Islamic Philosophy And Mysticism

Author : Majid Fakhry
Publisher : One World (UK)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : IND:30000092632714

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Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism by Majid Fakhry Pdf

From the introduction of Greek Philosophy into the Muslim world in the eighth century to modern times, this book charts the evolution and interactions of philosophy, theology and mysticism in the Islamic context. In a succinct but comprehensive guide, Majid Fakhry highlights key individuals, movements, concepts and writings, and explores the conflicts and controversies between anti-and pro- philosophical parties that have characterised the development of Islamic thought. The book also features coverage of: * the translation of ancient texts and their transmission to the Muslim world * The development of a systematic philosophy in Islam * Theology, mysticism and the development of Sufism *Contemporary trends Accessible and stimulating, this book will be appreciated by students, scholars and all those interested in broadening their knowledge of the Islamic tradition.

Author : Parviz Morewedge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1592670083

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Essays in Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism by Parviz Morewedge Pdf

Author : Parviz Morewedge
Publisher : Academic Resources Corp
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0882063022

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Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism by Parviz Morewedge Pdf

Author : Caner K Dagli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317673910

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Ibn al-'Arabī and Islamic Intellectual Culture by Caner K Dagli Pdf

Ibn al-'Arabī (d. 1240) was one of the towering figures of Islamic intellectual history, and among Sufis still bears the title of al-shaykh al-akbar, or "the greatest master." Ibn al-'Arabī and Islamic Intellectual Culture traces the history of the concept of "oneness of being" (wahdat al-wujūd) in the school of Ibn al- 'Arabī, in order to explore the relationship between mysticism and philosophy in Islamic intellectual life. It examines how the conceptual language used by early mystical writers became increasingly engaged over time with the broader Islamic intellectual culture, eventually becoming integrated with the latter’s common philosophical and theological vocabulary. It focuses on four successive generations of thinkers (Sadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, Mu'ayyad al-Dīn al-Jandī, 'Abd al-Razzāq al-Kāshānī, and Dāwūd al-Qaysarī), and examines how these "philosopher-mystics" refined and developed the ideas of Ibn al-'Arabī. Through a close analysis of texts, the book clearly traces the crystallization of an influential school of thought in Islamic history and its place in the broader intellectual culture. Offering an exploration of the development of Sufi expression and thought, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Islamic thought, philosophy, and mysticism.

Author : Hamid Naseem
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Islam and science
ISBN : 8176252301

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Muslim Philosophy by Hamid Naseem Pdf

Muslims Have Been Provided By Allah A Complete Code Of Conduct In The Form Of Holy Quran. In Quran There Are Two Types Of Verses I.E. Allegorial (Mutashabiat) And Categorical (Mukhamat). The Mutashabiat Verses Of Quran Are Mostly Pertaining To The Essence Of Allah And His Attributes, Predestination, Soul And Life Here After Death Etc. Etc. Since These Verses Are Outside The Purview Of Human Reasoning, Much Hair Splitting And Question Begging Has Not Been Encouraged In This Regard. Yet Many Of The Muslim Thinkers And Philosophers Have Ventured To Enter Into Detailed Discussions In These Matters.

Author : Diana Lobel
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791493229

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Between Mysticism and Philosophy by Diana Lobel Pdf

Judah Ha-Levi (1075–1141), a medieval Jewish poet, mystic, and sophisticated critic of the rationalistic tradition in Judaism, is the focus of this ground-breaking study. Diana Lobel examines his influential philosophical dialogue, Sefer ha-Kuzari, written in Arabic and later translated into Hebrew, which broke religious and philosophical convention by infusing Sufi terms for religious experience with a new Jewish theological vision. Intellectually engaging, clear, and accessible, Between Mysticism and Philosophy is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the intertwined worlds of Jewish and Islamic philosophy, religion, and culture.

Author : Hawi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004661745

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Islamic Naturalism and Mysticism by Hawi Pdf

Author : Majid Fakhry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Islamic philosophy
ISBN : 6000014333

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Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism by Majid Fakhry Pdf

Author : Richard M. Frank
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000226232

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Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism in Medieval Islam by Richard M. Frank Pdf

The first volume of the collected major articles of Richard M. Frank, pioneering student of Islamic theology (kalam), contains fifteen essays. It includes his early studies, classic but inaccessible for many in their original publication, on the text and terminology of Graeco-Arabic translations (De anima, Themistius on the Metaphysics, Plotinus in Syriac, 'anniya) and the terminology of early kalam. Other articles deal with Islamic theology and its early development, especially in its relation to philosophy (in particular the kalam of Jahm ibn Safwan and al-Ghazali), and the text and translation of two short dogmatic works by the mystic al-Qushayri. The collection is prefaced by a fascinating autobiographical memoir which traces the intellectual development of the author and the reasoning that led him, from study to study, to his discovery of the way of thinking of the theologians and to an understanding of the essential core of Islamic theology.

Author : Majid Fakhry
Publisher : Element Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Islam
ISBN : UCSC:32106012326960

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A Short Introduction to Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism by Majid Fakhry Pdf

This fascinating introduction explores the major philosophical, theological and mystical concepts that have developed into Islamic philosophy.

Author : Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465579102

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Studies in Islamic Mysticism by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson Pdf

Author : Majid Fakhry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780740300

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Islamic Philosophy by Majid Fakhry Pdf

A comprehensive examination of the struggle to reconcile philosophy and Islam. From the introduction of Greek Philosophy into the Muslim world in the eighth century, right through to modern times, Majid Fakhry charts the evolution and interaction of philosophy, theology, and mysticism in the Islamic context. Highlighting key individuals, movements, concepts and writings, Fakhry also explores the conflicts and controversies between anti- and pro-philosophical parties that have characterised the development of Islamic thought. The book also features coverage of: the translation of ancient texts and their transmission to the Muslim world; the development of a systematic philosophy in Islam; theology, mysticism and the development of Sufism; Islam's interaction with western philosophy and theology; contemporary trends.

Author : Salman H. Bashier
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438437446

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The Story of Islamic Philosophy by Salman H. Bashier Pdf

In this innovative work, Salman H. Bashier challenges traditional views of Islamic philosophy. While Islamic thought from the crucial medieval period is often depicted as a rationalistic elaboration on Aristotelian philosophy and an attempt to reconcile it with the Muslim religion, Bashier puts equal emphasis on the influence of Plato's philosophical mysticism. This shift encourages a new reading of Islamic intellectual tradition, one in which boundaries between philosophy, religion, mysticism, and myth are relaxed. Bashier shows the manner in which medieval Islamic philosophers reflected on the relation between philosophy and religion as a problem that is intrinsic to philosophy and shows how their deliberations had the effect of redefining the very limits of their philosophical thought. The problems of the origin of human beings, human language, and the world in Islamic philosophy are discussed. Bashier highlights the importance of Ibn Ṭufayl's Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān, a landmark work often overlooked by scholars, and the thought of the great Sufi mystic Ibn al-ʿArabī to the mainstream of Islamic philosophy.

Author : Alexander Treiger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136655616

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Inspired Knowledge in Islamic Thought by Alexander Treiger Pdf

It has been customary to see the Muslim theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111) as a vehement critic of philosophy, who rejected it in favour of Islamic mysticism (Sufism), a view which has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. This book argues that al-Ghazali was, instead, one of the greatest popularisers of philosophy in medieval Islam. The author supplies new evidence showing that al-Ghazali was indebted to philosophy in his theory of mystical cognition and his eschatology, and that, moreover, in these two areas he accepted even those philosophical teachings which he ostensibly criticized. Through careful translation into English and detailed discussion of more than 80 key passages (with many more surveyed throughout the book), the author shows how al-Ghazali’s understanding of "mystical cognition" is patterned after the philosophyof Avicenna (d. 1037). Arguing that despite overt criticism, al-Ghazali never rejected Avicennian philosophy and that his mysticism itself is grounded in Avicenna’s teachings, the book offers a clear and systematic presentation of al-Ghazali’s "philosophical mysticism." Challenging popular assumptions about one of the greatest Muslim theologians of all time, this is an important reference for scholars and laymen interested in Islamic theology and in the relations between philosophy and mysticism.

Author : ʿAyn al-Quḍāt
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781479826247

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The Essence of Reality by ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Pdf

A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism The Essence of Reality was written over the course of just three days in 514/1120, by a scholar who was just twenty-four. The text, like its author ʿAyn al-Quḍāt, is remarkable for many reasons, not least of which that it is in all likelihood the earliest philosophical exposition of mysticism in the Islamic intellectual tradition. This important work would go on to exert significant influence on both classical Islamic philosophy and philosophical mysticism. Written in a terse yet beautiful style, The Essence of Reality consists of one hundred brief chapters interspersed with Qurʾanic verses, prophetic sayings, Sufi maxims, and poetry. In conversation with the work of the philosophers Avicenna and al-Ghazālī, the book takes readers on a philosophical journey, with lucid expositions of questions including the problem of the eternity of the world; the nature of God’s essence and attributes; the concepts of “before” and “after”; and the soul’s relationship to the body. All these discussions are seamlessly tied into ʿAyn al-Quḍāt’s foundational argument—that mystical knowledge lies beyond the realm of the intellect.