Ismail al-Faruqi

Ismail Raji al-Faruqi
إسماعيل راجي الفاروقي
Official portrait, c. 1980
Born(1921-01-01)1 January 1921
Died27 May 1986(1986-05-27) (aged 65)
Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States
Cause of deathMurder by stabbing
Resting placeForest Hills Cemetery, Pennsylvania
40°07′49″N 75°01′31″W / 40.1303°N 75.0253°W / 40.1303; -75.0253
Nationality Palestine
 United States
Spouse
(m. 1951; died 1986)
Children5
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DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplineComparative religion, Islamic studies
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Websiteismailfaruqi.com
Signature
Signature of Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi

Ismail Raji al-Faruqi (Arabic: إسماعيل راجي الفاروقي, romanizedIsmāʿīl Rājī al-Fārūqī; [ʔisˈmæːʕiːl ˈɾaːdʒiː ɪl.fɑːˈɾuːqiː]; January 1, 1921 – May 27, 1986) was a Palestinian-American Muslim philosopher who worked extensively in Islamic studies and interfaith dialogue. He spent several years at Al-Azhar University in Cairo and taught at universities in North America, including McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Al-Faruqi was a professor of religion at Temple University, where he founded and chaired the Islamic Studies program. He also founded the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Al-Faruqi authored over 100 articles and 25 books, including Christian Ethics: A Historical and Systematic Analysis of Its Dominant Ideas (1967) and Al-Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life (1982).