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Hossam Ouf serves as Post-Doc and Project Coordinator at the Center for Islamic Theology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, where he leads the Academy for Islam in Science and Society (AIWG) Long-Term Research Group 'Entering into Dialogue with the Prophet Muhammad?' since January 2024. His academic journey includes positions as Research Associate at Tübingen's Chair of Hadith Studies (2021-2023), Lecturer at Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster and Vienna's Institute for Islamic Theological Studies, and prior research roles at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
His research focuses on comparative hadith studies across Sunni, Shiite, Mu'tazilite, and Ibadhi traditions, examining hermeneutical approaches to controversial hadiths (mushkil al-ḥadīth), dynamics of Islamic legal normativity, and confessional identity formation through prophetic tradition. Key methodologies include classical textual analysis combined with contemporary theological interpretation, particularly regarding Quran-hadith relationships in social change contexts.
His publication trends reveal deep engagement with sectarian comparative frameworks (12 of 15 recent articles address Sunni-Shiite theological contrasts), hermeneutical innovation in resolving textual ambiguities, and historical analysis of hadith criticism from 10th-century scholars like al-Khaṭṭābī to modern reformers like Shahrur. The 2024 monograph establishes him as a leading voice in comparative hadith corpus analysis.
- DAAD-Promotionsstipendium (2015-2019) for German-Egyptian doctoral research
- Multiple DAAD scholarships for translation studies and academic residencies (2012-2014)
As primary coordinator of the AIWG research group spanning Tübingen, Giessen, and Berlin universities, he directs interdisciplinary projects examining prophetic tradition's contemporary relevance. His teaching portfolio includes advanced courses on hadith science at Münster and Vienna institutions, while his conference leadership—such as the 2023 'Theologische Hadith-Studien' Oberseminar—demonstrates active community building in Islamic theological studies.
His research infrastructure includes collaboration with the Academy for Islam in Science and Society and participation in the University of Tübingen's Excellence Strategy initiatives, leveraging Germany's robust framework for Islamic theological research within public universities.
