The most distinctive feature in Ziedan’s study of Islamic philosophy is his attempt to uncover the origins of a strand of Islamic philosophical thought that, in his view, had not been influenced by Hellenistic philosophy. His work on Abdul Karim al-Jili is seen by many as the most authoritative work in the field. He has placed consistent emphasis on the study of Ibn Arabi and Abdul Karim al-Jili, regarded as two of the most important figures of philosophical Sufism in the history of Islam. Ziedan’s work on Sufism underscores not just the mystic introspective lineaments of Islamic Sufism, but more importantly its philosophical underpinnings. He lives in Alexandria, and has a son and two daughters. He obtained his PhD degree in 1989 for his dissertation on The Qadiri Sufi Order, with a study and edition of the poetical works of Abdul Qadir al-Jilani or Abdul-Qadir Gilani. His postgraduate studies focused on Sufism and its philosophical underpinnings. He joined the philosophy department at the University of Alexandria and graduated summa cum laude. He moved with his grandfather to Alexandria when he was still a child and was raised and taught in this Mediterranean metropolis.
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