Mohammad Faghfoory

Mohammad Hassan Faghfoory is an Iranian-American Islamic scholar and professor of Islamic studies at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Biography Faghfoory obtained advanced degrees in history and Middle East studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as well as a Master's and a PhD in political science and Middle East studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He previously taught at the University of Tehran and served as a visiting scholar at University of California, Los Angeles. He was an adjunct professor of Middle East History at University of Mary Washington and served as an Islamic Manuscripts Specialist at Princeton University, and at the Library of Congress. He serves as a professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University and the director of the M.A. in Islamic Studies program.

Works Faghfoory is the author of twelve books, as well as several book chapters and scholarly articles.

As Translator Kernel of the Kernel: Concerning the Wayfaring and Spiritual Journey of the People of Intellect (2003) The Path of Worshippers to the Paradise of the Lord of the Worlds: Minhaj Al-Abidin Ila Jannat Rabb Al-Alamin (2012) Life After Death, Resurrection, Judgment and the Final Destiny of the Soul: Volume 1 by Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Tihrani (2015)

As Editor Beacon of Knowledge: Essays in Honor of Seyyed Hossein Nasr (2003) Voices of Three Generations: Essays in Honor of Seyyed Hossein Nasr (2019)