Submitted: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 14:45:22 -0500 Asma Afsaruddin Assistant Professor Program in Middle East Studies Dept. of Classics University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 Phones: (219) 631-8677 FAX: (219) 631-8209 Email: afsaruddin.1@nd.edu Arabic language and literature, medieval Islamic thought and civilization, Qur'an and hadith studies, Sunni-Shi`i relations.