Al Ghazalis Moderation In Belief

Author : Al-Ghazali
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022606090X
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Al-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief" written by Al-Ghazali and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centuries after his death, al-Ghazali remains one of the most influential figures of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Although he is best known for his Incoherence of the Philosophers, Moderation in Belief is his most profound work of philosophical theology. In it, he offers what scholars consider to be the best defense of the Ash'arite school of Islamic theology that gained acceptance within orthodox Sunni theology in the twelfth century, though he also diverges from Ash'arism with his more rationalist approach to the Quran. Together with The Incoherence of the Philosophers, Moderation in Belief informs many subsequent theological debates, and its influence extends beyond the Islamic tradition, informing broader questions within Western philosophical and theological thought. The first complete English-language edition of Moderation in Belief, this new annotated translation by Aladdin M. Yaqub draws on the most esteemed critical editions of the Arabic texts and offers detailed commentary that analyzes and reconstructs the arguments found in the work’s four treatises. Explanations of the historical and intellectual background of the texts also enable readers with a limited knowledge of classical Arabic to fully explore al-Ghazali and this foundational text for the first time. With the recent resurgence of interest in Islamic philosophy and the conflict between philosophy and religion, this new translation will be a welcome addition to the scholarship.

Author : Frank Griffel
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195331621
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Al-Ghazali's Philosophical Theology written by Frank Griffel and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of Muslim thinker al-Ghazali's life and his understanding of cosmology-how God creates things and events in the world, how human acts relate to God's power, and how the universe is structured.

Author : William Montgomery Watt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali written by William Montgomery Watt and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Aladdin M. Yaqub
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1554811716
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Metalogic written by Aladdin M. Yaqub and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Metalogic is a uniquely accessible introduction to the metatheory of first-order predicate logic. No background knowledge of logic is presupposed, as the book is entirely self-contained and clearly defines all of the technical terms it employs. Yaqub begins with an introduction to predicate logic and ends with detailed outlines of the proofs of the incompleteness, undecidability, and indefinability theorems, covering many related topics in between.

Author : Imam al-Ghazali
Publisher : Kube Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0860375161
Total Pages : 198 pages
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Download or read book Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship written by Imam al-Ghazali and published by Kube Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers those dimensions of Islamic rituals of worship – prayer, almsgiving, fasting, Pilgrimage, etc. which are essential to the fulfilment of inner quality. Consists of selections from al-Ghazali's Ihya, a pivotal work in the history of Islamic thought.

Author : Ghazzālī
Publisher : Islamic translation
ISBN 13 : 9780842524667
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book تهافت الفلاسفة written by Ghazzālī and published by Islamic translation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058-1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the Philosophers, written after more than a decade of travel and ascetic contemplation, contends that while such Muslim philosophers as Avicenna boasted of unassailable arguments on matters of theology and metaphysics, they could not deliver on their claims; moreover, many of their assertions represented disguised heresy and unbelief. Despite its attempted refutation by the twelfth-century philosopher Ibn Rushd, al-Ghazali's work remains widely read and influential.

Author : Abdou Maliqalim Simone
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226758695
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Whose Image? written by Abdou Maliqalim Simone and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994-07-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Muslim scholar with extensive experience in Africa, T. Abdou Maliqalim Simone was recruited by the Islamic fundamentalist Shari‘a Movement in Sudan to act as consultant for its project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. Based on his interviews with hundreds of individuals during this time, plus extensive historical and archival research, In Whose Image? is a penetrating examination of the use of Islam as a tool for political transformation. Drawing a detailed portrait of political fundamentalism during the 1985-89 period of democratic rule in the Sudan, Simone shows how the Shari‘a Movement attempted to shape a viable social order by linking religious integrity and economic development, where religious practice was to dominate all aspects of society and individuals' daily lives. However, because Sudanese society is remarkably diverse ethnically and religiously, this often led to conflict, fragmentation, and violence in the name of Islam. Simone's own Islamic background leads him to deplore the violence and the devastating psychological, economic, and cultural consequences of one form of Islamic radicalism, while holding to hope that a viable form of this inherently political religion can in fact be applied. As a counterpoint, he ends with a discussion of South Africa's Call of Islam, which seeks political unity through a more tolerant interpretation of Islam. As an introduction to religious discourse in Africa, this book will be widely read by students and scholars throughout African Studies, Religious Studies, Anthropology, and Political Science.

Author : Aladdin M. Yaqub
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1551119935
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Logical Theory written by Aladdin M. Yaqub and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reclaims logic as a branch of philosophy, offering a self-contained and complete introduction to the three traditional systems of classical logic (term, sentence, and predicate logic) and the philosophical issues that surround those systems. The exposition is lucid, clear, and engaging. Practical methods are favored over the traditional, and creative approaches over the merely mechanical. The author’s guiding principle is to introduce classical logic in an intellectually honest way, and not to shy away from difficulties and controversies where they arise. Relevant philosophical issues, such as the relation between the meaning and the referent of a proper name, logical versus metaphysical possibility, and the conceptual content of an expression, are discussed throughout. In this way, the book is not only an introduction to the three main systems of classical logic, but also an introduction to the philosophy of classical logic.

Author : Humeira Iqtidar
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226384705
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secularizing Islamists? written by Humeira Iqtidar and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secularizing Islamists? provides an in-depth analysis of two Islamist parties in Pakistan, the highly influential Jama‘at-e-Islami and the more militant Jama‘at-ud-Da‘wa, widely blamed for the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. Basing her findings on thirteen months of ethnographic work with the two parties in Lahore, Humeira Iqtidar proposes that these Islamists are involuntarily facilitating secularization within Muslim societies, even as they vehemently oppose secularism. This book offers a fine-grained account of the workings of both parties that challenges received ideas about the relationship between the ideology of secularism and the processes of secularization. Iqtidar particularly illuminates the impact of women on Pakistani Islamism, while arguing that these Islamist groups are inadvertently supporting secularization by forcing a critical engagement with the place of religion in public and private life. She highlights the role that competition among Islamists and the focus on the state as the center of their activity plays in assisting secularization. The result is a significant contribution to our understanding of emerging trends in Muslim politics.

Author : ʻAbd al-Malik ibn ʻAbd Allāh Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī
Publisher : ISBS
ISBN 13 : 9781859641538
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Download or read book A Guide to Conclusive Proofs for the Principles of Belief written by ʻAbd al-Malik ibn ʻAbd Allāh Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī and published by ISBS. This book was released on 2000 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a translation of the work known as "al-Irshad" (The Guide), a classic text of Islamic theology. Its author, Iman al-Haramayn al-Juwayni, here sets out systematically what he considers the sure proofs for the principles of any discourse about God.