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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Arabic and Translation Studies

Teaching areas

Research areas

Education

PhD, Arabic And Middle Eastern Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, 2005

Professional experience

Lecturer In Islamic Studies, Department Of The Near And Middle East, School Of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London, London, Uk., 2003 - 2007

Memberships

American Academy of Religion, February 2014

Contact

[email protected]

Gavin Nicholas Picken

Visiting Professor

Publications

Gavin Picken. Sufi Biographical Literature: The Case of the Shadhiliyya Tariqa, E-proceedings Of The 3rd International Conference On Arabic Studies & Islamic Civilization 2016, 2016

Gavin Picken, Adis Duderija And Adis Duderija. The concept of sunna in the early Shafi'i madhhab, November 2015

Gavin Picken. Ijtihad, Ikhtilaf and the Evolution of a Legal Genre, Encounters: An International Journal For The Study Of Culture And Society, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2015

Gavin Picken, Elizabeth Kendall, Ewan Stein, Elizabeth Kendall And Ewan Stein. The "greater" jihad in classical Islam: the Sufi concept of combating the soul, June 2015

Gavin Picken, A. Almanna, O. Carbonell, S. Faiq, A. Almanna, O. Carbonell And S. Faiq. Interpreting the Transcendent Experience: Translating Classical Sufi Texts, August 2014

Gavin Picken, Coeli Fitzpatrick, Adam Walker, Coeli Fitzpatrick And Adam Walker. Mawlid, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2014

Gavin Picken, Coeli Fitzpatrick, Adam Walker, Coeli Fitzpatrick And Adam Walker. Shadhiliyya, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2014

Gavin Picken, U. Martensson, J. Bailey, P. Ringrose, A Dyrendal., U. Martensson, J. Bailey, P. Ringrose And A Dyrendal.. The quest for orthodoxy and tradition in Islam: Hanbali responses to Sufism, June 2011

Gavin Picken. Spiritual Purification in Islam: The Life and Works of al-Muhasibi, March 2011

Gavin Picken. A scholar of the holy precincts: the life, works and methodology of Ibn al-Mundhir al-Naysaburi (d. 318/930), Oriens, 1 December 2010

Gavin Picken, Gavin Picken And Gavin Picken. Islamic Law, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2010

Gavin Picken. Ibn Hanbal and al-Muhasib‏i: A study of early conflicting scholarly methodologies, Arabica, 1 September 2008

Gavin Picken, Ian Netton And Ian Netton. Ahmadis, p. 31; Ash'arism, pp. 67-8; Babism, p. 79; Barelwia, pp. 86-7; Bohoras, p. 106; Deobandis, pp. 139-40 ; Druze, p. 151; Hashimiyya, p. 220; Ibadism, p. 245; Ibn al-Mundhir, pp. 249-50; Isma'ilism/Batinism, p. 315; Ithna'asharism, p. 318; Jahmism, p. 325; Kharijism, pp. 346-7; Maturidism, p. 398; al-Muhasibi, pp. 440-3; Murji'ism, p. 454; Mustalians, p. 464; Mu'tazilism, pp. 472-3; Nizaris, p. 491; Nusayris/'Alawis, p. 492; Qadarism, p. 519; Salafis, p. 576; Shi'ism, pp. 596-7; Sunnism, pp. 625-6; Zaydism, pp. 698-9., May 2007

Gavin Picken. Tazkiyat al-nafs: the Qur'anic paradigm, Journal Of Qur'anic Studies, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2005

Conference Presentations

Sufi Biographical Literature: The Case of the Shadhiliyya Tariqa, 3rd International Conference On Arabic Studies And Islamic Civilization, Kuala Lumpur, April 2016

Sufi Biographical Literature: The Case of the Shadhiliyya Tariqa, Third International Conference On Arabic Studies And Islamic Civilization, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, March 2016

The Prophetic Night Journey and Heavenly Ascension in the Qur'an: the Mystical Interpretation of the Isra' and Mi'raj in Ibn 'Ajiba's al-Bahr al-Madid, Oxford Symposium Of Religious Studies, Oxford University, Oxford, December 2014

Plumbing the Depths of the 'Immense Ocean': the Mystical Interpretation of the Prophet in Ibn ʿAjība's al-Baḥr al-Madīd, Joint Ats-brismes Conference: Mapping Arabic Heritage: Language, Literature And Culture, Past And Present, American University Of Sharjah, May 2014

Travelling Companions: Joseph, the Sufis and Mystical Wayfaring on the Path to God., Oxford Symposium Of Religious Studies, Oxford, Oxfordshire, December 2013

Interpreting the Transcendent Experience: Translating Classical Sufi Texts, Texts In Contexts: New Cultural Constellations In Translation Studies, Fourth Annual Translation Conference, Translation And Interpreting Institute (tii), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar, April 2013

Is there really a 'spiritual jihad' or are the Sufis 'faking it'?, Cambridge In Sharjah Symposium, American University Of Sharjah, Sharjah, March 2013

Islamic Law in the Gulf: Past and Present, International Faculty Development Seminar, Council On International Educational Exchange (ciee), American University Of Sharjah, Sharjah, January 2012

Spirituality for the past and present: al-Harith al-Muhasibi and the path of sincerity, Solas Foundation Seminar Series, University Of Glasgow, April 2010

The 'greater' jihad in classical Islam: the Sufi concept of combating the soul, Rethinking Jihad, Centre For The Advanced Study Of The Arab World, University Of Edinburgh, September 2009

A Scholar of the Holy Precincts: The life, works and methodology of Ibn al-Mundhir al-Naysaburi (d. 318/930), Conference Of The School Of Abbasid Studies, University Of Cambridge, July 2008

Purification of the Soul in the Classical Period: al-Harith al-Muhasibi's Methodology of Tazkiyat al-Nafs, Centre Of Middle Eastern And Islamic Studies Lent Lecture Series, University Of Cambridge, March 2006

Purification of the Soul: The Qur'anic Paradigm, Centre Of Islamic Studies Lecture Series, School Of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London., January 2006

The Science of the Human Soul: An Islamic Perspective, International Association Of Muslim Psychologists' Conference, London., September 2005

Sufism: Its Meaning and Concept, Centre Of Islamic Studies Lecture Series, School Of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London, January 2005

Grants and sponsorships

Faculty Research Grant (FRG 2), Office of Research and Graduate Studies, American University of Sharjah, 2 May 2013 - 2 May 2013

National Research Foundation Award, National Research Foundation, 3 May 2010 - 3 May 2010