Muhammad A S Abdel Haleem, OBE

Near and Middle East Section, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies

Centre of Islamic Studies (CIS)

Director, Centre of Islamic Studies

Centre for Translation Studies (CTS)

Steering Committee Member for Arabic

London Middle East Institute (LMEI)

Member

Name:

Professor Muhammad A S Abdel Haleem, OBE

Email address:

ha4@soas.ac.uk

Telephone:

+44(0)20 7898 4325

Address:

SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Building:

Russell Square: College Buildings

Office No:

427

Office Hours:

Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 / Wednesdays 12:00-13:00

Biography

Islam: beliefs, practice and culture; Islamic family law; Arab society and culture

Programmes Convened

• BA Arabic and Islamic Studies
• BA Arabic and Islamic Studies
• BA Islamic Studies
• MA Islamic Studies

Courses Taught

• Biography and Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad
• Independent Study Project in Islamic Studies
• Introduction to Sufism
• Practical Translation English into Arabic
• Qur'anic Arabic
• Sufism
• The Hadith:Language,Style and Translation in English
• The Qur'an:Language,Style and Translation in English

PhD Students supervised

• Faizul Karim, Gender Relations in the Qur'ān
• Farrah Sheikh, The evolving relationship between religion and ethnicity among British Muslims
• Kamal Hussain, Epistemological Congruence of Modernist Thought: a Case Study of Minority Fiqh and Other Related Matters
• Mohammed Gamal Metawea, Salvation in the Islamic Tradition in conversation with Christian discussion of Exclusivism, Inclusivism and Pluralism
• Shafi Fazaluddin, Conciliation (Sulh) in the Qur'an and Hadith

For help in contacting SOAS academics and advice on services to business and the community, please contact SOAS Enterprise on +44(0)20 7898 4837 or email enterprise@soas.ac.uk.
For all press and media enquiries please call +44 (0)20 7898 4135 or email comms@soas.ac.uk

Available for

• Radio
• Press
• Briefings
• Special Study Programmes
• TV
• Short Term Consultancy

Regional Expertise

• Near and Middle East

Country Expertise

• Algeria
• Bahrain
• Comoros
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Eritrea
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Morocco
• Oman
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen

Languages

Authored Books

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2017) Exploring the Qur'an: Context and Impact. London: I. B. Taurus.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2010) The Qur'an: English translation with parallel Arabic text. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad and Badawi, Elsaid M. (2005) Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage. E.J. Brill.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2004) The Qur'an: a New Translation. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1999) Understanding the Qur'an: themes and style. London: I B Tauris.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1995) Chance or creation? God's design in the Universe, attributed to Jahiz, translated and introduced.. Reading, Berkshire: Garnet.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad and Kay, Ernest (1984) English-Arabic business dictionary. London: Graham & Trotman.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1978) The Creed of Islam. London: World of Islam Festival Trust.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad and Smith, G. R. (1978) The Superiority of Dogs over Many of Those Who Wear Clothes (Edition, translation and introduction). Warminster: Aris & Phillips.

Articles

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2018) 'The Role of Context in Interpreting and Translating the Qur’an'. Journal of Qur'anic Studies, (20) 1, pp 44-66.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2017) 'Sūrat al-Fajr (Q. 89): A Study of Structure, Meaning, and the Value of Analysis'. Journal of Qur'anic Studies, (19) 2, pp 148-157.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2006) 'The Qur'anic Employment of the Story of Noah'. Journal of Qur’anic Studies, (8) 1, pp 38-57.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2002) 'The Prophet Muhammad as a Teacher: implications for Hadith literature'. Islamic Quarterly, (46) 2, pp 121-137.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1997) 'Adam and Eve in the Bible and the Qur’an'. Islamic Quarterly, (41) 4, pp 255-269.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1994) 'Qu'ranic Orthography: the written presentation of the recited text of the Qur'an'. Islamic Quarterly, (38) 3, pp 171-192.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1992) 'Grammatical Shift for Rhetorical Purposes: Iltifāt and Related Features in the Qur'ān'. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, (55) 3, pp 407-432.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1991) 'Early Islamic Theological and Juristic Terminology: "Kitāb al-Ḥudūd fi 'l-uṣūl" by Ibn Fūrak'. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, (54) 1, pp 5-41.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1990) 'The story of Joseph in the Qur'an and the old testament'. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, (1) 2, pp 171-191.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1990) 'The Face in the Qur'an: Divine and Human'. Islamic Quarterly, (34) 2, pp 164-179.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1989) 'Water in the Qur'an'. Islamic Quarterly, (33) 1, pp 34-50.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1989) 'The Hereafter and the Here-and-Now in the Qur'an'. Islamic Quarterly, (33) 2, pp 118-131.

Edited Books or Journals

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad and Robinson, Danielle, (eds.), (2006) The Moral World of the Qur'an. London: IB Tauris.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad and Sherif, Adel Omar and Daniels, Kate, (eds.), (2003) Criminal Justice in Islam: Judicial Procedure in the Shari'a. London: I.B. Tauris.

Book Chapters

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2016) 'Quranic Paradise: How to Get to Paradise and What to Expect There'. In: Günther, Sebastian and Lawson, Todd, (eds.), Roads to Paradise: Eschatology and Concepts of the Hereafter in Islam. Netherlands: Brill, pp 47-66.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2015) 'Qur’anic Arabic: its characteristics and its impact on Arabic language and literature, and the languages and literatures of other Islamic peoples'. In: Nasr, Seyyed Hossein and Dagli, Caner K. and Dakake, Maria Massi and Lumbard, Joseph E.B. and Rustom, Mohammed, (eds.), The Harper Collins Study Qur’an. London: Harper Collins, pp 1626-1643.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2009) 'Qur’an'. In: Versteegh, C., (ed.), Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Vol. IV (Q-Z). Leiden: Brill, pp 21-32.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2009) 'The Politics of Peace in Islam'. In: Hogan, Linda and Lehrke, Dylan Lee, (eds.), Religions and the Politics of Peace and Conflict. Eugene Oregon: Pickwick Publications.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2008) 'Qur'an and Hadith'. In: Winter, Tim, (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 19-32.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2008) 'The Sword Verse Myth [El mito del 'versiculo de la espada]'. In: Peña Marín, Salvador and de Larramendi, Miguel Hernando, (eds.), El Coran ayer y hoy [The Quran Yesterday and Today]. Cordoba: Berenice, pp 307-340.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2006) 'Islam, Religion of the Environment'. In: Cotran, E. and Lau, M., (eds.), Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law. Netherlands: E.J. Brill, pp 403-410.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2006) 'Arabic and Islam'. In: Brown, Keith, (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Oxford: Elsevier, pp 34-37.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2004) 'Islam, Religion of the Environment: the Need for Re-Education and Retraining'. In: Marie, Mamdouth and Sherif, Adel Omar, (eds.), The environment and judiciaries of the Arab world: proceedings of the Arab Chief Justices' Conference and Symposium on the Training of Judges and Other Legal Stakeholders in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Cairo, Egypt, May 29-31, 2004. Cairo: Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, pp 68-83.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (2003) 'Compensation for Homicide in Islamic Shari'a’, in Criminal Justice in Islam: Judicial Procedure in the Shari'a'. In: Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad and Sherif, Adel Omar and Daniels, Kate, (eds.), The Crescent and the Cross: Muslim and Christian Approaches to War and Peace. London: IB Tauris, pp 97-108.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1999) 'Human Rights in Islam and the United Nations Instruments'. In: Cotran, E and Sherif, A, (eds.), Democracy the rule of law and Islam. London: Kluwer Law International, pp 435-453.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1998) 'War and Peace in Islam'. In: Abdel Haleem, Harfiyah, (ed.), The Crescent and the Cross: Muslim and Christian Approaches to War and Peace. Macmillan.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1995) 'Early kalam'. In: Leaman, Oliver and Nasr, S.H., (eds.), The Routledge History of Islamic Philosophy. Routledge.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1995) 'Life and Beyond in the Qur'an'. In: Lewis, Christopher and Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, (eds.), Beyond Death. London: Macmillan Publishing, pp 66-79.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1993) 'Context and Internal Relationships: Keys to Qur'anic Exegesis'. In: Shereef, A. and Hawting, G., (eds.), Approaches to the Qur'an. London: Routledge, pp 71-98.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1993) 'Medical Ethics in Islam'. In: Grubb, A., (ed.), Choices and Decisions in Health Care. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, pp 1-20.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1986) 'The Qur'an'. In: Hawting, G. R., (ed.), Sacred Writings in Oriental and African Religions. London: SOAS, pp 17-22.

Abdel-Haleem, Muhammad (1975) 'Al-Sayyab; a study of his poetry'. In: Ostle, R.C., (ed.), Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Arris & Phillips, pp 69-85.

This list was last generated on Wednesday, 18th July 2018, 17:13 Europe/London.