Prof. Dr. Ayad Karim Abdul, a faculty member at the College of Islamic Sciences at Al-Warith University, participated as a member of the thesis defense committee for PhD student Aqil Hussein Hamza. The defense was held in the Department of Theology and Islamic Thought and focused on the thesis titled "Doctrinal Inference Between Al-Ash'ari and Ibn Al-Mutahhar Al-Hilli: A Comparative Study in Light of the Theological Method."

The defense took place on December 6, 2023, at 9:00 AM in the Al-Bayt Al-Atiyyab Hall, University of Baghdad.