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bi-smillāh al-raḥmān al-raḥīm
“A good word is a like a good tree—its roots are firm and its branches reach the sky” (Q 14:24). I planted the seed for this project more than a decade ago. I continued to water the seed and expose its shoots to light from above until it grew and matured into the book before you. The reader can judge whether the tree I have planted is indeed good—how firm its roots are and how high its branches reach.
I wish to thank my mentors in the graduate program of religious studies at Duke and UNC–Chapel Hill, beginning with my supervisor, Ebrahim Moosa, who showed me how a critical engagement with the Islamic tradition can be born of deep reverence. I am also incredibly grateful for the mentorship of Bruce Lawrence, Leela Prasad, and Carl Ernst, who stand out for their brilliance, humor, and humanity.
Within my broader circle of mentors and colleagues, I thank miriam cooke, Omid Safi, David Morgan, Engseng Ho, Sherman Jackson, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Christian Lange, Eric Tagliacozzo, David Powers, and Michael Cook for sharing valuable guidance, and I thank Rob Rozehnal and the entire Lehigh University religion studies department for their warm hospitality during my fellowship at the Center for Global Islamic Studies in 2011–12. I also thank Martin Nguyen and Ahmed El Shamsy for meticulously reading and critiquing the entire manuscript during its later stages.
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