Islam and God-Centricity: Plurality and Mutability of Religion is the fourth volume in a multi-volume series. In this volume, the notions of 'form' and 'essence' are introduced and defined.
Shaykh Arif Abdul Hussain (born 29 February 1964) is an Islamic scholar and the founder of the Al-Mahdi Institute. After completing his initial training in the Islamic sciences from the Madrasa Imam al-Khoei in London, Shaykh Arif pursued advanced Islamic studies at the religious seminary in Iran where he attended the classes of leading scholars from Najaf and Qom. Upon returning to the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s, Shaykh Arif continued his study of the Islamic legal and philosophical sciences under the tutelage of His Eminence Ayatollah Ḥusayn al-Amīnī. Shaykh Arif has dedicated his life to preaching the universal teachings of the Prophet and His Household (ahl al- bayt) to Muslims and non-Muslims throughout the world.
