Seyed Mohammad Reza Moradi Mohaddes
Birth: 1975 in Tehran, Iran
Email: seyedmohaddes@gmail.com
Education
– 4th Level (PhD degree): in Islamic Jurisprudence and The Methodology of Jurisprudence. (Qom School of Theology). Dissertation “The Rule of Jabb”. (2013)
– “Advanced Islamic Studies” (Islamic Philosophy, Jurisprudence and Methodology of Jurisprudence, Islamic Theology, Islamic Law, and Islamic Economics) at Shahidayn Islamic School (SIS), Qom, Iran. (1999 – 2007)
– 3rd Level (M.A. degree): General Jurisprudence and its Principles. (Qom School of Theology). Thesis: “Apostasy in Islam”. (2006)
– Studying the highest level of jurisprudence and its Methodology Under the late grand Marja` Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, the late grand Marja` Ayatollah Tabrizi, the grand Marja` Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani, Ayatollah Seyyed Kazim al-Ha’iri, Ayatollah Shabzendedar and Ayatollah Andalib Hamedani. (2000- 2016)
Languages
– Persian: Fluent
Native Language
– English: Fluent
From Beginning to Advanced Level; Imam Sadiq University (ISU), Tehran, Iran. TOEFL (iBT); The British Institute (TBI), Jakarta, Indonesia.
– Arabic: Fluent
Advanced Level; Imam Sadiq University (ISU), Tehran, Iran. Beginning and Intermediate Level; Amouzeshe Zabaane Dovvom Institute, Iran.
– French: Reading and basic understanding competence.
From Beginning to Intermediate Level; Imam Baqir University (IBU), Qom, Iran.
– Spanish: Reading and basic understanding competence.
Elementary Level, Self-Study.
Academic Teaching Experience
– International Institute for Islamic Studies (IIIS) (An Institute for Advanced Studies), Qom, Iran
Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Theology and Ethics. (in English)
Developed syllabus, overall course structure and administered all grades. (2013-2019)
– Bintul-Huda Higher Education Institute, Qom, Iran
Qur’anic Sciences and Islamic Narrations, Methodology of Islamic Jurisprudence. (in English)
Developed syllabus, overall course structure and administered all grades. (2014-2015)
– Canadian House of Wisdom, Montreal, Canada
Visiting Professor – The Sciences of Hadith (Islamic Narrations and Traditions) and Islamic Mysticism. (in English)
Developed syllabus and overall course structure. (2011)
– Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran
Islamic Jurisprudence and Methodology of Jurisprudence. (in Persian)
Developed syllabus, overall course structure and administered all grades. (2010)
– The Islamic College (for Advanced Studies), Jakarta, Indonesia
Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Theology and Islamic Mysticism. (in English)
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.( 2007 – 2009)
– Jami’at al-Zahra (Islamic Seminary and University for Women), Qom, Iran
Comparative and Discursive Jurisprudence, Islamic and Shi’ite Ethics and Spirituality. (in English) Developed syllabus, overall course structure and administered all grades. (2012- 2013)
The Principles of Jurisprudence, Discursive Jurisprudence, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Mysticism, Theology and Islamic Teachings, English Language and Contemporary Arabic. (in Arabic & Persian)
Developed syllabus and overall course structure and administered all grades. (2002 – 2007)
– Shahidayn Seminary School, Qom, Iran
Arabic Grammar, Islamic Jurisprudence, the Principles of Jurisprudence (in Persian) (1996 – 2001)
Teaching Short Courses, Workshops and… (2011 – 2019)
– Helsinki University, Finland;
– Bluffton University and Goshen College , The United States of America;
– Virtual University of Canadian House of Wisdom, Canada;
– Uninus University, Indonesia;
– Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Davao University, De La Salle University and Al- Mustafa College, The Philippines;
– Tangaza Catholic University and Nairobi University, Kenya; – Al- Hikmah Institute for Sabbaticals and Short Courses, Iran;
– And…
Work Experiences
– Vice-President (2018 – Present)
– International Institute for Islamic Studies (IIIS), Qom, Iran
– Deputy of Research (2009 – Present)
International Institute for Islamic Studies (IIIS), Qom, Iran
– Deputy of Foreign Languages (2003 – Present)
Shahidayn Islamic School (SIS), Qom, Iran
– Editorial Board in “SPIRITUAL QUEST” (A Biannual Journal of Ethics and Spirituality), Published by the Center for Cultural & Ethical Studies, London, England. (2011- Present)
Publications
– Academic review of the book “Islamic Belief System” (in English), [ISBN: 978-1-904934-23-3]. This book was published in Great Britain in 2015 primarily to be taught and studied in academic circles. The book “Islamic Belief System” is translated into Arabic, Persian, Spanish, Thai and Urdu.
– One of the authors of the “Encyclopedia of Shi’ism” (in English). {Mostly philosophical and theological entries}
– “Justice, Mercy, and Peace in Islam” (in English).
– “Universal Manifestations of Ashūrā in the Great Movement of Arbaʿīn” (in English).
– “Zakāt and Khums as two obligatory alms in Islam” (in English). Spiritual Quest V5, N. 2; Special Edition on Charity in Christianity and Islam.
– “International Relations in the Holy Qur’an” (in Arabic).
– “Resurrection, Transmigration and Reincarnation” (in Persian).
– “Compensation of Lack of Profit” (in Persian).
– And others….