📣 Upcoming Talk: Fault Lines in the Conflicting Views of Early Islam

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Delivered by our colleague Dr. Andreas Görke Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh

The early Islamic period remains one of the most debated and fascinating chapters in Islamic history. Conflicting interpretations of events during the first century and a half after the Prophet Muhammad’s mission continue to shape discussions and divisions today.

Join us as we explore key questions that have stirred scholars and communities for centuries:

❓ Did the Prophet Muhammad appoint a successor?

❓ How and when did the Qur’an emerge and reach its final form?

❓ Can we rely on the hadiths as accurate records of the Prophet’s sayings and actions?

❓ What can we really know about the Prophet’s character?

In this thought-provoking lecture, Dr. Andreas will examine where these differing perspectives originate — and whether reconciliation between them is possible.

🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Andreas Görke

Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, University of Edinburgh

(PhD, University of Hamburg | Habilitation, University of Basel)

Dr. Görke has published extensively on the Prophet’s biography, Hadith, and Qur’anic exegesis, and is recognised for his deep scholarship on early Islamic history.

📅 Date & Time: Oct 08 2025 17:00-20:30

To find out more: https://www.orient-institut.org/events/detail-event/fault-lines-in-the-conflicting-views-of-early-islam.html

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Oct 8, 2025