Books

THE WORK IN PROGRESS

Five books. Open questions.

Collected 30 October 2026
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These are working drafts, not final editions. Arguments, sources, and wording may change. The edition and date of each PDF are recorded below.

WORKING DRAFT
Black and gold Divine Elegance cover with a shallow spacetime curve and the author name Aleph Funk

Divine Elegance

Muʿtaziliya after Gödel

Edition
v2.5 Duganized r3
Date
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PDF · 232 pages · 15.4 MB

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WORKING DRAFT
Scales of justice, a Bitcoin coin and a tablet showing a block explorer, framed by geometric ornament

Islamic Finance in the Muʿtazilī Madhab

Mathematical Equivalence, the Mutaqlid Method, and Decentralized Economic Justice

Edition
Working Edition 0.17
Date
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PDF · 189 pages · 7.0 MB

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Books and ongoing projects

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Dark Imams

Dark Imams

Succession, Hidden Knowledge, and the Making of Authority