Imran Aijaz

Imran Aijaz is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Language, Culture, and the Arts at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, where he has been a faculty member since 2010. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Auckland, New Zealand (2009).

His research centers on Analytic Philosophy of Religion and Islamic Philosophy, with specialized interests in:

• Faith-reason dynamics
• Religious epistemology and belief justification
• Comparative analysis of religious diversity/pluralism
• Reception of Ancient Greek philosophy in medieval Islamic/Jewish/Christian thought

His publications consistently explore Islamic philosophical responses to contemporary issues in the philosophy of religion, with recent works (2022-2024) focusing on divine hiddenness, critiques of Islamic theism, and epistemological frameworks within Islamic tradition. Key themes include reconciling rational inquiry with theological commitments and analyzing skepticism in religious contexts.