Mohammed Rustom
Mohammed Rustom is Professor of Islamic Thought and Global Philosophy at Carleton University and Executive Director of the Tokat Institute. He has been the recipient of numerous academic distinctions and awards, including the Ibn ‘Arabi Society Latina’s Tarjuman Prize, a Templeton Foundation Global Philosophy of Religion grant, the IIS Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship, Iran’s World Prize for the Book of the Year, and Senior Fellowships from the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute’s Library of Arabic Literature and Humanities Research Fellowship programs.
An internationally recognized scholar and philosopher whose writings have been translated into more than ten languages, Professor Rustom has published over fifteen books and one hundred articles in the fields of Islamic philosophy, Arabic and Persian Sufi literature, Quranic studies, contemporary Islamic thought, translation theory, and cross-cultural philosophy. His scholarship is distinguished by its ability to bridge classical Islamic intellectual traditions and contemporary philosophical concerns while remaining deeply rooted in the textual and spiritual heritage of Islam.
He is the author of The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā (SUNY Press, 2012), co-editor of The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (HarperOne, 2015), and translator of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī’s The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Islamic Texts Society, 2018; 2nd edition, 2024).
His more recent works include Islamic Thought and the Art of Translation (Brill, 2022), The Essence of Reality (NYU Press, 2023), Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt (SUNY Press, 2023), and A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy (Equinox, 2025).
Professor Rustom is also Editor-in-Chief of Studies in Islamic Thought (Brill), Editor-in-Chief of Islamic Intellectual Traditions (Brill), Co-Editor of Brill’s Islamic History and Civilization series, Editor of Equinox’s Global Philosophy series, and General Editor of the Tokat Library of Islamic Classics (SUNY Press).
At the Tokat Institute, Professor Rustom’s teaching combines philosophical rigor with intellectual complexity, guiding students into sustained engagement with the metaphysical, spiritual, and literary dimensions of the Islamic intellectual tradition.
