Selected insights from my readings in Islamic law, theology, and reform movements.
THE RANKS OF THE MUJTAHID: WHAT SHĀH WALĪ ALLĀH'S AL-ʿIQD AL-JĪD ACTUALLY SAYS
"Two Biographies, Two Projects: Lakhnawī, Ṣiddīq Ḥasan Khān, and the Politics of Genealogy"
Two Paths, One Revival: Shāh Walī Allāh, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, and the Renewal of Eighteenth-Century Islam
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THE RANKS OF THE MUJTAHID: WHAT SHĀH WALĪ ALLĀH'S AL-ʿIQD AL-JĪD ACTUALLY SAYS
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Two Paths, One Revival: Shāh Walī Allāh, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, and the Renewal of Eighteenth-Century Islam
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Sociology or Theology? Internal Reasoning and the Study of Islamic Reform Movements
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The Village Molvī Isn't Your Biggest Problem
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Forgiveness Is Not Always the Best Option (Quotes found on Usul.ia)
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Ozair Khan
I hold a BA in International Relations and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Geneva. I have worked as a program assistant and field researcher on projects exploring the role religious scholars can play in peace promotion, with research experience relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and various regions of Africa, as well as engagement with Syrian religious and civil society actors. I am currently pursuing a BA in Arabic and Islamic Sciences at the Birmingham College of Humanities and preparing doctoral research on the Ahl-e-Hadith movement in Pakistan.
This blog is a space where I share selected notes from my readings, primarily in Islamic history and fiqh, alongside some of my more formal published work. I also occasionally write on topics related to spirituality, religious practice, and reflections arising from my academic and personal studies.
A record of degrees earned,
research pursued, and institutions joined.
- 2026PhD candidate — Salafism in the Indian subcontinent
- 2025Bachelor's, Islamic Sciences (Arabic track)
- 2023Program Assistant & Field Researcher, Cordoba Peace Institute
- 2022Master's thesis — Understandings of Salafism
- 2019Master's, Middle Eastern Studies
- 2016Bachelor's, International Relations