Greek Philosophy
The Introduction of Greek Philosophy in the Muslim World [1] Greek or to be precise Hellenistic philosophy came into the Muslim world by way of Syriac. At Haran, in northern Iraq, a philosophical...
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About four years ago I received a letter from Mr. S. M. Sharif, Educational Adviser to the Government of Pakistan and now Secretary in the Ministry of Education, drawing my attention to the fact that...
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Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) is one of the most influential Muslim Theologian Full Name: Laqab ( Nick Name): Shayakh al-IslamKunya (Prefix): Abū al-ʿAbbās.First Name: Taqī al-Dīn Ahmad b. Abd al-Ḥalīm b....
View ArticleThe meaning and concept of philosophy in Islam
Seyyed Hossein Nasr In the light of the Qur’an and Hadith in both of which the term hikmah has been used,1 Muslim authorities belonging to different schools of thought have sought over the ages to...
View ArticleThe Qurʾān and Ḥadīth as source and inspiration of Islamic philosophy
Seyyed Hossein Nasr Viewed from the point of view of the Western intellectual tradition, Islamic philosophy appears as simply Graeco-Alexandrian philosophy in Arabic dress, a philosophy whose sole...
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ABU’L WALID MUHAMMAD IBN RUSHD AL-QURTUBI (Averroes) Ibn Rushd (Averroes) is regarded by many as the foremost Islamic philosopher. Abu’l-Walid Ibn Rushd, better known as Averroes (520/1126-595/1198),...
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for Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Consonants A = Arabic, P = Persian, OT = Ottoman Turkish, MT = Modern Turkish A P OT MT A P OT MT A P OT MT ء ʾ ʾ ʾ — ز z z z z ك k k or g k or ñ k or n ب b b b b or p...
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (980-1037) is one of the foremost philosophers of the golden age of Islamic tradition that also includes al-Farabi and Ibn Rushd. He is also known as al-Sheikh al-Rais (Leader...
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