A Landmark Contribution to Islamic Theology

Dear friends, fellow thinkers, and seekers of knowledge, al-salamu ʿalaykum wa rahmat Allah

We are honoured to share a moment of deep significance with our community.

A doctoral thesis authored by our visionary Founding Dean and most beloved teacher, Dr Badreldeen Ismail, has just been published as a monograph by De Gruyter–Brill, one of the world’s foremost academic publishers. The work, titled Al-Qushayri’s Teleological Theology, marks a landmark contribution to Islamic theology and intellectual history.

Though often remembered primarily for his Sufi legacy, Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri emerges here in his full theological stature. Through a close reading of al-Lumaʿ fi al-iʿtiqad, al-Fusul fi al-usul, and al-Risala, Dr Ismail revisits foundational questions of divine attributes, human-divine relations, and epistemology. His monograph challenges reductive interpretations and offers a compelling new framework for understanding Qushayri’s distinctive theological vision.

This publication is not only a milestone in Dr Ismail’s scholarly journey but also a testament to the kind of principled, rooted, and original research that defines The Classical Institute. It embodies our ethos: scholarship that is rigorous, enduring, and deeply in conversation with the tradition.

Please join us in congratulating Dr Ismail and celebrating this noble achievement.

Best regards,
The Classical Institute