Caner K. Dagli () is a Turkish Circassian-American

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' ( ; also spelled ''ulema''; ; singular ; feminine singular , plural ) are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam. "Ulama ...

and associate professor of Religious Studies at the

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Biography

Dagli is of Karachai and Circassian origin and was born in the United States to parents who migrated from Turkey. His father was born in the Caucasus and his mother was born in Turkey to the Circassian diaspora. He graduated from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

with a B.A. in

Near Eastern studies Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In recent years, the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Middle Eastern studie ...

and completed his M.A in

religion Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...

with special emphasis on

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

from

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...

. He received his PhD in Near Eastern Studies from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

. From 2005 to 2008, he served as an assistant professor at

Roanoke College Roanoke College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries. The college offers ...

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and was an advisor for interfaith affairs to the

Royal Hashemite Court The Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) (, ''Al-Diwan Al-Malaki'' ''Al-Hāshimy''), which is historically known as Al-Maqar (, ), is the administrative and political link between the King of Jordan and the Jordanian state which includes constitutional aut ...

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from 2006 to 2007. As a

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

, Dagli was a signatory to the open letter, ''

A Common Word Between Us and You "A Common Word between Us and You" is an open letter, from October 13, 2007, from Muslim to Christian leaders. It calls for peace between Muslims and Christians and tries to work for common ground and understanding between both religions, in line ...

''.

Works

* ''The Ringstones of Wisdoms'' (Translator) (Great Books of the Islamic World Series, 2004) * ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam'' (ed.) (2014) * '' The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary'' (Translator, commentary writer and general editor) (2015) with

Seyyed Hossein Nasr Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian-American academic, philosophy, philosopher, theology, theologian, and Ulama, Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. ...

(editor-in-chief),

Joseph E. B. Lumbard Joseph E. B. Lumbard (born 1969) is an American Muslim scholar of Islamic studies, and associate professor of Quranic studies at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is the author, editor, and translator of ...

Maria Massi Dakake Maria Massi Dakake ( ) is an American scholar of Islamic studies and associate professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University. Her research mainly focuses on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, a ...

and

Mohammed Rustom Mohammed Rustom (born 1980) is a Canadian Islamic studies scholar. He is professor of Islamic thought at Carleton University and Executive Director of the Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies. His research interests include Arabic and Per ...

. * ''Ibn al-‘Arabī and Islamic Intellectual Culture: From Mysticism to Philosophy'' (2016)Reviews of ''Ibn al-‘Arabī and Islamic Intellectual Culture: From Mysticism to Philosophy'': * * * * * *
Metaphysical Institutions: Islam and the Modern Project
' (SUNY Press 2024)

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