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Mohammad Ali Shomali ( fa, ; born 22 December 1965) is a Muslim scholar, academic, philosopher and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. His religious rank is Hujjat al-Islam.

Early life and education

Shomali was born 1965 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. He studied in the religious seminaries of Qom, and also completed a bachelors and masters degree in Western Philosophy from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

. He then received his doctorate in Philosophy from the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. Shomali's thesis was on

ethical relativism Moral relativism or ethical relativism (often reformulated as relativist ethics or relativist morality) is used to describe several philosophical positions concerned with the differences in moral judgments across different peoples and cultures. ...

, and his postdoctoral research was on ethical issues related to life and death.

Posts

Shomali currently holds a number of posts including: * Founding Director at the International Institute for Islamic Studies in

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

. * Head of the

Imam Khomeini's Educational and Research Institute Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute (also Imam Khomeini's Educational and Research Institute , ''Moassesseh-ye Amuzeshi va Pezhuheshi-ye Emam Khomeini'') is a Shia Islamic religious educational institute in Qom, Iran. It was founded in 1 ...

religious department. * Editor-in-chief to the Message of Thaqalayn Journal and the Spiritual Quest Journal. He was the resident

alim Alim (''ʿAlīm'' , also anglicized as ''Aleem'') is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "''All-knowing one''". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "''Servant of the All-Knowing''": Given name * Alim ad-Din A ...

, and director of the Islamic Centre of England in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, from 2014 until 2019.

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.

Co-edited

Catholics-Shi'a Dialogue volumes

He has an active role in the realm of interfaith dialogue between Shiite scholars and Catholic theologians, He has contributed to editing the following books in collaboration with Abbott Timothy Wright and other scholars and theologians, he won Award for Book of the Year in the Special Session Interreligious Dialogue: Islam and Christianity in The 24th World Award for Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran 2017, And also Dr Abbott Timothy Wright won the same Award in 2017. * 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 III : towards a global Abrahamic community (2015)

Protestant-Shi'a Dialogue volumes

* Faith and Modernity: A Muslim-Christian Conversation (2018)

Publications

* ''Mary, Jesus and Christianity: an Islamic Perspective'', 2007 * * * * ''Self Development: Essays on Islamic Spirituality'', 2016 * ''Ethical Relativism: An Analysis of the Foundations of Morality'' * * ''Shi‘a Islam: Origins, Faith & Practices'' 2003 * ''Principles of Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Methodology of Fiqh'' * ''The Image of God in the Qur’an'' * ''Spritual Quest: A Biannual Journal of Ethics and Spirituality'', 2013 * ''God: Existence & Attributes'', 2014 * * * * ''The Second Fatimah: The Spiritual Role of Lady Ma'sumah and a Study of Her Ziyarah'', 2019 * ''Islamic Belief System'', 2020 * * ''Faith and Modernity: A Muslim - Christian Conversation'', 2018 (Co-author) * ''Lessons on Imamah and Wilayah'', 2019 * ''Islamic Plan for Life'', 2020 * * ''Lessons on Islamic Beliefs'', 2020 * ''Unity of God and Unity in God: Wings of Unity Series, Part One'' * ''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

External links

shomali.net Official Page (Lectures &Publications )

BIOGRAPHY OF Mohammad Ali Shomali

Books by Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali

Dr.mohammad-ali-shomali (Lectures &Books &Articles)

Interview with Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali, PLURIEL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shomali, Mohammad Ali Iranian writers Iranian academics 21st-century Iranian philosophers Iranian Shia clerics Iranian Shia scholars of Islam 1965 births Living people People from Tehran Academics of the University of Manchester University of Tehran alumni