Jaan Islam
Dr Jaan Islam is both an instructor and former graduate of Mishkah University, and specializes in teaching Seerah and early Islamic history. His PhD in Islamic studies, which he earned at the University of Edinburgh, examines the premodern origins of divine sovereignty in classical Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, exegesis and theology. Starting in July, Dr Islam is also a researcher in Islamic studies at the University of Oxford.
Jaan has published several books and articles in the field of Islamic political thought, including a recent book on Ibn Taymiyyah entitled Islam and the State in Ibn Taymiyya: Translation and Analysis (Routledge 2022). He also specializes in some traditional Islamic sciences, including history, legal theory (usul al-fiqh), and political jurisprudence.