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Jonathan A. C. Brown

January 01, 1970

Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown[1], born August 7, 1977, is a university academic and American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has served as an associate professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He holds the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University.[2]

Jonathan A.C. Brown
Brown in 2018
Born (1977-08-09) August 9, 1977 (age 46)
Washington, D.C., United States
Alma materGeorgetown University (B.A.)
University of Chicago (Ph.D.)
SpouseLaila Al-Arian
Scientific career
InstitutionsGeorgetown University (2010-)
University of Washington (2006-2010)
Thesis The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: the Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon  (2006)
Doctoral advisorWadad Kadi
Websitedrjonathanbrown.com

Background and education edit

Brown was born in Washington, DC. He was raised as an Episcopalian. In 1997 while he was in college, prior to his 20th birthday, he converted to Islam.[3] Brown is Sunni and follows the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence.[4] Brown graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2000 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., studied Arabic for a year at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the American University of Cairo, and completed his doctorate in Islamic thought at the University of Chicago in 2006.

Family edit

Jonathan is married to Laila Al-Arian, an American broadcast journalist for the Al Jazeera Media Network. Al-Arian's father, Sami Al-Arian, is a Kuwaiti-born political activist who was deported from the U.S. to Turkey.[5]

Career edit

From 2006 to 2010 he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he was awarded tenure. He then gave up tenure to move to Georgetown in 2010. After serving as an assistant professor he was granted tenure again in 2012, teaching Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Understanding in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[6][7] He is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[8]

Brown served as the director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding till 2019.[9]

Publications and speeches edit

Brown has published work on Hadith, Islamic law, Sufism, Arabic lexical theory and Pre-Islamic poetry and is currently focused on the history of forgery and historical criticism in Islamic civilization and modern conflicts between late Sunni Traditionalism and Salafism in Islamic Thought.[10]

Misquoting Muhammad (book) edit

In his book Misquoting Muhammad, Brown argues that the “depth and breadth” of the early Muslim scholars’ achievement in assessing the authenticity of sayings and texts “dwarfed” that of the fathers of the Christian church.[11] The book received a number of positive reviews,[12][13][14] and was named as one of the top books on religion of 2014 by The Independent.[15] One review of the book in a Catholic journal praised the book calling it "generous to a fault when it comes to remarks about Christianity."[16]

Writings on slavery edit

In a 2017 article, Brown stated that "the term ‘slavery’ is so ambiguous as to be functionally useless for the purposes of discussing extreme domination and exploitation across history," especially in the context of Islamic history. Brown wrote that the current understanding of "slavery" is defined primarily in terms of legal ownership and violations of autonomy. According to Brown, this understanding does not accurately reflect the way slavery was practiced in many times and places in the Islamic world. For example, some enslaved Ottoman officials held authority over free people, while some forms of extreme exploitation happened to legally free persons.[17] Brown writes that while slavery's evil "is so morally clear and so widely acknowledged", and that it is the "Hitler of human practices",[18] he also wishes to challenge the current understanding of slavery.[17]

A lecture presenting this article,[19] and in particular comments Brown made during the Q&A session, sparked criticism from a number of commentators, some of whom accused Brown of supporting slavery and rape.[20][21][22] In addition, some liberal scholars of Islam criticized Brown for relativizing the concepts of slavery, human autonomy, and consent, and took issue with his suggestion that Muslims cannot view all historical forms of slavery to be immoral since the Islamic prophet Muhammad had owned slaves.[20]

In response, Brown wrote on Twitter, "Islam as a faith and I as a person condemn slavery, rape and concubinage."[20][23] In a subsequent essay and interview Brown elaborated his views and apologized for having addressed the subject too cerebrally, adding that members of the alt-right had bombarded him and his family with threats of death and rape over the controversy.[20][24]

Bibliography edit

Books authored

  • Islam and Blackness, Oneworld Publications, 2022 | 416 p | ISBN 978-0861544844
  • Slavery and Islam, Oneworld Publications, 2019 | 448 p | ISBN 978-1786076359
  • Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy, Oneworld Publications, 2014 | 384 p | ISBN 978-1780744209
  • Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2011 | 160 p | ISBN 978-0199559282
  • Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World, Oneworld Publications, Foundations of Islam series, 2009 | 320 p | ISBN 978-1851686636
  • The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon, Brill Publishers, 2007 | 434 p | ISBN 978-9004158399

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_UB0W820qY (initials at 1:17:30)
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. ^ Ahsen Utku (2010-08-18). "Jonathan Brown on Being Inspired by Prophet Muhammad". LastProphet.info. LastProphet.info. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ Brown, Jonathan (18 June 2016). . Al-Madina Institute. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ Jodie Tillman, Ex-USF professor Sami al-Arian deported to Turkey November 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Tampabay.com, February 5, 2015.
  6. ^ (PDF). 18.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  7. ^ Knight, Michael Muhammad (2014-12-12). "Book review: 'The Lives of Muhammad,' by Kecia Ali and 'Misquoting Muhammad,' by Jonathan A.C. Brown". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  8. ^ "Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  9. ^ Faculty, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
  10. ^ . Patheos.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  11. ^ "Islam and hadiths: Sifting and combing". The Economist. 28 Oct 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ^ Karen Armstrong (2014-08-10). . The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  13. ^ Muhammad, Michael (2014-12-12). "Book review: 'The Lives of Muhammad,' by Kecia Ali and 'Misquoting Muhammad,' by Jonathan A.C. Brown". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  14. ^ Mona Siddiqui (2014-08-07). "Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy by Jonathan A C Brown, book review | Reviews | Culture". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  15. ^ Marcus Tanner (2014-12-12). "Books of the year 2014: The best books on religion | Features | Culture". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  16. ^ Damian Howard SJ (2015-04-17). "Misquoting Muhammad. The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy". Thinking Faith. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  17. ^ a b Brown, Jonathon A.C.; Ali, Abdullah Hamid (Feb 7, 2017). . Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019."Slavery and Islam – Part 1: The Problem of Slavery" (PDF).
  18. ^ Brown, Jonathon A.C.; Ali, Abdullah Hamid (Feb 7, 2017). "Slavery and Islam – Part 1: The Problem of Slavery" (PDF). p. 18. Retrieved 30 April 2019. Slavery is the ideal example to invoke because its evil is so morally clear and so widely acknowledged. Who would defend slavery? It is the Hitler of human practices. Yet despite all its power, the word "slavery" is rarely defined.
  19. ^ "Dr. Jonathan AC Brown - Islam and the Problem of Slavery | IIITMedia". youtube.com. 9 February 2017.
  20. ^ a b c d Valerie Strauss (Feb 17, 2017). "Georgetown professor under fire for lecture about slavery and Islam". Washington Post.
  21. ^ Rod Dreher (Feb 11, 2017). "Georgetown Prof Defends Islamic Slavery". The American Conservative.
  22. ^ MICHAEL LUCIANO (Feb 10, 2017). "Islamic Studies Professor On Whether Rape and Slavery Are Wrong: It Depends". The Daily Banter.
  23. ^ Jonathan AC Brown [@JonathanACBrown] (February 11, 2017). "Islam as a faith and I as a person condemn slavery, rape and concubinage" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Jonathan AC Brown (2017-02-16). "Apology without Apologetics". Muslim Matters. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

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Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown 1 born August 7 1977 is a university academic and American scholar of Islamic studies Since 2012 he has served as an associate professor at Georgetown University s Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service He holds the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University 2 Jonathan A C BrownBrown in 2018Born 1977 08 09 August 9 1977 age 46 Washington D C United StatesAlma materGeorgetown University B A University of Chicago Ph D SpouseLaila Al ArianScientific careerInstitutionsGeorgetown University 2010 University of Washington 2006 2010 ThesisThe Canonization of al Bukhari and Muslim the Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon 2006 Doctoral advisorWadad KadiWebsitedrjonathanbrown wbr com Contents 1 Background and education 2 Family 3 Career 4 Publications and speeches 4 1 Misquoting Muhammad book 4 2 Writings on slavery 5 Bibliography 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground and education editBrown was born in Washington DC He was raised as an Episcopalian In 1997 while he was in college prior to his 20th birthday he converted to Islam 3 Brown is Sunni and follows the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence 4 Brown graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2000 from Georgetown University in Washington D C studied Arabic for a year at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the American University of Cairo and completed his doctorate in Islamic thought at the University of Chicago in 2006 Family editJonathan is married to Laila Al Arian an American broadcast journalist for the Al Jazeera Media Network Al Arian s father Sami Al Arian is a Kuwaiti born political activist who was deported from the U S to Turkey 5 Career editFrom 2006 to 2010 he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington in Seattle where he was awarded tenure He then gave up tenure to move to Georgetown in 2010 After serving as an assistant professor he was granted tenure again in 2012 teaching Islamic Studies and Muslim Christian Understanding in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University 6 7 He is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations 8 Brown served as the director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding till 2019 9 Publications and speeches editBrown has published work on Hadith Islamic law Sufism Arabic lexical theory and Pre Islamic poetry and is currently focused on the history of forgery and historical criticism in Islamic civilization and modern conflicts between late Sunni Traditionalism and Salafism in Islamic Thought 10 Misquoting Muhammad book edit In his book Misquoting Muhammad Brown argues that the depth and breadth of the early Muslim scholars achievement in assessing the authenticity of sayings and texts dwarfed that of the fathers of the Christian church 11 The book received a number of positive reviews 12 13 14 and was named as one of the top books on religion of 2014 by The Independent 15 One review of the book in a Catholic journal praised the book calling it generous to a fault when it comes to remarks about Christianity 16 Writings on slavery edit In a 2017 article Brown stated that the term slavery is so ambiguous as to be functionally useless for the purposes of discussing extreme domination and exploitation across history especially in the context of Islamic history Brown wrote that the current understanding of slavery is defined primarily in terms of legal ownership and violations of autonomy According to Brown this understanding does not accurately reflect the way slavery was practiced in many times and places in the Islamic world For example some enslaved Ottoman officials held authority over free people while some forms of extreme exploitation happened to legally free persons 17 Brown writes that while slavery s evil is so morally clear and so widely acknowledged and that it is the Hitler of human practices 18 he also wishes to challenge the current understanding of slavery 17 A lecture presenting this article 19 and in particular comments Brown made during the Q amp A session sparked criticism from a number of commentators some of whom accused Brown of supporting slavery and rape 20 21 22 In addition some liberal scholars of Islam criticized Brown for relativizing the concepts of slavery human autonomy and consent and took issue with his suggestion that Muslims cannot view all historical forms of slavery to be immoral since the Islamic prophet Muhammad had owned slaves 20 In response Brown wrote on Twitter Islam as a faith and I as a person condemn slavery rape and concubinage 20 23 In a subsequent essay and interview Brown elaborated his views and apologized for having addressed the subject too cerebrally adding that members of the alt right had bombarded him and his family with threats of death and rape over the controversy 20 24 Bibliography editBooks authored Islam and Blackness Oneworld Publications 2022 416 p ISBN 978 0861544844 Slavery and Islam Oneworld Publications 2019 448 p ISBN 978 1786076359 Misquoting Muhammad The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet s Legacy Oneworld Publications 2014 384 p ISBN 978 1780744209 Muhammad A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press 2011 160 p ISBN 978 0199559282 Hadith Muhammad s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World Oneworld Publications Foundations of Islam series 2009 320 p ISBN 978 1851686636 The Canonization of al Bukhari and Muslim The Formation and Function of the Sunni Ḥadith Canon Brill Publishers 2007 434 p ISBN 978 9004158399See also editYasir Qadhi Dalia Mogahed Omar Suleiman Hamza Yusuf Shabir Ally Suhaib WebbReferences edit https www youtube com watch v c UB0W820qY initials at 1 17 30 Oneworld Publications Hadith by Jonathan A C Brown Archived from the original on 2019 04 13 Retrieved 2018 01 22 Ahsen Utku 2010 08 18 Jonathan Brown on Being Inspired by Prophet Muhammad LastProphet info LastProphet info Retrieved 8 October 2013 Brown Jonathan 18 June 2016 The Shariah Homosexuality amp Safeguarding Each Other s Rights in a Pluralist Society ImanWire Al Madina Institute Archived from the original on 31 July 2016 Retrieved 12 February 2017 Jodie Tillman Ex USF professor Sami al Arian deported to Turkey Archived November 8 2020 at the Wayback Machine Tampabay com February 5 2015 Johnathan A C Brown CV PDF 18 georgetown edu Archived from the original PDF on 2016 09 08 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Knight Michael Muhammad 2014 12 12 Book review The Lives of Muhammad by Kecia Ali and Misquoting Muhammad by Jonathan A C Brown The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Membership Roster Council on Foreign Relations Cfr org 2016 02 15 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Faculty Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding Jonathan Brown Patheos com Archived from the original on 2015 06 28 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Islam and hadiths Sifting and combing The Economist 28 Oct 2014 Retrieved 1 November 2014 Karen Armstrong 2014 08 10 Misquoting Muhammad The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet s Legacy by Jonathan AC Brown The Sunday Times Archived from the original on November 6 2014 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Muhammad Michael 2014 12 12 Book review The Lives of Muhammad by Kecia Ali and Misquoting Muhammad by Jonathan A C Brown The Washington Post Retrieved 2016 04 01 Mona Siddiqui 2014 08 07 Misquoting Muhammad The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet s Legacy by Jonathan A C Brown book review Reviews Culture The Independent Archived from the original on 2022 06 14 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Marcus Tanner 2014 12 12 Books of the year 2014 The best books on religion Features Culture The Independent Archived from the original on 2022 06 14 Retrieved 2016 04 01 Damian Howard SJ 2015 04 17 Misquoting Muhammad The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet s Legacy Thinking Faith Retrieved 2017 02 22 a b Brown Jonathon A C Ali Abdullah Hamid Feb 7 2017 Slavery and Islam Part 1 The Problem of Slavery Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research Archived from the original on 15 February 2017 Retrieved 30 April 2019 Slavery and Islam Part 1 The Problem of Slavery PDF Brown Jonathon A C Ali Abdullah Hamid Feb 7 2017 Slavery and Islam Part 1 The Problem of Slavery PDF p 18 Retrieved 30 April 2019 Slavery is the ideal example to invoke because its evil is so morally clear and so widely acknowledged Who would defend slavery It is the Hitler of human practices Yet despite all its power the word slavery is rarely defined Dr Jonathan AC Brown Islam and the Problem of Slavery IIITMedia youtube com 9 February 2017 a b c d Valerie Strauss Feb 17 2017 Georgetown professor under fire for lecture about slavery and Islam Washington Post Rod Dreher Feb 11 2017 Georgetown Prof Defends Islamic Slavery The American Conservative MICHAEL LUCIANO Feb 10 2017 Islamic Studies Professor On Whether Rape and Slavery Are Wrong It Depends The Daily Banter Jonathan AC Brown JonathanACBrown February 11 2017 Islam as a faith and I as a person condemn slavery rape and concubinage Tweet via Twitter Jonathan AC Brown 2017 02 16 Apology without Apologetics Muslim Matters Retrieved 2017 02 22 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Jonathan A C Brown Official website of Jonathan A C Brown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan A C Brown amp oldid 1220522818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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