35632%2Fajis.v31i4.1078). American Journal of Islam and Society. 31
(4): 136–139. doi:10.35632/ajis.v31i4.1078
(https://doi.org/10.35632%2Fajis.v31i4.1078). ISSN 2690-3741 (https://www.worldcat.or
g/issn/2690-3741).
Belhaj, Abdessamad (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā
Ṣadrā by Mohammed Rustom". Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. 6 (3): 363–365.
doi:10.1353/isl.2013.0027 (https://doi.org/10.1353%2Fisl.2013.0027). ISSN 2051-557X
(https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2051-557X).
Taleb, Ramzi (2016). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā"
(https://www.jstor.org/stable/26378303). Studia Islamica. 111 (1): 149–152.
Kaukua, Jari (2013). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā" (h
ttps://www.jstor.org/stable/26189303). Journal of Islamic Studies. 24 (3): 363–366.
Adamson, Peter (2012). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā
Ṣadrā" (https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13173/zeitdeutmorggese.164.3.0833). Zeitschrift
der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 164 (3): 833–835.
Eshots, Janis (2015). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā"
(https://www.jstor.org/stable/43285788). Philosophy East and West. 65 (1): 328–330.
 Casewit, Yousef (2014). "The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla
Sadra". Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 25 (3): 399–401.
doi:10.1080/09596410.2014.886374 (https://doi.org/10.1080%2F09596410.2014.88637
4). ISSN 0959-6410 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0959-6410).
5. Reviews of The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration:
Qureshi, Jawad Anwar (2019). "Al-Ghazali on the Condemnation of Pride and Self-
Admiration". Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. Indiana University Press. 4 (1): 107–
111. ISSN 2470-7074 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2470-7074).
Burrell, David B. (2019). "Al‐Ghazali on Condemnation of Pride and Self‐Admiration
(Book XXIX of The Revival of the Religious Sciences [Ihya' Ulum al‐Din])". The Muslim
World. 109 (3): 466–466. doi:10.1111/muwo.12302 (https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fmuwo.12
302). ISSN 0027-4909 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0027-4909).

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