

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Why History Matters? Yakoob Ahmed | Talk & Book Signing
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: An evening with Dr Yakoob Ahmed that brings historical thought into sustained conversation with contemporary Muslim life.About this EventCan history serve as a source of meaning, belonging, and direction for Muslims today?As part of the Arts and Culture Lecture Series, Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London, in collaboration with Ketebe Publishing UK, hosts an evening with Dr Yakoob Ahmed that brings historical thought into sustained conversation with contemporary Muslim life. Taking place on Friday, 6 February 2026 at 6:30 pm, the event unfolds as a public talk and book launch followed by a signing with the author.In this talk, Dr Yakoob Ahmed explores the importance of historical consciousness as both an intellectual and spiritual imperative for Muslims in the modern world. Drawing on the Qur’an, the Sīrah, and the wider Islamic tradition, he reflects on how history nurtures īmān, shapes ethical ways of knowing, and sustains a living connection to the ummah across time. History is approached not as a static archive of the past, but as a formative presence that continues to inform belief, moral imagination, and collective responsibility.Moving across themes of theology, civilisation, imagination, and storytelling, the talk addresses the challenges Muslims face in engaging with the past today. These include fragmentation of memory, selective or instrumental uses of history, and a growing distance between inherited traditions and contemporary modes of knowledge. Dr Ahmed proposes a principled approach to history—one that remains rooted in tradition while remaining open to thoughtful academic inquiry—arguing that fidelity to the past and critical engagement are not opposing impulses, but mutually sustaining ones.The event invites students, readers, educators, and members of the wider public to reflect on history as a living intellectual and moral resource. Rather than treating the past as something merely to be recovered or defended, the talk encourages consideration of how historical consciousness can orient ethical judgment, sustain a sense of continuity, and deepen collective responsibility in times of uncertainty. History emerges here as a source of identity and moral imagination, offering inspiration for the future.The evening will conclude with a book signing with Dr Yakoob Ahmed.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/12d92e10-fb6f-11f0-815b-398c7ebe8f39-rimg-w1200-h675-dcd8dbd4-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/12f9fc80-fb6f-11f0-a91d-3d23c64301c5-rimg-w1200-h675-dcd8dbd4-gmir.jpg
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- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art, spiritual, storytelling
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## Event venue details

- **city**: London
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London
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- **full address**: Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London, 10 Maple Street, London, United Kingdom

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London, 10 Maple Street, London, United Kingdom
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- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, literary-art, spiritual , storytelling
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