The Late Ottoman Ulema, Revolution, Reform and Constitutionalism

The Late Ottoman Ulema, Revolution, Reform and ConstitutionalismInstructor: Dr. Yakoob Ahmed Date times: January 25 March 15, Sundays 10 AM 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time Note: Final course registration is subject to a short application process, the instructor and or AlQasas administration may refuse registration to any individual at their discretion. Course summary: This course serves as an introduction to Dr Yakoob Ahmeds forthcoming monograph with Edinburgh University Press, to be released in Summer 2026 titled

•    Assess the contributions of key historical figures such as Alp Arslan

and its framing of Islam as a problem

The ability to articulate the multifaceted nature of the Sharī’ah

and while attendance registers will not be taken at the start of the classes

The goal is to reignite Sunni political ethics capable of informing a civilizational pole in today’s multipolar world

economic policies

including key events

they would emerge as a Caliphate and be known in history as one of the most powerful Empires in the World

and the boundaries between obedience (ṭāʿa) and disobedience (khurūj or opposition) to the ruler

so please try to attend as much as possible

and participation

and the relationship between agency and international structure