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Intisar A. Rabb

American legal scholar

Wikidata names Hossein Modarressi as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata.

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Hossein Modarressi

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1 step up
stated by WikidataHossein Modarressi
2 steps up
stated by WikidataWilferd Madelung
3 steps up
stated by WikidataBertold Spulerstated by WikidataRudolf Strothmann

Theses

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Doubt's benefit: Legal maxims in Islamic law, 7th-16th centuries
doctoral thesis, stated by Wikidata

Education and career8

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until 1999
Georgetown University
studied
until 2005
Princeton University
studied
until 2006
Yale Law School
studied
until 2009
Princeton University
studied
2010 to 2012
Boston College Law School
worked
2011 to 2013
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
worked
2013 to 2014
New York University School of Law
worked
from 2014
Harvard Law School
worked

At a glance

known as: law professor, ulema
fields: Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies
notable works: Non-Canonical Readings of the Qur'an: Recognition and Authenticity persist? (The Himsī Reading), Methods and Meaning in Islamic Law: Introduction, Doubt in Islamic Law: A History of Legal Maxims, Interpretation,and Islamic Criminal Law
Wikipedia: in 2 languages

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q98227065,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Intisar A. Rabb: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q98227065},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Intisar A. Rabb: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q98227065