This thesis examines the views held by Muh[dotbelow]yi al-Din Ibn al-`Arabi on shari`ah , based for the most part on his magnum opus , al-Futuh[dotbelow]at al-Makkiyyah . It explores his attitude towards the shari`ah as practical religious law and his teachings concerning its so…
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The Risalat al-'Uthmaniyya of al-Jahiz, written in the tenth century, has been considered a major work, from a literary as well as from a polemical standpoint. It is an eloquent defense of the orthodox Sunni position concerning the caliphate in Islam and supports the superiority…
This dissertation examines the life of Ahmad ibn Hanbal and his contribution to the formation of Islamic orthodoxy. It proposes to study Ibn Hanbal's thought by tracing the manner that his ideas were manifested in his personal behavior and political activities. Its three parts d…
Ibn Sina has been the object of many contemporary studies, all of which have attempted to examine various angles of the possible connection between Ibn Sina and mysticism. These studies, however, have not fully explored Ibn Sina's understanding of mysticism; he is generally seen…