Difference between revisions of "Kumail Rajani"
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Kumail was born in Mahuva, Gujarat on Sunday, 10th of August 1980/27th of Ramadan 1400. | Kumail was born in Mahuva, Gujarat on Sunday, 10th of August 1980/27th of Ramadan 1400. | ||
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+ | == Scholarly credentials == | ||
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+ | Kumail is trained in the Shi'ite seminary of Qum between 1997-2015. He also taught in the seminary between 2005-2015. | ||
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+ | ==== University ==== | ||
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+ | ===== PhD ===== | ||
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+ | Kumail earned his doctorate from the University of Exeter in 2019. He taugh at[https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/iais/staff/rajani/ IAIS] between 2015-2019. | ||
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+ | ===== Postdoctoral research Fellow ===== | ||
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+ | Kumail is a Postdoctoral research Fellow for [http://www.lawalisi.eu/ LAWALISI] project. | ||
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== Lectures == | == Lectures == | ||
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===== 12 lectures in the month of Ramazan 2020 ===== | ===== 12 lectures in the month of Ramazan 2020 ===== | ||
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− | Senior Citizens Bibi Fatima Zahra Day 2017 in Birmingham | + | Senior Citizens Bibi Fatima Zahra Day 2017 in Birmingham |
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Zainabiyya Day Speech, April 2016 in Hujjat Stanmore London | Zainabiyya Day Speech, April 2016 in Hujjat Stanmore London | ||
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A brief report of Khoja Heritage Tour 2018 | A brief report of Khoja Heritage Tour 2018 | ||
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== Community services == | == Community services == | ||
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== Representative Projects: == | == Representative Projects: == |
Revision as of 12:16, 12 August 2020
Contents
- 1 Birth
- 2 Scholarly credentials
- 3 Lectures
- 3.1 Religious
- 3.2 Academic
- 3.2.1 Karbala in the midst of History and Narrative, AMI Birmingham October 2017
- 3.2.2 CIMS Sunni - Shi'a Scholars Meeting, Topic: The Succession to the Prophet (pbuh), February 2016
- 3.2.3 The Historicity of Dua Nudba and its later Evolution and Development, 4th March 2018
- 3.2.4 Fatima al-Zahra, the Khulafa & Fadak, 26 Feb 2020
- 3.2.5 The Fate of the Khoja Community in British Courts of India, 29 July 2020, Khoja Heritage Propject and MARC
- 3.2.6 Human interpretation of divine laws (Gujarati-French)
- 3.2.7 Crisis & Consolidation: Faith in Development (Gujarati-French)
- 3.2.8 Karbala in the Midst of History and Narrative: Typology of the Genres of Maqatil (Gujarati-French)
- 3.2.9 Hawza & Univeristy: A Critical Asassemnt of the Approaches (Gujarati-French)
- 3.2.10 Shii Hadith: Origins, Development and Challenges (Gujarati-French)
- 3.3 Community
- 4 Community services
- 4.1 Manager of Qum Office of WF 2011-2015
- 4.2 Head of Islamic Education Department of the WF of KSIMC 2014-2017
- 4.3 Joint-Head of Khoja Heritage Project of WF KSIMC 2014-2017
- 4.4 Deputy Head of the Khoja Heritage Project of WF KSIMC 2017-2020
- 4.5 Member of International Centre for Collective Ijtihad
- 4.6 Member of Dar al Ifta' wal Aqaid (The Centre for Decree & Doctrines)
- 5 Representative Projects:
Birth
Kumail was born in Mahuva, Gujarat on Sunday, 10th of August 1980/27th of Ramadan 1400.
Scholarly credentials
Hawza
Kumail is trained in the Shi'ite seminary of Qum between 1997-2015. He also taught in the seminary between 2005-2015.
University
PhD
Kumail earned his doctorate from the University of Exeter in 2019. He taugh atIAIS between 2015-2019.
Postdoctoral research Fellow
Kumail is a Postdoctoral research Fellow for LAWALISI project.
Lectures
Religious
Gujarati
12 days series of Muharram lectures in Dar es Salaam, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJg7ajuwiAs&list=PLXUwOunF2EUtJfKKO8SV-lPISAohgOZh8
Majlis of 15th of Shaban in Reunion, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKxiDh24Ak
Majlis in Paris 2015, Topic: Moderation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLutQKEB-T0
Seminar on Family Life in Islam, Antananarivo 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33kTlnS0mkc
12 lectures in the month of Ramazan 2020
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC
English
Urdu
Muharram lectures in Bujumbura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33kTlnS0mkc
Academic
Karbala in the midst of History and Narrative, AMI Birmingham October 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iu4Q7DOs8Y
CIMS Sunni - Shi'a Scholars Meeting, Topic: The Succession to the Prophet (pbuh), February 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvGz2Ch6Ow
The Historicity of Dua Nudba and its later Evolution and Development, 4th March 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpzz2KanMrs
Fatima al-Zahra, the Khulafa & Fadak, 26 Feb 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCDwcl2C2dc
The Fate of the Khoja Community in British Courts of India, 29 July 2020, Khoja Heritage Propject and MARC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLrdChTa6_I
Human interpretation of divine laws (Gujarati-French)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8vYOUC_u1M&t=2534s
Crisis & Consolidation: Faith in Development (Gujarati-French)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kiQ6y__weQ&t=31s
Karbala in the Midst of History and Narrative: Typology of the Genres of Maqatil (Gujarati-French)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuI3vgre0-A&t=25s
Q & A Karbala in the Midst of History and Narrative: Typology of the Genres of Maqatil (Gujarati-French)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Wu9GcTkZY&t=13s
Hawza & Univeristy: A Critical Asassemnt of the Approaches (Gujarati-French)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My9OiemvHNg&t=1464s
Shii Hadith: Origins, Development and Challenges (Gujarati-French)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aS-CEBf9so&t=1435s
Community
Gujarati
Senior Citizens Bibi Fatima Zahra Day 2017 in Birmingham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvghVdrTUuo
Zainabiyya Day Speech, April 2016 in Hujjat Stanmore London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJE_C0JMCEs
English
A brief report of Khoja Heritage Tour 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKDpa2UGLiQ
Community services
Manager of Qum Office of WF 2011-2015
Head of Islamic Education Department of the WF of KSIMC 2014-2017
(Representative acitvites)
Founder of Ask an Alim Project-WF: http://www.askanalim.org/
Minbar Guidelines-WF-IE
Drafted MANHAJ curriculum for IRE in Kenya
Launched online courses of Shia Studies
Ramadan Qur'anic Word of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSx10hXJ7Y
Muharram: Lesson of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meRUdcPv-rw&index=1&list=PLAyKxtbBJ-98k9tlEagU1AS4tIu38pQpG
Shia Wills
Publishing Islamic Law, translated by Shaykh Mohammed Ali Ismail, project commenced during the headship of Sayyid Ali Raza Naqvi
Joint-Head of Khoja Heritage Project of WF KSIMC 2014-2017
Founder of KhojaPedia: http://khojapedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Convenor or the Khoja Studies Conference, 15-16 December 2016: http://www.khojastudies.org/
Deputy Head of the Khoja Heritage Project of WF KSIMC 2017-2020
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFDGrrvxV6shszu4zz2qX46r88BE245z8
Member of International Centre for Collective Ijtihad
https://www.collectiveijtihad.org/members
Member of Dar al Ifta' wal Aqaid (The Centre for Decree & Doctrines)
Representative Projects:
Entry on Shii Hadith in Oxford Bibliography
Shii Dates Projects
A database illustrating Shiʿi generations of scholars (ṭabaqāt lit. layers) which record their biographical information arranged in a specific order.
Ramadan: Qur'anic Word of the day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSx10hXJ7Y
https://tools.world-federation.org/news/quranic-word-day
Muharram: Lesson of the day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meRUdcPv-rw&index=1&list=PLAyKxtbBJ-98k9tlEagU1AS4tIu38pQpG
Manhaj: A curriculum for Islamic Religious Education
This curriculum encompasses detailed lesson plans for standards 1-8 and forms 1-4, catering to the need of Islamic Religious Education of Kenyan schools.
AIMS OF THE MANHAJ CURRICULUM:
The aims of the MANHAJ curriculum are four-fold:
1) Religious – IRE lessons are expected to promote the religious understanding of Islam, and to acknowledge and respect other religions.
2) Intellectual, physical, and mental wellbeing – IRE lessons are expected to enable students to have a rational understanding of Islam, and to use reason in understanding the Islamic traditions. They are also expected to contribute towards the students’ physical and mental wellbeing, and in turn contribute towards the overall welfare of their nation.
3) Spiritual – IRE lessons are expected to inculcate piety (taqwa: being aware of the presence and expectation of Allah at all times), and to nurture students to become God-conscious individuals in all walks of life.
4) Moral – IRE lessons are expected to promote ethical values, enabling students to become good citizens, and role models in society.
The project was conducted during his term in the role of head of IE at the WF of KSIMC.
Living with the Prophetic Stories, CoEJ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM-Lo9fdT8F_LeTT0b51hoY_-RqeGZJ9R
Eid al-Ghadeer
English (with narration): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbbvqD2jXf0
Gujarati: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDHDww8nJGo
French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Mg2vtqjiE
KhojaPedia
Kumail Rajani is the founder of KhojaPedia, an online encyclopedia of the history, heritage and legacy of the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Community.