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Author: Shams Constantine Inati
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the fourth part of the most comprehensive book by the Persian philosopher and physician Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna (978-1037 A.D.).
Author: Avicenna
Publisher: PIMS
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780888442772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the main this consists of short chapters involving either the author's exposition of his views or his criticisms of other thinkers -- the former are called "remarks" and the latter are called, on the whole "admonitions". He introduces the whole work with this book on logic because to him logic is the key to knowledge, and knowledge is the key to happiness, the highest human goal.
Author: Jonas Atlas
Publisher: Yunus Publishing
Published: 2019-10-28
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSufism is often described as ‘the mystical branch of Islam’. Giving some more attention to this underexposed spiritual side, it is often proposed, could help us to ease certain contemporary societal tensions. One finger then points toward the rigorous religious aggression of fundamentalism as ‘the problem’, while another points toward the soft beauty of mysticism as ‘the solution’. Yet, no matter how well-intended the contemporary focus on Sufism might often be, in the end, it repeatedly portrays a lack of comprehension when it comes to Islamic mysticism. The typical descriptions are full of mistakes, and the conclusions they lead to need much nuance. Those misunderstandings do not simply stem from innocent ignorance. They are misunderstandings with more profound origins and implications. They’re closely tied to enormous blind spots in the contemporary view of religion and deeply entwined with pressing political issues. In fact, the way we deal with mysticism in general and with Sufism in particular actually kindles many contemporary conflicts. This book thus seeks to add the necessary nuances, correct the misunderstandings and unveil the contemporary ‘politics of mysticism’. It seeks to clarify how the growing interest in what is called ‘Sufism’ is connected to both the contemporary demonization of Islam and the modern destruction of profound spirituality in the East as well as the West.
Author: Avicenna
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1974-01-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780873952262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shams C. Inati
Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781586840068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first comprehensive study of Ibn Sînâ’s Theodicy.
Author: Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Published: 2011-01-25
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780415663885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of The Iranian World Prize for the Book of the Year 2007 in the Philosophy and Mysticism category. This new and original text provides a timely re-examination of Islamic thought, presenting a stark contrast to the more usual conservative view. The explanation of the relationship between God and humans, as portrayed in Islam, is often influenced by the images of God and of human beings which theologians, philosophers and mystics have in mind. The early period of Islam reveals a diversity of interpretations of this relationship. Elkaisy-Friemuth discusses the view of three scholars from the tenth and eleventh century: Abd al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali, which introduce three different approaches of looking at the relationship between God and Humans. God and Humans in Islamic Thought attempts to shed light on an important side of medieval rational thought in demonstrating its significance in forming the basis of an understanding of the nature of God, the nature of human beings and the construction of different bridges between them.
Author: L E Goodman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1134977808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKthe philosophers in the West, none, perhaps, is better known by name and less familiar in actual content of his ideas than the medieval Muslim philosopher, physician, minister and naturalist Abu Ali Ibn Sina, known since the days of the scholastics as Avicenna. In this book the author, himself a philosopher, and long known for his studies of Arabic thought, presents a factual account of Avicenna's philosophy. Setting the thinker in the context of his often turbulent times and tracing the roots and influences of Avicenna's ideas, this book offers a factual philosophical portrait. It details Avicenna's account of being as a synthesis between the seemingly irreconcilable extremes of Aristotelian eternalism and the creationism of monotheistic scripture. It examines Avicenna's distinctive theory of knowledge, his ideas about immortality and individuality, including the famous "floating man argument", his contributions to logic, and his probing thoughts on rhetoric and poetics.
Author: Majid Fakhry
Publisher: One World (UK)
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 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: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1993-07-01
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1438414196
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the only book to deal with classical Islamic cosmology as it was formulated by the Ikhwan al-S'afa al Biruni and Ibn Sina during the tenth and eleventh centuries. These figures influenced all the later centuries of Islamic history and in fact created the cosmological framework within which all later scientific activity in the Islamic world was carried out--the enduring image of the cosmos within which Muslims have lived during the past millennium. Nasr writes from within the Islamic tradition and demonstrates how, based on the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet, the figures treated in this work integrated elements drawn from various ancient schools of philosophy and the sciences. This book is unique in its treatment of classical Islamic cosmology as seen from within the Islamic world-view and provides a key for understanding of traditional Islamic thought.
Author: Reza Hajatpour
Publisher: Verlag Karl Alber
Published: 2020-10-12
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9783495491454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZwei Philosophen und Mystiker, die wesentlich zur Ausarbeitung der Theologie und Mystik des Sufismus beigetragen haben, sind Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdullah ibn Sina (980-1037), genannt Avicenna, und Sadr ad-Din assirazi, bekannt als Mulla Sadra (1572-1640). Letzterer entwickelt sein theologisches Denken u.a. im Dialog mit der Philosophie Avicennas und fuhrt die von diesem begonnene Tradition, griechisches und islamisches Denken zusammenzubringen, auf eigene Weise innovativ fort.
