| The Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies presents: Debating Islam at the Court of the Great Mughal on February 22, 2025.
How did Muslims in early modern South Asia debate what constituted correct Muslim practice? This presentation explores the intersection of politics and piety by examining religious debates around the arrival of a Prophetic relic to the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late sixteenth century. SpeakerUsman Hamid (Northwestern University) is a historian of Islam in early modern South Asia with its connections across the Persianate and Indian Ocean worlds. His research explores the devotional and cultural histories of Muslim communities, focusing on the discursive and material expressions of their lived experiences. DiscussantSajjad Nejatie (PhD, University of Toronto) is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Sociology at The University of British Columbia Okanagan. His current research focuses on processes of empire- and state-building in the early modern Persianate world. Registration is required. Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A8jdwK4_Rp-JfXgK-6kDNQ |