Dr Zeeshan Chaudri

Dr Zeeshan Chaudri
Research Scholar in Hadith
Email: z.chaudri@ibnrushdcentre.org
(Currently) Ph.D. in the Department of Religions, SOAS Area of study:An inter-comparative study of early Deobandi thought
M. A. Islamic Jurisprudence, Newman University Birmingham
‘Alimiyyah program, Imam Zakariya Academy, London
Current Research Projects
1. Analysis of the early text ‘al-Hujjah ‘ala Ahl al-Madinah’ with a comparison of later books of
Usul and Dala’il.
2. The Idea of Taqsim al-Dar in later 18 th -early 19 th century India with a focus on the Deobandi
reaction
He is currently working on the translation and commentary of the al-Mabadi fi ‘Ulum al-Hadith by the great Hadith scholar of the Indian-subcontinent Shabbir Ahmed Uthmani.
PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE SEMINAR AND CONFERENCES
1. Deobandi interaction with Wahhabism, University of
Exeter, 6 th June, 2017
2. Setting a benchmark for British Dar al-‘Ulums, MIHE,
18 TH October 2017
RESEARCH INTEREST
Islamic jurisprudence
Theology
Qur’anic studies
Hadith Studies
Contemporary Muslim Movements, Thoughts and Groups
TEACHING INTEREST
Theology, Sciences of Hadith, Hanafi fiqh, Usūl al-Fiqh, Contemporary Islamic movements