Seddigheh Kardan,听PhD Student (Year 4)
Education:
- MA in Muslim Cultures, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilization (ISMC), Aga Khan University, May 2021, London.
- MA in Religions and Mysticism, University of Tehran, September 2020, Tehran.
- BA in Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, April 2013, Tehran.
Areas of interest: Ism膩士墨l墨 and Twelver Shi士ism, Qur鈥檃nic studies, mysticism, Islamic philosophy and intellectual history, and Muslim literatures in Persian, Arabic and South Asian languages
Research Topic:听Shahrast膩n墨 and the Ism膩士墨l墨 顿补士飞补丑:听Investigating Shahrast膩n墨鈥檚 Influence By and On the Missionaries (诲腻士墨蝉) and Thoughts of the F膩峁璱mid and Niz膩r墨 Periods
Professional Qualifications:
冲听Diploma 鈥淚slamic Mysticism (Irfan)鈥�,听Hikmat International Institute, Vancouver, Canada, 2025
_ Diploma 鈥淐ommunications Across Languages, Cultures and Nations 鈥� Translation鈥�,听The New School for Social Research, New York, USA, 2022
Websites:
Publications:
Books:
_ A岣ad b. Ya示q奴b, Treatise of The Imamate (al-Ris膩lah f墨鈥檒-Im膩mah), Translated by Gholamreza Mirshahi and Seddigheh Kardan (from Arabic into Persian), Tehran: Paris Publication, 2017.
Articles:
冲听Virani, Shafique N., 鈥溾�淓veryone has a Peculiar Expression鈥�: 罢补辩墨测测补 and Identity among the Gupti Community of India (鈥�Har kas墨 r膩 i峁ａ弓il膩岣ツ� d膩da-and鈥�: taq墨yyah-warz墨 wa huw墨yat-mand墨 dar miy膩n-i jam膩士at-i gupt墨-yi hind奴st膩n)鈥�, in Fa峁n膩mah-i 士Ilm wa Tamaddun dar Isl膩m (Scientific Journal of Science and Civilization in Islam). .
_ Lakhani, Ali, 鈥淭he Concept of Compassion in Islamic Tradition and Secular Morality听(mafh奴m-i ra岣at dar akhl膩q-i sunnat-i isl膩m墨 wa sec奴l膩r)鈥�,听颈苍 Fa峁n膩mah-i 士Ilm墨-yi Il膩h墨y膩t wa Sal膩mat-i Ma士naw墨 (Journal of Theology and Spiritual Health).听.
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_ Virani, Shafique N., 鈥淪urviving Persecution : Ismailism and Taqiyyah in the Centuries After the Mongol Invasion (Nij膩t az ta士q墨b wa ta士dh墨b: Ism膩士墨l墨yah wa taq墨yyah dar sadah-h膩yi pas az 岣mlah-yi mugh奴l)鈥�, in Fa峁n膩mah-i 士Ilm墨-yi Pazh奴hish-h膩yi T膩r墨kh墨 (Journal of Historical Research). Translated from English into Persian by Seddigheh Kardan (Winter 1403 SH/ 2025 CE). doi: 10.22108/jhr.2025.141823.2665
_ Virani, Shafique N., 鈥淗ierohistory in Q膩岣嵞� al-Nu士m膩n's Foundation of Islamic Interpretation (As膩s al-ta示w墨l) and al-Mu示ayyad fi鈥檒-D墨n al-Sh墨r膩z墨's Basis of Islamic Interpretation (Buny膩d-i ta示w墨l): The Birth of Jesus (T膩r墨kh-i quds墨 dar As膩s al-ta示w墨l-i Q膩岣嵞� al-Nu士m膩n wa Buny膩d-i ta示w墨l-i Mu示ayyad fi鈥檒-D墨n Sh墨r膩z墨: vil膩dat-i 岣岣峳at-i 士Is膩)鈥�, in Du-Fa峁n膩mah-i 士Ilm墨-yi Ta示ammul膩t-i Falsaf墨 (The Semiannual Journal of Philosophical Reflections). Translated from English into Persian by Seddigheh Kardan (Summer 1403 SH/ 2024 CE). doi:10.30470/phm.2024.2021379.2497
_ Virani, Shafique N., Fakhkhar Toosi, Javad. 鈥淟ove and the Brethren of Purity: A Comparative Study of Human Intimacy in Islamic Philosophy (士Ishq az Nig膩h-i Ikhw膩n al-峁f膩: Muq膩yisi-yi r膩y-i Ikhw膩n al-峁f膩 P墨r膩m奴n-i 士Ishq-i Ins膩n墨 b膩 峋箁膩-yi Ibn S墨n膩, Suhraward墨 wa Mulla 峁dr膩)鈥�, in Fa峁n膩mah-i 士Ilm墨-yi Ta示ammul膩t-i Akhl膩q墨 (The Journal of Ethical Reflections). Translated from English into Persian by Seddigheh Kardan (Spring 1403 SH/ 2024 CE). doi:
_ Virani, Shafique N, "The Scent of the Scarlet Pimpernels: Isma士ili leaders of the 11th/17th Century" (毓胤乇 乇丕夭蹖丕賳賴 賴丕蹖 爻乇禺貨 乇賴亘乇丕賳 诏賲賳丕賲 丕爻賲丕毓蹖賱蹖 丿乇 賯乇賳 蹖丕夭丿賴賲 賯賲乇蹖 / 賴賮丿賴賲 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖), Translated by Seddigheh Kardan, A Quarterly Journal of Historical Studies of Islam, N 55 (2023): 147-192.
_ Khatami, Ahmad; Kardan, Seddigheh, "Investigating the Symbols of Deputies in the Story of Daquqi of Rumi's Mathnavi (Barras墨-yi nam膩dh膩ye abd膩l dar 岣k膩yat-i Daq奴q墨-ye Mathnav墨-ye ma式nav墨)", Journal of Mystical Studies of University of Kashan, n 26 (2017): 115-142.
Talks, Conferences and Workshops:
_ 鈥淪hahrast膩n墨鈥檚 Sh墨士墨 Undercurrent in His Quranic Exegesis, Maf膩t墨岣� al-asr膩r,鈥澨齌he Conference of The Qur鈥檃n and Shi鈥檌 Islam: Texts, Studies, Legacies.听Shi鈥檃 Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada, Summer 2025.
_ 鈥淭he Borders of Meaning: Shahrast膩n墨 and Quranic Interpretation鈥�,听Annual Graduate Symposium of the Department of Islamic Studies, 91黑料网,听Canada, April 2025.
_ 鈥淧oetic Theology: A Study of the Imam's Image in the听D墨w膩n-i Q膩示im墨y膩t,鈥� The Qiyamat Conference, Institute of Ismaili Studies听London, Uk. February 2025.
冲听A Series of Workshops Entitled 鈥淩eligiosity and the Future World鈥澨鼳t the Request of Iranian Ismaili Tariqa and Religious Education Board, Iran, Summer 2024.
_鈥淒is/Connection Examination: Challenging 峁玸墨's Assertion of Non-Support or Condemnation Towards Any Specific Schools of Thought in The Nasirean Ethics,鈥� Annual Graduate Symposium of the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, March 2024.
_ 鈥淧assionate Scribe and Prudent Author: 士A峁弓膩r-i T奴n墨 and His Identity,鈥澨鼳nnual Symposium of the Association for Iranian Studies, 2023.
Awards:
- 91黑料网鈥檚 Graduate Mobility Award, Spring 2024.
- 91黑料网鈥檚 Graduate Mobility Award, Spring 2023.
Email: seddigheh.kardan [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Seddigheh Kardan)
Supervisor: Prashant Keshavmurthy
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