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ESSENTIAL WRITINGS – ISMAIL AL FARUQI
Selected and edited by Imtiyaz Yusuf
Foreword by Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Reviewed by John L. Esposito
Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf is currently non-Resident Research Fellow at the Center for Contemporary Islamic World (CICW), Shenandoah University, Leesburg, USA.
Formerly, he was an Associate Professor and the Coordinator for the Islamization of Knowledge Program and also the Islam and Buddhism Program at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC-IIUM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Yusuf specializes in the study of Religion with a focus on Muslim-Buddhist relations and dialogue, Islam in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Dr. Yusuf 鈥榮 recent publications are: Imtiyaz Yusuf and Pham Thuy Quynh, 鈥淏ridging Tradition and Modernity in Thai Islam: The Political And Religious Roles Of Surin Pitsuwan (Abdul Halim)鈥� Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) 28 (2023) 1:119-42; “N奴r Mu岣mmad墨, Muhammadan Light, and Amit膩bha/Amida Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light – A Muslim’s Comparative Theological Perspective” Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 42, October 2022, p. 347-358(Scopus and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed); 鈥淢uslims as Thailand’s Largest Religious Minority鈥� in Routledge Handbook of Islam in Southeast Asia edited by Syed Muhammad Khairudin Aljunied (London: Routledge, 2022) pp. 234-249; 鈥淏uilding Muslim-Buddhist Understanding: The Parallels of Taqwa/Allah Consciousness in the Qur’an and Satipatthana/Mindfulness in Anapanasati Sutta鈥� in Overcoming Orientalism – Essays in Honor of John L. Esposito edited by Tamara Sonn (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021) pp. 173-190; 鈥淚slamic Theology of Religious Pluralism: Building Islam-Buddhism Understanding鈥� in Pluralism in Islamic Contexts – Ethics, Politics and Modern Challenges edited by Mohammed Hashas, (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021) pp. 201-219; Essential Writings Ismail Al Faruqi (Kuala Lumpur: Center for Islam in the Contemporary World at Shenandoah University, USA and Islamic Book Trust, Malaysia, 2021); 鈥淎 Muslim鈥檚 Reflections on Saddharamapundariksutra鈥擳he Lotus Sutra鈥� in Buddhist-Christian Studies 40 (2020) pp. 79 鈥�104 (Scopus and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed).