Their journey to Islam

• Studied at the American University in Cairo
• Held positions at Yale and Brandeis
• Edited and translated works of Ibn Arabi

The full story

Joseph Lumbard accepted Islam as a young man drawn to the intellectual and spiritual depth of the Islamic tradition. He trained in Arabic and Islamic studies in Cairo and went on to hold academic positions at Yale and Brandeis University, becoming known for his work on the great Sufi thinker Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi and on Islamic philosophy.