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Biography: Mohamed Haj Yousef
A path through physics, the philosophy of time, and the question of creation.
Physics and the study of time
Mohamed Haj Yousef is a writer and researcher whose work brings physics and cosmology into conversation with philosophy and Ibn al-Arabi’s account of time and creation. He developed the Single Monad Model of the Cosmos (SMM) and the Duality of Time Theory (DTT), and authored the associated book series.
His central question is how an apparently extended, changing world can arise from a common generative source. On SMONAD, that question is explored through historical studies, conceptual explanations, mathematical models and publication records.
His educational background combines solid-state physics, electronics and the historical study of cosmology. He studied at Aleppo University, completed an MPhil at Cambridge, and received his PhD from the University of Exeter in 2005. His doctoral work examined time in Ibn al-Arabi’s cosmology and its relationship to questions in modern physics.
The teaching history recorded in his CV includes optics and physics laboratories, electronics-related training, and positions in Syria, Libya and the United Arab Emirates. This practical physics background accompanies a wider interest in how scientific concepts of time relate to philosophical explanations of change.
Education
| Award year | Institution | Study |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | University of Exeter, United Kingdom | PhD: the concept of time in Ibn al-Arabi’s cosmology and its implications for modern physics. |
| 1992 | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom | MPhil in Microelectronics Engineering and Semiconductor Physics; award year recorded in the full CV. |
| 1990 | Aleppo University, Syria | Postgraduate diploma in Solid State Electronics. |
| 1989 | Aleppo University, Syria | BSc in Solid State Physics. |
From historical study to the book series
The Routledge study Ibn ‘Arabî — Time and Cosmology examines the cosmological setting of Ibn al-Arabi’s ideas, the significance of the divine week, temporal flow, and the relationship between unicity and multiplicity. The later Single Monad series develops these themes in a broader interpretive framework.
The Single Monad Model of the Cosmos presents the source-and-manifestation question. Duality of Time develops the distinction between inner generation and outer evolution. Ultimate Symmetry expands the discussion of symmetry and manifestation, while Time Chest offers a more accessible route into the same family of ideas.
The author’s translations and studies of Ibn al-Arabi form a related strand of work. They supply historical and philosophical context; each physical model must still state its own mathematical assumptions and operational meaning.
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The contemporary research direction
The current website develops the original themes through source dynamics, retained memory, spatial readout, phase selection, clock comparisons and physical response. In this formulation, six inner levels describe nested generative roles, with outer completion marking an available observational record. They are not six independent time axes.
The research papers on completion, real commutants and temporal asymmetry address particular mathematical structures within this programme. The research guides explain how those structures connect to wider questions about geometry, quantum theory and constants, and where further physical construction is required.
Professional and public activity
The supplied certificate records election as a Full Member of Sigma Xi in 2023. The earlier résumé also records an invitation to nominate for the 2024 VinFuture Prize. The conference archive spans presentations on Ibn al-Arabi, time and cosmology through later work on the dynamic formation of dimensions.
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