Footsteps of the Prophets Tonight

Footsteps of the Prophets starts tonight!

Our first session of the Footsteps of the Prophets with Dr. Younus Mirza will begin tonight at 6:30 PM.  

Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Room F55

This five session short course will take a close look at the character and lives of key prophets that are found in both the Qur’an and the Bible.  Based in the sacred texts this course will include the ways in which the stories have been brought to lifethrough added details from Hadith literature and folk lore.  The course will also look at how the stories and personalities are presented differently within the Muslimtradition from their representations in Biblical traditions.  Focus will be given to looking at the key traits and lessons we receive for our own lives.

Dr. Younus Y. Mirza

Dr. Younus Y. Mirza is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies atAllegheny College.  He defended his dissertation in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Georgetown University in 2012 and was awarded a Post Doc in Religious Studies at Millsaps College in 2012-13.  His dissertation was on the influential medieval historian and qur’anic exegete Ibn Kathir (d. 1373) whose works have been appropriated by modern Islamic movements.    His current research focuses on the relationship between the Bible and the Qur’an and the shared stories between them. He is a co-author of the book The Bible and the Qur’an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition and has published in various journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, the Journal of Qur’anic Studies and Islam Christian-Muslim Relations. He teaches courses on the Qur’an, Islamic Movements, Biblical and Qur’anic Prophets, Marriage and Sexuality in Islam and Islam and Other Religions.