Organizing Institution: Golden Threads
Contact email: [email protected]
Start Date: July 20, 2024 (2:00pm)
End Date: July 20, 2024 (6:00pm GMT+1)
Cost: £9.92
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-life-leadership-of-muhammad-with-professor-joel-hayward-tickets-927551901707?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
The Maqam Centre – London – United Kingdom
An-Nisa Society & Golden Threads are pleased to announce our forthcoming event with Professor Joel Hayward on Learning from History: The Life & Leadership of Muhammad.
Professor Joel Hayward will explain how the objective critique of historical sources is central to understanding the life of the Prophet.
Please note: This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Part 2 takes place on Sunday 18 August- booking details will be available after the first session.
About Professor Joel Hayward
Professor Joel Hayward, ZDaF BA MA Hons PhD FRSA FRHistS, is a New Zealand-born British scholar and author who serves as Chief Executive of the Cambridge Muslim College.
The daily newspaper Al Khaleej called him “a world authority on international conflict and strategy”. The National newspaper called him “eminent” and a “distinguished historian of warfare and military strategy”. Kirkus Reviews said that he “is undeniably one of academia’s most visible Islamic thinkers”.
He is considered to be one of “the world’s five hundred most influential Muslims,” with his listing in both the 2023 and 2024 editions of The Muslim 500 noting that “he weaves together classical Islamic knowledge and methodologies and the source-critical Western historical method to make innovative yet carefully reasoned sense of complex historical issues that are still important in today’s world.”
With the title of Shaykh, Hayward has earned ijazat (teaching authorisations) in several Islamic sciences. ‘Aqidah (Islamic theology) and Sirah (the Prophet’s biography) are his main interests. He has held various academic leadership posts, including Director of the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University (UAE), Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (also at Khalifa University), Head of Air Power Studies at King’s College London, and Dean of the Royal Air Force College (both UK).
He is the author or editor of eighteen books and major monographs and dozens of peer-reviewed articles, mainly in the fields of strategic studies, the Islamic ethics of war and conflict, the Sirah of the Holy Prophet, and both Islamic and western history.
Professor Hayward’s recent books include Warfare in the Qur’an (2012), War is Deceit: An Analysis of a Contentious Hadith on the Morality of Military Deception (2017), Civilian Immunity in Foundational Islamic Strategic Thought: A Historical Enquiry (2019), and The Leadership of Muhammad: A Historical Reconstruction. The latter won the prestigious prize of “Best International Non-Fiction Book” at the 2021 Sharjah International Book Awards. His newest book is The Warrior Prophet: Muhammad and War (2022), which has received widespread praise from reviewers.
An-Nisa Society
Set up in 1985 An-Nisa Society’s works to build a world in balance and harmony where the family and individuals are nurtured and achieve their full potential. Dedicated to strengthening communities & promoting a healthy society and have led on issues such as British Muslim identity, Islamophobia & faith-based services. Arts & heritage.
Golden Threads
Founded in 2020, Golden Threads is a project to explore and document shared histories across the Muslim world and beyond. Golden Threads hosts regular events with award-winning authors, academics and storytellers.
Golden Threads blog- www.goldenthreads.uk
Golden Threads YouTube Channel – Golden Threads @goldenthreads5249
With thanks to the Maqam Centre for facilitating and supporting for this event.
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