{"product_id":"session-with-author-liew-han-hsien","title":"Session with Author Liew Han Hsien","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Session\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Liew Han Hsien in an author session presenting his book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreaching Pious Rulership in Medieval Islam.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn-Store Event\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eS\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunday, 2 August 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11.00 am\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWardah Books, 58 Bussorah Street, Level 2 (Stairs only)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTickets for this event are $5 each. The $5 value may be used as credit against book purchases, but only on the day of the event.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes on the book credits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValid only on the day of the event\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan only be used once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be used to purchase any book at Wardah Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot transferable, refundable nor redeemable for cash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiew Han Hsien is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University (United States), originally from Penang, Malaysia. His research focuses on medieval Islamic history and political thought, but he also works on Islamic theology, Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir), and Islam in Southeast Asia. Preaching Pious Rulership in Medieval Islam is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book studies the relationship between political thought, preaching and emotions through the writings of Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 1201), a celebrated hortatory preacher in late Abbasid Baghdad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough an intertextual analysis of Ibn al-Jawzi’s works in various genres, this book details how his ideal form of rulership reflected the emotional norms and pietistic moral virtues promoted in Muslim hortatory sermons. It also examines the emotional strategies deployed in his efforts to reform the rulers of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn highlighting the importance of piety in Ibn al-Jawzi’s political discourses, the book points to a new reading of the history of Islamic political thought that, rather than foregrounding order and military prowess, considers competing political languages among medieval Muslim intellectuals. In doing so, it calls for the need to rethink notions of ‘politics’ and the ‘political’ when studying Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase book:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/preaching-pious-rulership-in-medieval-islam-ibn-al-jawzis-political-thought\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong data-handle=\"the-albatross-file-unredacted-what-the-official-story-leaves-out\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wardah Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43357868818467,"sku":"20260714","price":5.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/26-Post-Author_16a5b955-d97f-4791-a3bf-185cbf44d36c.jpg?v=1784024986","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/session-with-author-liew-han-hsien","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}