Islamic Perspectives

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3. Islamic philosophy refers to philosophy produced in an Islamic society. Islamic Philosophy

4. Islamic Philosophy

5. Islamic philosophy as the name implies refers to philosophical activity within the Islamic milieu. Islamic Philosophy

6. In early Islamic thought, which refers to philosophy during the "Islamic Golden Age", traditionally dated between the 8th and 12th centuries, two main currents may be distinguished. Islamic Philosophy

7. Islamic Philosophy Kalām (Arabic: علم الكلام‎) is the philosophy that seeks Islamic theological principles through dialectic.

8. Kalam At the second century of the Hijra, a new movement arose in the theological school of Basra, Iraq. Islamic Philosophy

9. Kalam The Mutazilites, compelled to defend their principles against the sunni Islam of their day, looked for support in philosophy, and are one of the first to pursue a rational theology called Ilm-al-Kalam. Islamic Philosophy

10. Kalam More simply put Kalam means duties of the heart as opposed to (or in conjunction with) fikhduties of the body. Islamic Philosophy

11. Falsafa Divisions of the Philosophic Sciences These sciences, in relation to the aim we have set before us, may be divided into six, sections: (1) Mathematics (2) Logic (3) Physics ( (4) Metaphysics (5) Politics (6) Moral Philosophy (ethics) Islamic Philosophy

12. Falsafa From the ninth century onward, owing to Caliph al-Ma'mun and his successor, Greek philosophy was introduced among the Arabs. Islamic Philosophy

13. Falsafa During the Abbasid caliphate a number of Muslim thinkers and scientists contributed to making Aristotle known in Christian Europe. Islamic Philosophy

14. Some differences between Kalam and Falsafa Aristotle's theories seem to deny the immortality of the individual human soul. Islamic Philosophy

15. The twelfth century saw the apotheosis of pure philosophy and the decline of the Kalam, which latter, being attacked by both the philosophers and the orthodox, perished for lack of champions. Islamic Philosophy

16. Since no idea and no literary or philosophical movement ever germinated on Persian or Arabian soil without leaving its impress on the Jews, the Persian Ghazali found an imitator in the person of Judah ha-Levi. Islamic Philosophy

17. Ibn Rushd or Ibn Roshd (Averroës), the contemporary of Maimonides, was one of the last of the Islamic Peripatetics. Islamic Philosophy

18. Islamic philosophy found an audience with the Jews, to whom belongs the honour of having transmitted it to the Christian world. Islamic Philosophy

19. The oldest Jewish religio-philosophical work preserved in Arabic is that of Saadia Gaon (892-942), Emunot ve-Deot, "The Book of Beliefs and Opinions". Islamic Philosophy

20. Islamic Philosophy To prove the unity of God, Saadia uses the demonstrations of the Mutakallamin.

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22. From the ninth century onward, owing to Caliph al-Ma'mun and his successor, Greek philosophy was introduced among the Persians and Arabs. Islamic Philosophy

23. Islamic Philosophy From Spain Arabic philosophic literature was translated into Hebrew and Latin, contributing to the development of modern European philosophy.

24. The period between the 11th and 14th centuries to be the true "Golden Age" of Arabic and Islamic philosophy, initiated by Al-Ghazali's successful integration of logic into the Madrasah curriculum and the subsequent rise of Avicennism. Islamic Philosophy

25. Since the political power shift in Western Europe (Spain and Portugal) from Muslim to Christian control, the Muslims naturally did not practice philosophy in Western Europe. Islamic Philosophy Averroës The School of Athens by Raphael- The Philosophers

26. After Ibn Rushd, there arose many later schools of Islamic Philosophy. Islamic Philosophy

27. The tradition of Islamic Philosophy is still very much alive today despite the belief in many Western circles that this tradition ceased after the golden ages. Islamic Philosophy

28. Islamic Philosophy In contemporary Islamic Lands, philosophy has continued and flourished.

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