Dr Mustafa Shah
BA, PhD (London)
Overview
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East
Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies
London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
Member
- Name:
- Dr Mustafa Shah
- Email address:
- ms99@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4341
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 434a
- Office Hours:
- Wednesdays 14:30-15:30/Thursdays 15:00-16:00
Biography
Islamic studies; ArabicTeaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
PhD Students supervised
- Hannah Erlwein, History of the Development of Arguments for the Existence of God in Classical Islamic Discourse
- Kamal Hussain, Epistemological Congruence of Modernist Thought: a Case Study of Minority Fiqh and Other Related Matters
- Peter Webb, The Pre-Islamic Past: The 'Idea' of History and Historical Reconstruction
- Safaruk Chowdhury, Theosophy in the Work of al-Sulami
Research
The early Arabic linguistic tradition; classical Islamic theology and jurisprudenceExpertise
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Available for
- TV
- Radio
- Press
- Short Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- Near and Middle East
Country Expertise
Languages
- Arabic
Publications
Edited Books
Shah, Mustafa, ed. (2010) Tafsir: Interpreting the Qur'an. Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies. London: Routledge. (Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies, v.4) (Forthcoming)
Shah, Mustafa, ed. (2009) The Hadith: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies. London: Routledge. (Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies)
Book Chapters
Shah, Mustafa (2011) 'The Language of Hadith: Grammarians and the Traditions.' In: Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. E. J. Brill, pp. 10-32.
Shah, Mustafa (2008) 'The Arabic Language.' In: Rippin, A., (ed.), The Islamic World. New York; London: Routledge, pp. 261-277.
Shah, Mustafa (2008) 'Entry on qira’at (Qur’anic readings).' In: Versteegh, K., (ed.), Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. Vol. 4. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Articles
Shah, Mustafa (2011) 'Classical Islamic Discourse on the Origins of Language: Cultural Memory and the Defense of Orthodoxy.' Numen: International Review for the History of Religions, 58 (2/3). pp. 314-43.
Shah, Mustafa (2010) 'Review Article of Lawson, Todd. 'The Crucifixion and the Qur’an: A Study in the History of Muslim Thought'.' Journal of Qur’anic Studies, 12 (1-2). pp. 191-203.
Shah, Mustafa (2010) 'Arabic Language and Islam: An annotated survey.' Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies, 1 (1). pp. 1-20.
Shah, Mustafa (2009) 'Review Article of Mourad, Suleiman Ali. 'Early Islam between Myth and History: Al-Hasan al-Basri (d. 110H/728CE) and the Formation of His Legacy in Classical Islamic Scholarship'.' Journal of Qur’anic Studies, 11 (2). pp. 93-119.
Shah, Mustafa (2007) 'Trajectories in the Development of Islamic Theological Thought: the Synthesis of Kalam.' Religion Compass, 1 (4). pp. 430-454.
Shah, Mustafa (2007) 'Review of Abdul Hakim al-Matroudi, 'The Ḥanbalī School of Law and Ibn Taymiyya: Conflict or Conciliation'.' Journal of Qur'anic Studies . pp. 330-346.
Shah, Mustafa (2005) 'The Quest for the Origins of the qurra' in the Classical Islamic Tradition.' Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 7 (2). pp. 1-35.
Shah, Mustafa (2004) 'The Early Arabic Grammarians' Contributions to the Collection and Authentication of Qur'anic Readings: The Prelude to Ibn Mujahid's Kitab al-Sab'a.' Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 6 (1). pp. 72-102.
Shah, Mustafa (2003) 'Review article of: The Qur'an: Formative Interpretation.' Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 5 (2). pp. 135-152.
Shah, Mustafa (2003) 'Exploring the Genesis of Early Arabic Linguistic Thought: Qur'anic Readers and Grammarians of the Kufan Tradition (Part I).' Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 5 (1). pp. 47-78.
Book Reviews
Shah, Mustafa (2009) 'Review of 'The Oral and the Written in Early Islam' by Gregor Schoeler; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl.' Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 10 (1). pp. 98-128.
