Praxis Islamicus

Abdullah bin Hamid Ali is an associate professor of Islamic law and Prophetic Tradition at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California (2007-present).

Covering US foreign policy, economic realities, and civil liberties in American society.

Writing on the study and practice of Islām for the individual Muslim as well as Muslims and society.

Islamic governance x modern policy. Developing and sharing frameworks for ethical decision making and strategic thought in policy and leadership.

This will be a weekly or fortnightly blog on my ideas, thoughts and musings.

Personal thoughts and ruminations about Islam and other things. Named after two brilliant scholars of the Hanafi-Maturidi tradition out of admiration.

'Khawatir' is the plural form of the Arabic word 'khaatir' (thought or reflection). This blog is intended to be a collection of my edited thoughts, typically on Islamic spirituality and pastoral theology.

Discussions on far-ranging topics, often from the lens of the cumulative weight of nearly 1500 years of the Islamic intellectual tradition.