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Kuwait University
Specialist in Islamic philosophy, theology, and Sufism. My work combines rigorous textual analysis of classical sources with contemporary philosophical methods, exploring questions at the intersection of faith and reason, ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. I am particularly interested in how the insights of classical Islamic thinkers can inform modern ethical and intellectual challenges.
Degrees and Certificates
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Manchester, UK.
M.A., Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, USA.
B.A., Philosophy, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Academic Subjects
Graduate Courses:
- Islamic Philosophy.
Undergraduate Courses:
- Introduction to Philosophy .
- Greek Philosophy.
- Islamic Philosophy.
- Islamic Theology (Kalam).
- Islamic Mysticism .
- Ethics and Modern Society.
- Principles of Academic Writing.
- Political and Ethical Theories of Islamic Philosophers.
- Graduation Seminar.
Research Interests
- Classical Islamic philosophy.
- Islamic Ethics.
- Al-Ghazali.
- Islamic philosophy in the Iberian Peninsula (Andalusia).
Publications
Alhayyani, M. (2024). "Al-Ghazali on Taqlid, Ijtihad, and Forming Beliefs". Conatus Journal of Philosophy, 9 (2).
Alhayyani, M. & Sharaf, A. (2024). "Faith as Virtue: The Necessity of Doubt". Perspectiva Theologica, 56 (30).
Sharaf, A., Alhayyani, M. & Bin Jassim, S. (2024). "The Virtue of Humility in Kuwaiti Society: Theoretical and Applied Study". Arab Journal for Humanities, Vol. 166.
Alhayyani, M. (2023). "Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqazan: The Natural Progression of the Mind and Intellectual Elitism". Pharos Journal of Theology, Vol. 103.
Alhayyani, M. (2023). "The Nature of Faith from a Contemporary Perspective: Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari as a Model". Arab Journal for Humanities, Vol. 162.