Mohamed Elnakep
@mohamedelnakep
lecture of Islamic history, Mansoura University. PhD in Imāmī Shīʿīs at Universität (Göttingen, Hamburg). Member of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO).
What happens when scholarship becomes a family culture? The story of Josef van Ess and his academically accomplished family suggests that intellectual traditions are transmitted not only through books and institutions, but also through homes, languages, habits, and generations.
A wonderful moment at the 15th International Congress for Luther Research in Aarhus, where Professor Volker Leppin was presented with his Festschrift. An inspiring celebration of scholarship, collegiality, and academic exchange.
I’m pleased to see my research continuing to reach readers on Academia.edu across topics ranging from Early Islamic History and Shiʿi Studies to Orientalism, Islamic thought, and Qurʾanic Studies. Every view, download, and citation is an encouragement to keep researching.
Can Esoteric Shiʿism be understood apart from the intellectual world of Late Antiquity? Andræ, Nicholson, Halm, and Amir-Moezzi argue that concepts like the Muḥammadan Light, the cosmic Imam, and emanation should be studied within the broader philosophical context of Late Antiquity.
From McGill Rare Books, an example of kara-lamah: calligraphic practice in the naskh and thuluth styles by Ya‘qut al-Musta‘sami. Arabic Calligraphy 24. In Turkish, kara-lamah means "black writing." Repeatedly writing phrases like "the Prophet said" ("qāla al-nabī").
A rare and valuable manuscript copy of the book “Al-Muktafā fī al-Waqf wa-l-Ibtidāʾ” by the great Qurʾānic scholar Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd al-Dānī (d. 444 AH). lnkd.in/dUVcTD83 #Manuscripts #IslamicStudies #QuranicStudies
I’m pleased to share that my article: “The Evolution of al-Riḍā in the Early Islamic Centuries: A Study of Its Religious Origins and Political Uses” has been published in IJSSHR (March Issue). 🔗 ijsshr.in/v9i3/44.php 📄 ijsshr.in/v9i3/Doc/44.... #IslamicHistory #EarlyIslam #AcademicTwitter
Gold dinar of Harun al-Rashid(هارون الرشيد ), minted in Baghdad, 184 AH (800–801 AD) Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rāshīd[e], or Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī[f] (c. 763 or 766 – 24 March 809) , known as Hārūn al-Rāshīd[g], was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate!
In front of the Pantheon in Rome, where myth meets stone, and grandeur meets time. Nothing reminds us of the eternity of an idea like architecture that has withstood history for centuries. #History #Civilization #Rome
🎓 Today I took part in the Welcome Ceremony for new students at the Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University, attended by Prof. Mohamed Attia El-Bayoumi, Vice President of the University. #MansouraUniversity #FacultyOfArts #HistoryDepartment #NewStudents
Christianity & the Rise of Islam” with Gabriel Said Reynolds and Jack Tannous. Friday, September 5 at 5pm Istanbul time. This event is organized by the ISRME in partnership with the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies. isrme.org/courses/chri...
A rare Arabic manuscript (Egypt) depicting the dissection of a horse, likely dating back to the 15th century AD (9th century AH), demonstrates the progress of Islamic veterinary medicine. The manuscript is famous for its depiction of a horse lying on its back, known as the "al-faras al-mastuh".
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New article on Along the Silk Road! In her latest piece, Bakhtawar Jamil explores the origins, development, and splendour of Ottoman carpet weaving, which attracted not only audiences from across the Islamic world, but also from Europe. Read the full piece here: lnkd.in/ehaBTqGr
This depiction portrays Hulegu Khan and his wife, Doquz Khatun, from a 15th-century manuscript of the “Jami al-tawarikh” ( جامع التواريخ) by Rashid al-Din. Hulegu Khan was a 13th-century Mongol ruler and a grandson of Genghis Khan, who established the Ilkhanate dynasty in Persia.
I’ve received new books from Iran on ḥikmah, the Ishrāqī school, and Shīʿī theology. Many thanks to Mohammadreza Moini.
One of my favorite corners of my library. Each book here is not just ink & paper but a voice from the past, speaking, debating, and opening new horizons. #IslamicStudies #Kalam #Maturidi #IslamicTheology #ResearchLife #HistoryOfIdeas #AcademicTwitter #IslamicThought
Reading history books is not about recalling past events, but about understanding how ideas, societies, and states were formed, how nations faced crises, and how concepts of power and legitimacy evolved. #HistoryMatters #ReadingHistory #HumanCivilization #CriticalThinking
Islamic heritage is not a static past, but a living network of ideas and dialogues that shaped our civilizational consciousness. Every manuscript is a testimony to a mind that thought, questioned, and debated… Here are glimpses from centuries-old texts yet their questions remain alive.
Shahrastānī (d. 1153 CE) not just a historian of sects, he was a cartographer of ideas. He classified religions and doctrines with a rare rational method for his time, tracing each to its intellectual roots despite a charged sectarian climate. #AlMilalWaAlNihal #IslamicThought #IslamicHistory