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Mustafa Abu Sway

b. 1958

Palestinian Islamic scholar

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About Mustafa Abu Sway

Born 1958. Mustafa Abu Sway is a university teacher and islamicist.

Mustafa Abu Sway (born 1958) is a Palestinian Islamic scholar and the first holder of the Integral Chair for the Study of Al Ghazali's Work at al-Masjid al-Aqsa and al-Quds University in Jerusalem.

Life

Mustafa Abu Sway was born in Amman in 1958. He received his education at Bethlehem University and Boston College in the United States. Abu Sway taught at the International Islamic University in Malaysia and was a visiting Fulbright scholar-in-residence at Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University. He has served as a visiting professor of Islamic Studies at Bard College in New York and as an associate professor of Philosophy and Islamic studies and Director of the Islamic Research Center at al-Quds University. A Senior Fellow of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Mustafa Abu Sway was listed among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2012 and 2020.

Works

Islamic Epistemology: The Case of Al-Ghazali (Kuala Lumpur, 1995) Fatawa Al-Ghazali (ISTAC, 1996) Abraham in the Three Monotheistic Faiths (Jerusalem, 1998) Kitab Al-Tarbiyah Al-Islamiyyah (2001)

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Important facts

Born
1958, Amman
Birth century
Nationality
Palestine
Education
Bethlehem University, Boston College
Employers
Al-Quds University, International Islamic University Malaysia

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mustafa Abu Sway's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mustafa Abu Sway?

Palestinian Islamic scholar

When was Mustafa Abu Sway born?

Mustafa Abu Sway was born in 1958 in Amman.

What is Mustafa Abu Sway's occupation?

Mustafa Abu Sway is a university teacher and islamicist.

What nationality is Mustafa Abu Sway?

Mustafa Abu Sway's recorded nationality: Palestine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mustafa Abu Sway

· Wikidata: Q15436257

· DBpedia: Mustafa Abu Sway

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