a critical study of goldziher's view concerning ibn 'abbas's taking impression from jilan ibn farvah in understanding quranic lexicons

Divine Vicegerency in Quranic Verses from the Perspective of ibn Tarakeh Isfahani

The divine vicegerency is one of the deepest scientific and epistemic debates in the divine and human sciences and the role of divine mysticism in this field is crucial. There are two fundamental arguments in Islamic mysticism: the first is about monotheism or divinity and according to the verse «علم آدم اسماء کلها», the subject of this argument is divine lordship and His names and attributes, ...

Ibn Sı̄nā’s view of the practice of logic

In the last half century Ibrahim Madkour revolutionised the study of Arabic logic by making available a modern edition of the text of the Logic section of Ibn Sı̄nā’s Šifā’. Ibn Sı̄nā’s account of logic in the Šifā’ is much fuller than any of his other surviving accounts; it runs to some two thousand pages. It is also — in my view — more radical and more independent of Aristotle than his other ac...

criticism of ibn taymiyya’s view concerning imam mahdi (p.b.u.h)

although believing in the reappearance of imam mahdi is an islamic belief, it has an outstanding position in the shiite school. it can be said the main proof behind this position is that shiites have accepted his birth and life. regardless of the foundations and arguments of shiites, some sunni writers have sharply opposed this belief. ahmad b. taymiyya is one of these writers who has made cert...

ibn 2 - TRANSITIVE DESIGNS

Economics of Ibn Khaldun: Revisited

A close look at the writings of the Middle Eastern and North African scholars who lived in the Middle Ages (roughly between A.D. 476-1500) reveals an immense body of theoretical knowledge pertaining to the humanities, and behavioral and social sciences. A partial list of the scholars who wrote on these issues includes names such as Abu Yusuf (8th century), Abul-Fadl Al-Dimishgi (9th century), A...

Ibn Taimiyyah: The True Image

Having been asked by a few persons to provide a detailed explanation on why the Shia Imamis have a negative stance on 'Shaykhul Islam' Ibn Taimiyyah, we have provided the research carried out by Al-Ghadeer Center. This gives a brief a overview on why this man is viewed as an extremist and why his views were not only conflicting with Islam, but served to damage Islam through the adherence of a f...