Muhammad al-Faruque
Associate Professor of Library Administration / Middle Eastern Studies Librarian
325 Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
217.244.1692
faruque@illinois.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Previous Position(s)
- 1999 –2003; Middle East Librarian; Stanford University, Stanford, California.
- 1997 –1999; Assistant Professor; Dept. of History and Civilization; International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1997 –1999; Adjunct Professor; Dept. of Library and Information Science; International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1996 –1997; Research Associate; Dept. of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, Canada
- 1995 –1996; Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations; University of Toronto, Canada
- 1994 –1995; Adjunct Professor, Center for Study of Religion; University of Toronto, Canada
- 1985 –1992; Assistant Professor; Islamic History and Culture; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 1980 –1984; Lecturer, then Assistant Professor; Islamic History and Culture; University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Education
- 1993 - Ph.D.; Middle Eastern Studies; University of Toronto, Canada
- 1997 - M.I.St; Information Studies; University of Toronto, Canada
- 1986 - M.A.; Middle Eastern Studies; University of Toronto, Canada
- 1978 - M.A.; Islamic History and Culture; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 1977 - B.A. (Honors); Islamic History and Culture; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards and Distinctions
Grants Awarded
- Commonwealth Scholarship (1985-1990)
- Dhaka University Merit Scholarship (1974-78)
Recent Publications
Articles
- “Dictionaries – Asian – Middle East” in Guide to Reference Sources, 12th edition by the American Library Association (online version, 2008).
- “Emigration” in the Encyclopedia of the Qur’an, Leiden: Brill, 2002; vol. II: 18-23.
- “Emigrants and Helpers” in the Encyclopedia of the Qur’an, Leiden: Brill, 2002; vol. II: 14-18.
- “Sources on Islamic Family Law: An Introductory Essay.” Canadian Law Libraries 22, no. 2: 50-54.22/ii (1997), 50-54.
- “Jizya in Early Islam.” (A revised and edited version of the article published in 1987). Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture, edited by Mohamed Taher (New Delhi: Anmal Publications, 1997), vol. VIII: Studies in Islamic Economics, pp. 107-119.
- With Maria Subtelny. “Annemarie Schimmel Bibliography.” Annemarie Schimmel Festschrift = Journal of Turkish Studies, (Harvard University), 18(1994), v-xxi.
- “Some Aspects of Muslim Revivalist Movements in India during the Eighteenth Century: The Activities of Shah Wali Allah of Delhi.” Islamic Culture, 63/iii(1989), 19-41.
- “The Mongol Conquest of Baghdad: Medieval Accounts and their Modern Assessments.” The Islamic Quarterly, 32(1988), 194-206.
- “Bernard Lewis’ The Muslim Discovery of Europe in the Eyes of the Reviewers.” Islamic Studies, 27(1988), 329-338.
- “Jizya in Early Islam: Theory and Practice.” Islamic Culture, 61(1987), 55-72.
- “The Development of the Institution of Madrasa and the Nizamiyyah of Baghdad.” Isalmic Studies, 26(1987), 253-263.
- “The Revolt of ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Ash‘th: Its Nature and Causes.” Islamic Studies, 25(1986), 289-304.
- “Islame Bhumi Bebostha” (Land Tenure in Early Islam), in Bengali, Dhaka University Studies [Dhaka Bishwabhiddaloy Potrika], 22 (1985), 165-185.
- “Khilafat Yuge Muslim Shikhma Bebostha: Kromobikasher Dhara,” (Muslim Education During the Middle Ages: Trends of Development), in Bengali, Chittagong University Studies, 5-6, pt. 1(1983), 117-144.
Other Publications
BOOK REVIEWS:
- Ron Geaves, Key Words in Islam (Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2006), forthcoming in MELA Notes, Journal of Middle East Librarians Association.
- The Qur'an: Style and Contents ed. by Andrew Reippin (Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate, 2001), Al-Masaq: Islam and the Medieval Mediterranean, 16/ii (2004), 267-270.
- Chase F. Robinson, Empire and Elites after the Muslim Conquest: the Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 37/ii (June 2004), 259-260.
- Michael Brett, The Rise of the Fatimids: The World of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Fourth Century of Hijra, Tenth Century CE. (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2001), Al-Masaq: Islam and the Medieval Mediterranean, 16/i (2004), 184-186.
- Encyclopedia of Iranica, Ed. by Ehsan Yar Shater, vol. 9, fascicles i-iii. (New York: Persian Heritage Foundation), (MELA Notes, Journal of Middle East Librarians Association, 70-71 (2001), 23-25.
- Sherman Jackson, Islamic Law and the State: The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Shihab al Din al-Qarafi (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1996), The Muslim World Book Review, 21/i (2000), 15-17.
- Amikam Elad, Medieval Jerusalem and Islamic Worship: Holy Places, Ceremonies, Pilgrimage (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), The Muslim World Book Review, 18/i(1997), 43-45.
- Francis E. Peters, Mecca, A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994), The Muslim World Book Review, 18/i (1997), 45-48.
- Michael Lecker, Muslims, Jews and Pagans: Studies in Early Islamic Medina (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), The Muslim World Book Review, 18/ii (1998), 23-25.
- Robert B. Serjeant et al., (eds.), New Arabian Studies, vol. 1(1993), vol. 2 (1994), (Exeter: University of Exeter Press), The Muslim World Book Review, 18/ii (1998), 257-59.
- Michael Chamberlain, Knowledge and Social Practice in Medieval Damascus, 1190-1350 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994), Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 31 (1997), 85-86.
- E. van Donzel (ed.), Islamic Desk Reference (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994), The Muslim World Book Review,17/iv(1997), 18.
- Farhad Daftary, The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma‘ilis (London: I. B. Tauris, 1994), The Muslim World Book Review, 17/ii (1997), 39-41.
- Michel Chodkiewicz, Seal of the Saints: Prophethood and Sainthood in the Doctrine of Ibn ‘Arabi (Cambridge: Islamic Text Society, 1993), The Muslim World Book Review, 16/iv (1996), 27-29.
- Rika Gyselen (ed.), Circulation des Monnaire, des Marchandises et des Biens (Leuven: E. Peeters, 1993), Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 29 (1995), 89-90.
- Roger Allen, A Period of Time: A Study and Translation of Hadith ‘Isa ibn Hisham by al Muwaylihi (Reading: Ithaca Press, 1992), The Muslim World Book Review, 15/iii (1995), 62-63.
- Norman Calder, Studies in Early Muslim Jurisprudence (Oxford: Oxford University press, 1993), The Muslim World Book Review, 15/i (1994), 11-15.
- S. Hirtenstein & M. Tiernan (eds.), Muhyiddin ibn ‘Arabi (AD1165-1240) (Dorset: Element Book Ltd., 1992), The Muslim World Book Review, 14/iv (1994), 11-12.
- Bernard G. Weiss, The Search for God’s Law: Islamic Jurisprudence in the Writings of Sayf al Din al Amidi (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1992), The Muslim World Book Review, 14/iv (1994), 9-11.
- Ghazali, The Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God. Al-Maqsad al-asna fi sharh asma’ Allah al husna, translated by David B. Burrell & Nazih Daher (Cambridge: The Islamic Text Society, 1992), The Muslim World Book Review, 14/iii (1994), 16-18.
- Alan Jones (ed.), Arabicus Felix Luminosus Britannicus. Essays in Honour of A.F.L. Beeston on His Eightieth Birthday (Reading: Ithaca Press, 1991), The Muslim World Book Review, 14/ii (1994), 52-55.
- Jashua Blau & Stefan C. Reif (eds.), Genizah Research After Ninety Years: The Case of Judeo-Arabic (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), The Muslim World Book Review, 14/ii (1994), 40-41.
- Musallam al-Lahji, The Sira of Imam Ahmad ibn Yahya al Nasir li-Din Allah, ed. by W. Madelung, (Reading: Ithaca Press, 1990), The Muslim World Book Review, 14/i (1993). 10-12.
- R. B. Serjeant & R. L. Bidwell (eds.), Arabian Studies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), The Muslim World Book Review, 13/iii (1993), 37-40.
- S. Seikaly et al. (eds.), Quest for Understanding: Arabic and Islamic Studies in Memory of Malcolm H. Kerr (Beirut: American University, 1991), The Muslim World Book Review, 13/iii (1993), 37-40.
- Wael B. Hallaq & Donald P. Little (eds.), Islamic Studies Presented to Charles J. Adams (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1991), The Muslim World Book Review, 12/iv (1992), 4-6.
- K.N. Chaudhury, Asia Before Europe: Economy and Civilization of the Indian Ocean from the Rise of Islam to 1750 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), The Muslim World Book Review, 12/ii (1992), 39-43.
- Bernard Lewis, Race and Slavery in the Middle East (Oxford University Press, 1990), The Muslim World Book Review, 12/ii (1992), 36-39.
- George Makdisi, The Rise of Humanism in Classical Islam and the West with Special Reference to Scholasticism (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1990), The Muslim World Book Review, 12/i (1991), 26-29.
- André Clot, Harun al-Rashid and the World of Thousand and One Nights (London: Saqi Books, 1989), The Muslim World Book Review, 11/iv(1991), 22-24.
- B. Manz, The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989), The Muslim World Book Review, 11/iii (1991), 30-31.
- R. B. Pridham (ed.), The Arab Gulf and the Arab World (London: Croom Helm, 1988), The Muslim World Book Review, 10/ii (1989), 41-45.
- B. Weiss and A. Green, A Survey of Arab History (Cairo: American University of Cairo Press, 1985), The Muslim World Book Review, 9/i (1988), 39.
- R. Olson (ed.), Islamic and Middle Eastern Societies (Vermont: Amana Books, 1987), The Muslim World Book Review, 10/i (1989), 41-45.
Editorial Work
- al-Faruque, Muhammad. AAMES Newsletter (the newsletter of the Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section of the ACRL/American Library Association), 2005- 2006.
- al-Faruque, Muhammad. Iqra (the quarterly magazine of the South Bay Islamic Association, San Jose, CA) 2000-2003
Recent Presentations
- "Visiting Upper Volga with Ibn Fadlan: Commerce, Commodities, and Religion in ‘Abbasid Foreign Relations during the Early 10th Century." University of Illinois, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Brown Bag Lecture, November 18, 2008.
- “Islamic Sites in Cairo and Damascus: A Visitor’s Observations.” University of Illinois, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Brown Bag Lecture, October 7, 2008.
- “Ibn Fadlan’s Mission to the Upper Volga Region: Rereading Abbasid History in the 21st Century.” Invited lecture at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, University of Dhaka; April 17, 2008.
- “Qur'anic Formula for Building an Ideal Society.” Invited lecture at the Hamdard Foundation, Dhaka (Bangladesh); March 31, 2008
- “Qur’anic Law and the Shari‘ah Law.” Invited lecture at the National Press Club, Dhaka (Bangladesh); March 22, 2008.
- “Manara in Mosque Architecture: Historical Development and Social Meaning.” Invited lecture at the Central Illinois Mosques and Islamic Center, Urbana IL; April 2004
- “Libraries in the Islamic World: Historical Development.” Invited lecture at the Central Illinois Mosques and Islamic Center, Urbana IL; December 2003.
* all invited
Professional Service
AAMES (Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
- Chair, 2007-2008
- Vice Chair, 2006-2007
- Chair of the Publications Committee (2005-2006)
- Editor of the AAMES Newsletter (2005-2006)
Middle East Librarians Association
- Chair of the David H. Partington Award Committee (2005/2006)
- Member of the David H. Partington Award Committee (2004/2005)
- Member of the Committee on Cataloging (2004/2005-present)
- Member of the Research and Publication Committee (2007-present)
More Information
CONFERENCE PAPERS:
- “A New Economic Model for Turkey: View from the Above.” Guest Speaker at the Milli Eknonomi Modeli Kongresi, Istanbul (Turkey), November 26-27, 2005. Abstract at Uluslararası Milli Ekonomi Modeli Kongresi: Tebliğler, Istanbul (2005), pp. 215-218; also at http://www.milliekonomimodeli.com/index.php?icerikno=27.
- Organized a panel on the “‘Abbasid Economic History” and presented a paper entitled: “The Declining Agriculture and the Economy of the ‘Abbasid Caliphate During the 4th/10th century” at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, 2001, San Francisco, California.
- “Abbasid Mission to Volga Bulgars: Was it a Religious or a Trade Mission?” Paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, 2000, Orlando, Florida.
- “Shura as a Political Institution During the Early History of Islam.” Paper presented at the “Symposium on the Islamic Political Process”, International Islamic University, Malaysia in October 1998.
- “ ‘According to the customary practice of merchants.’ Hananfi Flexibility for Trade and Traders: Mudaraba as a Commercial Tool.” Paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, 1994, Phoenix, Arizona.
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