Suleiman Ahmed Muhammad Khalid Effendi
Suleiman Ahmed Muhammad Khalid Effendi is a famous and controversial Sharifistani philosopher and public intellectual who is known for his advocacy of natural law theory, his "shadow" theory of the relationship between religious beliefs and God and his controversial remarks about gender relations.
Sipahi Suleiman Ahmed Muhammad Khalid Effendi PHD (Doctorate of Philosophy), Nişan De Onur | |
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| Born | 1980 Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan |
| Nationality | Sharifistani |
| Other names | Professor Suleiman |
| Education | Doctorate of Philosophy (PHD) |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
Notable work | Natural Law: How Morality Can Be Objective, Does God exist? (and who is this God person anyway?) |
| Awards | Nişan De Onur |
| Era | contemporary philosopher |
| Region | Middle-East |
| School | Natural law theory, Islamic philosophy |
| Institutions | Madinat Al-Islam University (Professor) |
| Thesis | Natural Law,Divine Command Theory and the Is-Ought Problem. (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mehmet Ali Pasha |
| Other academic advisors | Mehmet Ali Pasha, Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khan |
| Notable students | Prince Dawood Khan |
Main interests | Ethics and philosophy of religion |
Notable ideas | The shadow theory (any human description of God is an impression or "shadow" of the truth rather than the truth itself as God is incomprehensible) |
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Early life
Born into an upper-class family in Madinat Al-Islam, his father was a Qadi (Judge) and his mother was a lawyer. As a child he was known for being highly intelligent. From the age of 7 he wanted to be a Detective.
philosophical views
Suleiman Ahmed Muhammad Khalid Effendi subscribes to the natural law theory, In this theory morality comes from God but can be followed by people whether they believe in God or not as the ability to distinguish between right is natural (or God-given). He also believes in Plato's theory of the forms. controversy
In 2015 he courted controversy outside of Sharifistan with his remarks that "gender double standards are completely natural. They exist so that children would know who their fathers were before DNA tests exists and so the women wouldn't all die." In Sharifistan this comment went unheeded as this is considered normal there.