Organizing Institution: Muslim Litfest Birmingham
Contact email: [email protected]
Start Date: November 5, 2023 (2:00pm)
End Date: November 5, 2023 (3:00pm)
Cost: Free
Website: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/muslimlitfest/1036642?
Birmingham City University – Birmingham – United Kingdom
Discover an insightful event featuring Professor Joel Hayward, a committed Muslim and accomplished scholar. In this session, Professor Hayward challenges conventional narratives about the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) relationship with warfare. He meticulously scrutinizes early Arabic sources, providing an even-handed analysis of Muhammad’s (pbuh) actions and methods within their original 7th-century Arabian context.
The event explores the transformative nature of warfare during Muhammad’s (pbuh) time and the strategic vision he presented to create a necessary and desirable future. Professor Hayward demonstrates that Muhammad (pbuh) was an astute, situationally aware, and self-reflective leader who understood the utility of force in a competitive and conflict-ridden environment. His innovative analysis covers all the raids and campaigns, shedding new light on this critical aspect of the Prophet’s biography.
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Professor Joel Hayward, the Chief Executive of the Cambridge Muslim College, is celebrated as a leading authority in international conflict and strategy, Islamic history, and the Sirah. Acknowledged by Al Khaleej and The National as a distinguished historian, his expertise has been lauded in the academic sphere. His passion lies in Islamic theology and the Prophet’s biography. 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,” listed in both the 2023 and 2024 editions of The Muslim 500. Holding esteemed academic positions worldwide, he has authored eighteen books, notably ‘The Leadership of Muhammad,’ which received the Best International Non-Fiction Book award in 2021. Professor Hayward’s strategic counsel has guided political and military leaders, including Prince William of Wales. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Historical Society. Additionally, he’s a prolific writer in both fiction and Islamic poetry.
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