Muslims and Decolonial Thought
Muslims and Decolonial Thought
A working command of the vocabulary of Islamic metaphysics — wujūd, māhiyya, the gradation of being — used precisely, not loosely.
The capacity to read primary texts of Ibn Sīnā and Mullā Ṣadrā with comprehension rather than reverence alone.
An understanding of why the tradition treats metaphysics as the science of realities — and what that claim asks of the knower.
Direct exchange with Professor Nasr in open Q&A after every session — the part no book can replace.
Syed Farid Alatas is one of the leading contemporary sociologists working on Islamic thought, social theory, and the decolonization of knowledge. His scholarship has been especially influential in recovering non-Western intellectual traditions as sources of social theory and in challenging Eurocentric assumptions within the humanities and social sciences. Through his work on Ibn Khaldun, religion, and alternative sociological traditions, Professor Alatas has helped advance global conversations on knowledge production, civilizational dialogue, and the future of the social sciences.
