Mohammed Rustom Explained

Mohammed Rustom
Birth Name:	Mohammed Rustom
Birth Date:	August 21, 1980
Birth Place:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:	University of Toronto
Notable Works:	Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of 'Ayn al-Qudat

Mohammed Rustom (born 1980) is Full Professor of Islamic thought and global philosophy at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and Director of the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam.^[1] He is also Editor of Equinox Publishing's Global Philosophy series and an Editor of the Library of Arabic Literature. An internationally recognized scholar and philosopher whose works have been translated into a dozen languages, Professor Rustom's research interests include Arabic and Persian Sufi literature, Islamic philosophy, Qur’anic exegesis, translation theory, and cross-cultural philosophy.^[2]

Biography

Rustom was born in 1980 in Toronto and grew up in Richmond Hill, Ontario; his family came to Canada in the 1970s from Tanzania. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 2004 with an Hon. BA in Islamic studies and philosophy, and earned his PhD in Islamic philosophy and Sufi literature from the University of Toronto in 2009. Rustom then took up a position at Carleton University, ^[1] and also served as a Senior Research Fellow at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute from 2017-2020.^[3]

Works

• Journal of Islamic Philosophy: A Special Issue on Mulla Sadra (2010)
• The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra (SUNY Press, 2012) (Winner of Iran's 21st International Book of the Year Prize)^[4]
• In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought (co-ed.) (SUNY Press, 2012)
• Sufi Metafiziği (Nefes, 2014)
• The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (assistant ed.) (HarperOne, 2015)
• The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Islamic Texts Society, 2018)^[5]
• Mysticism and Ethics in Islam (co-ed.) (AUB Press, 2022)
• Journal of Sufi Studies: Special Issue on Sufi Texts in Translation (co-ed.) (Brill, 2022)
• The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism (NYU Press, 2022)
• Islamic Thought and the Art of Translation: Texts and Studies in Honor of William C. Chittick and Sachiko Murata (Brill, 2023)
• From the Divine to the Human: Contemporary Islamic Thinkers on Evil, Suffering, and the Global Pandemic (co-ed.) (Routledge, 2023)
• Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of 'Ayn al-Qudat (SUNY Press, 2023)
• A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy (Equinox, 2025)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Study Quran provides a baseline for understanding Islam . Ottawa Citizen . 1970-01-01 . 2021-01-26.
2. • Web site: Rustom . Mohammed . Author Detail . Renovatio . 2020-07-09 . 2021-01-26.
3. Rustom. Mohammed. Neo-Orientalism and the Study of Islamic Philosophy: An Interview with Professor Mohammed Rustom . Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies . Indiana University Press . 3 . 1 . 2018 . 2470-7066 . 10.2979/jims.3.1.11 . 112.
4. Reviews of The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra:
   • Shaker . Anthony F. . The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society . Cambridge University Press (CUP) . 25 . 3 . 2015 . 1356-1863 . 10.1017/s1356186315000061 . 509–511.
   • Rose . Deighton . The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā . Islamic Science . Center for Islam and Science . 11 . 2 . 2013 . 1929-9443 . 161–164.
   • Faruque . Muhammad U. . Book review: The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā . Journal of Sufi Studies . Brill . 3 . 2 . 2014 . 2210-5948 . 10.1163/22105956-12341272 . 228–230.
   • Meisami, Sayeh, "Review: 'The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā'" (2014). Philosophy Faculty Publications.
   • Burrell. David B.. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra . Modern Theology. 29. 3. 2013. 413–416. 0266-7177. 10.1111/moth.12046. free.
   • Ali. Mukhtar H.. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. American Journal of Islam and Society. 31. 4. 2014. 136–139. 2690-3741. 10.35632/ajis.v31i4.1078. free.
   • Belhaj. Abdessamad. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā by Mohammed Rustom. Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. 6. 3. 2013. 363–365. 2051-557X. 10.1353/isl.2013.0027.
   • Taleb. Ramzi. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. Studia Islamica. 111. 1. 2016. 149–152.
   • Kaukua. Jari. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. Journal of Islamic Studies. 24. 3. 2013. 363–366.
   • Adamson. Peter. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 164. 3. 2012. 833–835.
   • Eshots. Janis. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. Philosophy East and West. 65. 1. 2015. 328–330.
   • Casewit. Yousef. The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra. Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 25. 3. 2014. 399–401. 0959-6410. 10.1080/09596410.2014.886374.
5. Reviews of The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration:
   • Qureshi . Jawad Anwar . Al-Ghazali on the Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration . Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies . Indiana University Press . 4 . 1 . 2019 . 2470-7074 . 107–111.
   • Burrell. David B.. Al‐Ghazali on Condemnation of Pride and Self‐Admiration (Book XXIX of The Revival of the Religious Sciences [Ihya’ Ulum al‐Din]) . The Muslim World. 109. 3. 2019. 466–466. 0027-4909. 10.1111/muwo.12302.