Mohammad Ali Shomali

Mohammad Ali Shomali is a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar, academic, philosopher and theologian. His religious rank is Hujjat al-Islam. He was born 1965 in Tehran, Iran. He is a graduate of the Qom Seminary. He get a BA (1989-1993) and an MA (1994-1996) in Philosophy from the University of Tehran. He get Doctorate in Philosophy (1997-2001) from the University of Manchester. thesis was on ethical relativism. And postdoctoral research was on ethical issues related to life and death.[1][2][3]

Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali
محمدعلى شمالى
Personal
Born1965
Tehran, Iran
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
DenominationTwelver, Shia
Education
  • He graduated from the Qom Seminary
  • B.A. in Western Philosophy, Tehran University, Iran
  • M.A. in Western Philosophy, Tehran University, Iran
  • PhD in Moral Philosophy, The University of Manchester, England
Other namesمحمد علي الشُمالي
Military service
RankHujjat al-Islam
Muslim leader
Websitehttps://shomali.net/

Career

He is the Founding Director of the International Institute for Islamic Studies in Qom, Iran. Head of the Hawza Ilmiyya of England.[4] head of the institute's religious department (Imam Khomeini's Educational and Research Institute). He was the Director of Islamic Centre of England, London. And the editor-in-chief to the Message of Thaqalayn Journal and the Spiritual Quest Journal.[1][2][3]

Works

Shomali is Interested in effective participation through attending or organising interreligious dialogue in UK, in addition to Several countries such as USA, Canada, and several European countries and some of Asian countries.[1][2][3][5]

Co-edited
  • Catholics & Shi'a in Dialogue: (Studies in Theology & Spirituality) (2004 & 2011).
  • Studies in Theology & Spirituality Catholic-Shi'a Engagement: (Reason & Faith in Theory and Practice) (2006 & 2011).
  • A Catholic-Shi‘a Dialogue: (Ethics in Today’s Society) (2008 & 2011).
  • Monks and Muslims: (Monastic and Shi‘a Spirituality in Dialogue) and (Creating Communities of Friendship) (2012 & 2014).

Publications
  • Self-Knowledge.
  • Ethical Relativism: An Analysis of the Foundations of Morality.
  • Discovering Shi‘a Islam.
  • Shi‘a Islam: Origins, Faith & Practices.
  • Principles of Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Methodology of Fiqh.
  • The Image of God in the Qur’an.
  • God: Existence & Attributes.
  • Islamic Bioethics: A General Scheme.
  • Islamic Belief System.
  • Lessons on Islamic Beliefs.
  • Apostle of God.
  • Islam: Doctrines, Practices & Morals.
  • El Sistema de la Creencia Islámica.

Some of his books have been translated and published into several languages.

References
  1. ".:Biography of Dr. Shomali:". www.ic-el.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "Mohammad Ali Shomali". Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. Mosaddeq, Alireza (2015-02-21). "Muḥammad ʻAlī Shomālī". Ijtihad Network. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. "Hawza Ilmiyya of England". www.hawzaengland.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. "islam-today.co.uk/". Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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