The People’s Academy is an ongoing series that brings academic scholarship to the entire community.
Professor Gianni Izzo will present “Mulla Hadi Sabzivari's Metaphysics and Why it Matters.”
Details forthcoming
Professor Gianni Izzo is a researcher in Islamic Studies specializing in devotional texts and ritual life. My work examines Arabic and Persian commentaries on supplication (duʿāʾ), the efficacy of prayer, and the ethical dimensions of Islamic practice. My PhD dissertation, Devotional Wisdom (University of Arizona, 2025), traced these currents across the early modern Persian plateau. I currently serve as Resident Scholar at the Seldon Institute in Chicago, where I develop public programs that explore the ethical and practical dimensions of Islamic devotion in contemporary life.