School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Professor Muhammad A S Abdel Haleem, OBE

Key information

Roles
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies
Qualifications
BA (Cairo), PhD (Cantab), FCIL (London)
Building
Russell Square: College Buildings
Office
427
Email address
ha4@soas.ac.uk
Telephone number
+44(0)20 7898 4325

Research interests

  • The Qur'an: language, style and translations in English
  • Islamic family law
  • Islam: beliefs, practice and culture
  • Arab society and culture

PhD Supervision

Name Title
Mohammad Radhi Bin Mohammad Noh The Aḥwāl (States) and Maqāmāt (Stations) of the Divine Journey: An Analysis of Imām al-Ḥaddād’s Thoughts
Ann Alkindi Tazkiyat al-nafs in the Qur’an
Runako Charles The Legacy of al-Imām al-Dāraquṭnī: The Study of Traditions in the 4th/10th Century
Muhammad Nabil Charities in the Qurʾān and aḥādīth, and charitable work in multicultural societies
Fatima Rashid The Qurʾānic arrangement of sūras: Continuity and progression in language and themes
Raydolph Renault The Religions of the Qur’an's Polytheists: A Reappraisal

Publications

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