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Mukhtar Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Illinois University, specializing in Islamic Studies with a focus on mysticism, philosophy, and ethics. His research interests encompass areas such as Arabic and Persian literature, Qurʾānic studies, theology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and comparative religion. He is the author of notable works including 'Philosophical Sufism: Introduction to the School of Ibn al-ʿArabī' (Routledge, 2021) and 'Horizons of Metaphysics: Ibn al-ʿArabī and Muqaddimat al-Qayṣarī' (Brill, 2020). His upcoming work is 'Inscriptions of Wisdom: Sufism of Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Mirror of Jāmī'. In addition to his research, Dr. Ali teaches various courses including Introduction to Islam, Islamic Theology, and Islamic Ethics, integrating traditional medicine with religious studies. He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007 and a bachelor's degree from the same institution in 1998. Ali also practices Traditional Chinese Medicine and has a master's degree from Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
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