Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american muslim who is currently a professor at brandeis university where he holds the title of assistant profe”. Today it says “american muslim scholar of islamic studies”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Lumbard is currently an associate professor of Quranic studies at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar . A translator, commentary author and general editor for the Study Quran , he is also a former advisor for interfaith affairs to King Abdullah II of Jordan and the author, editor, and translator of several articles and books on topics of Islamic philosophy , Sufism, and Quranic Studies. Lumbard is a frequent lecturer and has taken part in several interfaith dialogues , among them the Common Word initiative. After serving as Advisor for Interfaith Affairs he became the director of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Program at Brandeis University . Lumbard began his teaching career at the American University in Cairo (2002-2005) after receiving a PhD in Islamic studies from Yale University . A better understanding of Islam is needed, Brandeis experts say1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Lumbard is an American Muslim who is currently a professor at Brandeis University where he holds the title of Assistant Professor of Classical Islam in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Chair of the Islamic and Middle East Studies Program. He is a former Advisor for Interfaith Affairs to His Highness King Abdullah II of Jordan and the author, editor, and translator of several articles and books on topics of Islamic philosophy , Sufism, and Quranic Studies. He is also a frequent lecturer and has taken part in several inter-faith dialogues, among them the Common Word initiative. A better understanding of Islam is needed, Brandeis experts say
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Lumbard is an American Muslim who is currently a professor at Brandeis University where he holds the title of Assistant Professor of Classical Islam in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Chair of the Islamic and Middle East Studies Program. He is a general editor for the Study Quran , a former Advisor for Interfaith Affairs to His Highness King Abdullah II of Jordan and the author, editor, and translator of several articles and books on topics of Islamic philosophy , Sufism, and Quranic Studies. He is also a frequent lecturer and has taken part in several inter-faith dialogues, among them the Common Word initiative. A better understanding of Islam is needed, Brandeis experts say
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Lumbard (born 1969) is an American Muslim scholar of Islamic studies and associate professor of Quranic studies at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.He is the author, editor, and translator of several scholarly books and many articles on Islamic philosophy , Sufism , and Quranic studies.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Lumbard (born 1969) is an American Muslim scholar of Islamic studies , and associate professor of Quranic studies at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is the author, editor, and translator of several scholarly books and many articles on Islamic philosophy , Sufism , and Quranic studies.
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american muslim who is currently a professor at brandeis university where he holds the title of assistant profe
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american muslim scholar of islamic studies
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