Podcasts about Islamic philosophy

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 17, 2025 Dr. Rory Dickson is a professor of Islamic Religion and Culture and author of several publications on Sufism, the mystical path within Islam. He joins Breht to have an incredibly deep conversation about the Sufi poet Rumi, his life and work, Rumi's relationship to his teacher Shams of Tabriz, the concepts of fana (annihilation of the self) and baqa (subsistence in God), the spiritual practices of Sufism, non-duality and perennialism, "dying before you die", Buddhist enlightenment, the Quran, Serving the People in politics and religion, the role of Divine Love in spiritual transformation, transcending the ego, Bodhicitta and the Heart of the Bodhisattva, the counter-cultural aspects of the historical dervishes, The Masnavi  (aka the "Persian Quran"), Christian Mysticism, the evolution of human consciousness, the linguistics of translation, and much, much more! Check out Rory's book "Dissolving into Being: The Wisdom of Sufi Philosophy" Recommendations for Further Exploration: Rumi's World: The Life and Work of the Great Sufi Poet The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi Check out our related episodes with Dr. Adnan Husain: Sufism: Islamic Mysticism and the Annihilation of Self in God St. Francis of Assisi: Patron Saint of Ecology & Brother to All Creation ------------------------------------------------------------ Outro Music: Something's Out There by Neva Dinova Support Rev Left and get bonus episodes on Patreon Make a one-time donation to Rev Left at BuyMeACoffee.com/revleftradio Learn more about Rev Left HERE

Brother Muhammad Ali a public speaker from Youth Club in Lahore sits with brother Sahil Adeem to discuss the most burning issues of our society and youth. Depression and hopelessness through the lens of Islamic philosophy.

In this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal speaks with Cyrus Zargar on the role of storytelling and virtue ethics in the work of Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, the 13th-century jurist, philosopher, poet, and polymath. The conversation delves particularly into the virtue of ‘compassion' within the context of the story ‘The Tale of the Sufi and the Judge,' from Maulana Rūmī's magnum opus, the Mathnawī-i Maʿnawī (“The Rhymed Couplets of Spiritual Signification”). Dr. Roshan Iqbal hails from a small hamlet of 20 million–Karachi, Pakistan. She received her PhD in Islamic Studies from Georgetown University. Prior to this she read for her MPhil at the University of Cambridge. She has studied in Pakistan, the US, Morocco, Egypt, Jordon, the UK, and Iran. Her research interests include gender and sexuality in the Qur'an, Islamic Law, Film and Media Studies, and modern Muslim intellectuals. Her recent book is titled, ‘Marital and Sexual Ethics in Islamic Law: Rethinking Temporary Marriage.' As an associate professor at Agnes Scott College, she teaches classes in the Religious Studies department and also classes that are cross-listed with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Film Studies. When she is not working, she loves talking to her family and friends on the phone (thank you, unlimited plans), tracking fashion (sartorial flourishes are such fun), watching films (love! love! love!), reading novels (never enough), painting watercolors (less and less poorly), and cooking new dishes (sometimes successfully). Cyrus Ali Zargar is Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies and Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. Zargar's research interests focus on the metaphysical, aesthetic, and ethical intersections between Sufism and Islamic philosophy. His first book, Sufi Aesthetics: Beauty, Love, and the Human Form in Ibn ʿArabi and ʿIraqi, was published in 2011 by the University of South Carolina Press. His most recent book, The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism, was published in 2017 by Oneworld Press. His forthcoming book concerns Sufi ethics and the theme of self-transformation in the corpus of the Persian poet ʿAṭṭār.

Kamal Ahmed on Islamic Philosophy and Theology by Center of Theological Inquiry

This episode dives into the history and development of Islamic philosophy, discussing its Greek, Persian, and Indian influences, different schools of thought, key thinkers like Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd, and its contributions to logic, metaphysics, and literature. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_philosophy

Ben explains Islamic Philosophy to Pat pt. II

Ben explains Islamic Philosophy to Pat.

Peter Adamson is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College London. He's also the host of the podcast History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps and the author of the book series by the same name. Robinson and Peter talk about Islamic philosophy broadly conceived, as well as some of its great philosophers—Avicenna in particular—and its most fascinating debates. 00:00 Introduction 04:46 Can Anything Be the Subject of Philosophy? 11:03 Dead and Living Languages 24:35 What Is Islamic Philosophy? 40:28 Some Distinctive Problems of Islamic Philosophy 50:40 Metaphysical Debates about the Eucharist and Koran 59:21 Free Will, Islamic Philosophy, and the Koran 01:08:56 Islam and the Eternity of the World 01:29:48 Avicenna's Flying Man Argument 01:41:25 Al-Farabi and Illuminationism 01:47:54 What Is Philosophical Mysticism? 01:55:00 Islamic Mysticism and Sufism 01:59:18 Philosophy, Reincarnation, and Vegetarianism 02:03:37 The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps Twitter: @robinsonerhardt Instagram: @robinsonerhardt Twitch (Robinson Eats): @robinsonerhardt YouTube (Robinson Eats): youtube.com/@robinsoneats TikTok: @robinsonerhardt --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

In this episode we talk about a scholar who represents the very opposite tendency compared to many other figures we have discussed on this channel. Ibn Taymiyya is a controversial thinker, but one that has had a major impact on the contemporary Islamic world.Sources/Suggested Reading:Abrahamov, Binyamin (1998). "Islamic Theology: Traditionalism and Rationalism. Edinburgh University Press.El-Rouayheb, Khaled & Sabine Schmidtke (2019). "The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology". Oxford University Press.Hoover, Jon (2019). "Ibn Taymiyya". In the Makers of the Muslim World Series. OneWorld.Moustafa, Mohamed A. (2017). "Upholding God's Essence: Ibn Taymiyya on the Createdness of the Spirit". Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences. 3(2): 1-43.Skeikh, Mustafa (2007). "Ibn Taymiyya, Analogy and the Attributes of God". Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford.#IbnTaymiyya #Islam #Salafism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy. This is approximately the fifth session covering Kant; it is also the first session on Hasan Spiker's The Metacritique of Kant and the Possibility of Metaphysics.

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy. Hasan Spiker continues his explication of his book The Metacritique of Kant and the Possibility of Metaphysics.

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy. Hasan Spiker continues his explication of his book The Metacritique of Kant and the Possibility of Metaphysics.

In this episode we answer the most fundamental question - what is Islamic Philosophy and how exactly can young adults implement it in their lives? We felt that it was vital to answer this as the very basis and foundation of our venture is Islamic Philosophy. Tune in to dive deep into this thought provoking topic with us! Like this show? Send us a message on our social media handle - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on your social media and tag us with your one key take away from this episode. We would love to thank you personally! Follow us on twosoulsonechai.com as we share other tips to living a good story.

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

In the History of Philosophy podcasts Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition:https://historyofphilosophy.net/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is an episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

This is an Episode on Islamic Philosophy

Donate! supportmu.org View the Future Masjid! https://youtu.be/QwO0qwyD5DA Mufti Hussain Kamani is an instructor at Qalam. He is a faculty member at the Qalam Seminary. He gives lectures, conducts seminars and workshops, teaches Intensives, and leads Hajj & Umrah groups at Qalam. You can listen to the numerous series that he has recorded on the Qalam Podcast. He currently resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and four children. He also serves as a resident scholar for the Islamic Association of Carrollton (Masjid Al-Rahman). Mufti Hussain Kamani was born and raised in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. His journey to pursue sacred Islamic knowledge began at age 6. By the age of 9, he completed the memorization of the Holy Quran. To further advance his studies in the Islamic Sciences, he traveled to the United Kingdom and pursued formal Islamic authorizations (ijazahs). For 7 years, Mufti Kamani studied a rigorous curriculum covering the Arabic language and literature, Islamic jurisprudence, Tafseer of the Holy Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic Philosophy, and Aqeedah. Afterward, he was selected for a post-graduate level course in Islamic Law and Legal Verdicts, which he completed within two years. He later earned his graduate degree in Business Management from the University of Coventry in the UK. ⏰ New episode every week!

Would you believe us if we told you that a ninth century forgery, attributed to one of the greatest philosophers of all time, went on to fool centuries of readers and introduce its true author, one of the greatest mystics of the west, to the world of medieval philosophy? Exploring Maimonides' struggle with the peculiar notion of God that he adopts from the Theology of Aristotle. Join us to learn about Maimonides Apophatic/Negative Theology, Creation vs Emanation, Immanence and Transcendence, Contradiction and Humility. Thank you to Shalem College for hosting this week's vid: https://shalem.ac.il/en/ and thank you to Chezi and Seth for connecting us. 00:00 The Philosopher and the Mystic 00:57 The Forgery 06:21 Neoplatonism 10:43 Primary themes of the Theology 13:30 A Theological Mix 15:28 Pure Being, Negative Theology 20:06 Creation vs Emanation 23:24 Immanence and Transcendence 24:51 Contradiction and Humility Sources and Further Reading Alexander Altmann, "Maimonides on the Intellect and the Scope of Metaphysics," in idem, Von der mittelalterlichen zur modernen Aufklärung, Tübingen: Mohr, 1987, 60-129, at 123. Alfred Ivry, "Islamic and Greek Influences on Maimonides' Philosophy," in Maimonides and Philosophy, 1986, p. 149-51 Alfred Ivry, ‘Isma'ili Theology and Maimonides' Philosophy,' in The Jews of Medieval Islam, 1995, p. 280. Alfred Ivry, “Neoplatonic Currents in Maimonides' Thought,” in Perspectives on Maimonides, ed. Joel Kraemer, London: Littman, 1996, 115–140 Alfred Ivry, Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed: A Philosophical Guide, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016, p. 38 Arthur Hyman, "Maimonides on Religious Language," in Perspectives on Maimonides (see note 6), 175-91 Christian Wildberg, "Neoplatonism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2021 Edition) Cristina D'Ancona, “The Theology attributed to Aristotle: Sources, Structure, Influence,” In The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy, New York, Oxford University Press, 2017 Cristina D'Ancona, "Pseudo- Theology of Aristotle, Chapter 1: Structure and Composition," Oriens 36 (2001): 78-112. Cristina D'Ancona, "The Arabic “Theology of Aristotle”" In obo in Classics. 2 May. 2022. Diana Lobel, “Silence Is Praise to You” Maimonides on Negative Theology, Looseness of Expression, and Religious Experience, in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly vol. 76, no. 1, 2002 Elliot Wolfson “Via Negativa in Maimonides and Its Impact on Thirteenth- Century Kabbalah.” In Maimonidean Studies 5, 2008 F.W. Zimmerman, "The Origins of the So-Called Theology of Aristotle," in Pseudo-Aristotle in the Middle Ages, London: Warburg Institute, 1986, 110-24. Herbert A. Davidson, Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works, 2001, p. 111 Ithamar Gruenwald, “Maimonides' Quest beyond Philosophy and Prophecy,” in Perspectives, ed. J. L. Kraemer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996), pp. 145. Kraemer, “Maimonides and the Spanish Aristotelian School,” p. 45 Moshe Idel, "Jewish Kabbalah and Platonism in the Middle Ages and Renaissance," in Neoplatonism and Jewish Thought, 1992, pp. 338-43; Paul Fenton, "The Arabic and Hebrew Versions of the Theology of Aristotle,” in Pseudo-Aristotle in the Middle Ages 241-64. Peter Adamson, The Arabic Plotinus: A Philosophical Study of the 'Theology of Aristotle,' 2002 Sarah Pessin, The Influence of Islamic Thought on Maimonides, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2005 Join us: https://facebook.com/seekersofunity https://instagram.com/seekersofunity https://www.twitter.com/seekersofu https://www.seekersofunity.com patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekers paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

I narrate the creation myth from the Quran and Hadiths in this podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar walks us through the framework of Islamic Moral Philosophy and Virtue Ethics in Islamic Philosophy, as well as Sufism. We tackle the age old question of what makes something ‘good' and how to live the good life, from an Islamic philosophical perspective.

Today I discuss some of the very basics of the Quran and try to explain its theology at the fundamental level.

In recent years there has been a debate on Hijab and whether or not it is an essential part of Islam. Let's take a look at what The Quran says and how the text can be interpreted.

In this episode, we share how we manage our finances as a young married couple. A lot of times we are reminded to earn in a Halal way but we are not really guided much on how to spend! So we took this opportunity to talk more about how to spend mindfully with Islamic Philosophy in mind. Like this show? Send us a message on our social media handle - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on your social media and tag us with your one key take away from this episode. We would love to thank you personally! Follow us on twosoulsonechai.com as we share other tips to living a good story.

On this edition of Parallax Views, Ambassador Akbar S. Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C., joined Parallax Views for an enlightening and uplifting conversation about how the golden age of Islamic philosophy can show us a bridge that exists between East and West, Muslim and non-Muslim. Amb. Ahmed's latest book deal with this specific subject and is entitled The Flying Man, Aristotle, and the Philosophies of the Golden Age of Islam: Their Relevance Today. Amb. Ahmed has written a number of books, including The Thistle and the Drone: How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam and Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization among others, have attempted to deal with questions related to Islamic in modernity, relations between the Western and Islamic worlds, and attempting to foster understand between cultures and interfaith dialogues. His latest book is no exception and discusses a number of philosophers, poets, and intellectuals including the physician Avicenna and his "Flying Man" thought experiment among others. Amb. explains how these figures from Islamic culture cross-pollinated with Western thought and how their ideas were often in line with those of the Enlightenment and the humanist tradition. He also notes how "New Atheists" like Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry have a blind-spot in regards to their dismissal of the Islamic world's contributions to culture, from philosophy to art. In addition to disccussing all of this, Amb. Ahmed and I also discuss his attempt to chronicle the life and significance of the Pakistani statesman Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who could be considered the George Washington of modern Pakistan. In this regard, Amb. Ahmed tells us a little about the origins and troubles with the cinematic biopic of the statesmen, simply known as Jinnah, which starred the late world-renowned British actor Christopher Lee (Sarumon the White in the Lords of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies; Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones; the title character in a number of the Hammer Studios Dracula films) in the lead role. Amb. Akbar talks about the negative portrayal of Jinnah in the Ben Kingsley-starring Gandhi, misconceptions he sees many as having about Jinnah, and his thoughts about Pakistan, India, and Muslim-Hindu unity. Along with all of this, Amb. Ahmed briefly comments on the situation of Afghanistan as someone who extensively studies the Pashtun people there. *CORRECTION: In this episode I neglected to mention that Ambassador Ahmed was co-scriptwriter with Jamil Dehlavi for Jinnah rather than the sole writer. Then in the second segment of our show, Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. and its Inequality.Org joins us to discuss his decades-spanning work investigating the problem of global wealth inequality and how that inequality has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Chuck describes how he was "born on third base" to a wealthy family (the Oscar-Mayer meatpacking family to be exact) and how it gave him a "front row seat" to the problem of wealth inequality. We discuss what the ultra-wealthy are and aren't, wealth taxes, common arguments against taxing the ultra-wealthy, the World Economic Forum and Davos, wealth inequality as a cause of political polarization and social destabilization, the problem with charity as a fix for global wealth inequality, and much, much more! "‘This gift list is completely disconnected from the reality of our society': Here are the most charitable billionaires in America" by Leslie Albrecht - MarketWatch -2/8/22 "REPORT: Gilded Giving 2020: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy" by Chuck Collins and Helen Flannery - 7/28/20 "Updates: Billionaire Wealth, U.S. Job Losses and Pandemic Profiteers" by Chuck Collins - 10/18/21 "Taxing extreme wealth could lift 2.3 billion people out of poverty" by Chuck Collins - CNN - 1/19/22

Dr Cyrus Ali Zargar discusses his book "Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism" with Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani. Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.

Averroes adopted a legal-centric epistemological framework in order to prove #Philosophy as #Islamic. The main focus was to demonstrate to what extent philosophy was Islamic using Averroes' systematised framework from his legal treatise, Kitāb faṣl al-maqāl as a rebuttal to Muslim jurists who considered philosophy as anti-Islamic. Using Averroes' legal treatise, Sayyid Wajee showed how Averroes employs the legal methodology and the principles adopted by Muslim jurists against them, highlighting the compatibility between philosophy and Islam. Moreover, Averroes' grounds his assertions of philosophy as an Islamic endeavour by combining the technical jargon of the jurists with Qurʾānic passages as a way of conclusively affirming the concept of ‘Islamic philosophy'. The presentation highlighted the negative attitude towards philosophy in the 12th century and this attitude persisting in the 21st century in certain Islamic institutions. Sayyid Wajee emphasised on #Averroes premise that the study of law which is widely accepted by Muslim thinkers as an Islamic enterprise according to the jurists themselves, the same sentiment should be afforded to Muslim philosophers

Alt-Right, Capitalism, Andrew Tate, Masculinity, Reactionary Politics, Dawah Experiences We touch on all of this with Asadullah Ali. Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi is the founder of the Andalusian Project. He is also a research fellow for Yaqeen Institute and a member of the Muslim Debate Initiative.   He holds degrees in both Western and Islamic Philosophy and a Masters in Library and Information Science. He is an academic librarian by profession. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website – boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/boysinthecave/ Instagram – @boysinthecave Twitter – @boysinthecave Become a Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/boysinthecave ------------------------------------- Asadullah Ali's Online Visibility https://www.facebook.com/AsadOfAndalus

Adam Ray Adkins talks to musician and YouTuber Artin Salimi on Mark Fisher, Marxism, Hip Hop, and Islamic Philosophy Sub to Artin Salimi: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxTegQA3NUq9scE-XQJzww Support the Acid Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidleft facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theacidleft/ insta: @theacidleft Twitch: twitch.tv/theacidleft twitter: @acid_left

This episode was recorded before the shootings in Boulder Colorado. Dr. D'Silva and myself stand in solidarity toward community healing for all those impacted by this tragedy.  Dr. D'Silva is faculty in the philosophy department at UCCS and whose research includes philosophy of Religion, Islamic Philosophy, and Post Colonial Theory. This conversation centers us on the dynamics of religious freedom in contemporary times and what this means for our wellness and stability.  Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

We speak about the course Wisdom Crystallized: Sufi Metaphysics in 21 Verses. https://www.rumicenter.love/wisdom https://www.mohammedrustom.com Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Islamic Studies in the College of the Humanities at Carleton University. He obtained a PhD from the University of Toronto in 2009, specializing in Islamic philosophy and literature. Professor Rustom has been the recipient of a number of academic distinctions and prizes, which include the Ibn ‘Arabi Society Latina’s Tarjuman Prize, The Institute of Ismaili Studies’ Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship, Iran’s World Prize for the Book of the Year, and Senior Fellowships courtesy of the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute’s Library of Arabic Literature and Humanities Research Fellowship programs. An internationally recognized scholar whose works have been translated into over ten languages, Professor Rustom’s research focuses on non-Western philosophy in general, and post-Avicennian Islamic philosophy in particular. He is author of The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra (SUNY Press, 2012), co-editor of The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (HarperOne, 2015), and translator of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration (Islamic Texts Society, 2018). Dr. Rustom’s forthcoming books include a complete study of the worldview of the Sufi philosopher ‘Ayn al-Qudat Hamadani entitled, Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of ‘Ayn al-Qudat (SUNY Press, 2021), and The Quintessence of Reality (NYU Press, 2022), which is a translation and Arabic edition of ‘Ayn al-Qudat’s robust defence of metaphysics, the Zubdat al-haqa’iq Dr. Rustom is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Sufi Studies (Brill), Commissioning Editor of the Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society (JMIAS), and Editorial Board member of the Library of Arabic Literature (NYU Press).

Join us today as we discuss the Relationship with Our Elderly. We delve into the topic of respecting, seeking guidance and showing kindness towards our elderly from the perspective of the Quran and the Ahlulbayt (as). We also discuss loneliness, and how best we can take care of our elderly relatives and those within our community. Sheikh Nuru Mohammed is currently the Resident Aalim at the KSIMC of Birmingham. He holds a BA in Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism from Al-Mustafa International University in Iran, and obtained an MA in Islamic Studies at Middlesex University. He founded the Ummu ABEEHA Empowerment Centre in Kumasi, Ghana and co-founded the Imamiya Islamic Research Centre in Johannesburg. Find out more: https://www.thegoodtree.faith

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi is a research fellow for Yaqeen Institute, member of the Muslim Debate Initiative, and founder of the Andalusian Project; an independent research platform for Islamic studies. He holds degrees in both Western and Islamic Philosophy and a Masters in Library and Information Science. He specializes in topics related to the philosophy of science, atheism, terrorism, Islamic ethics, and other issues facing the global Muslim community. This episode was an off the cuff casual conversation into his backstory, his rough upbringing and the circumstances that led him to eventually accepting Islam. We talked about other random tidbits as well like healthy eating and Cobra Kai.

Federico Campagna presents Henry Corbin’s 1964 “History of Islamic Philosophy” and his esoteric interpretation of philosophy and of religion. Image credits: Sultan Mohammed, The Miraj of the Prophet, 1539-1543. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper.

Join Sheikh Sammar Ahmad and Raheel Ahmad for Thursday's show where we will be discussing: Aristotle & Islamic Philosophy Aristotle & Islamic Philosophy Aristotle's argued that virtue is a 'golden mean': the idea that if you find a moderate position between the two extremes of excess and deficiency, you will be acting morally. LIVE from 4pm we discuss the philosophy behind virtue ethics in relation to the teachings of Islam on morality. Guests include: Professor Peter Adamson (Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich) Dr Henry Taylor (Birmingham Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham) Imam Rabeeb Mirza Producers: Adan Ahmed and Sitwat Mirza

Khalil Andani is an academic in the field of Islamic Studies. He holds prior degrees in Mathematics and Accounting and has a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School. Currently he is an advanced PhD Candidate in Islamic studies at Harvard and specializes in Quranic Studies, the intellectual history of Islamic Philosophy, and Ismailism. I have invited him here to have a discussion about the academic study of Islam, the history of the Quran, and the internal diversity of Islam through history. Youtube version

This episode of the egg timer continues on the theme of knowledge from last week's episode. But a shift in focus is made toward the work of the 11th century Islamic thinker, Al-Ghazali. As we see, Al-Ghazali masterfully demonstrated the case for epistemic skepticism roughly 400 years before Descartes is often credited with accomplishing this feat. Arabic Calligraphy Attribution: By السيف ذو الوشاح - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50000224

#Environment #coronavirus #lightupwithShua In Turkey, Özdemir has put himself at the forefront of the environmental movement, expressing support for protests against a controversial, Canadian-backed mine that Turks have accused of contributing to deforestation and other environmental issues.

 Abroad, he has garnered the respect of ecotheology's greatest minds for changing how Muslims think of environmentalism.  "The unique aspects of Özdemir's work include linking policy to practice," added Dr Odeh Rashid al-Jayyousi, chairman of the Innovation and Technology Management Department at Arabian Gulf University and author of Islam and Sustainable Development. The closer climate change comes to destroying the Middle East, the greater the urgency Özdemir feels to mobilise Muslims against the world's greatest environmental crisis. "As God has created this world and entrusted it to human beings alone, they are not the owners and masters of the natural environment," concluded Özdemir.

"They are only trustees and stewards on Earth. We have to educate and enlighten Muslims that environmental awareness, caring for the environment and animals, and feeling concern over climate change, its daunting consequences, and all other related problems are our ethical and moral responsibilities.” In addition to studying Islam, Özdemir draws inspiration for his eco-friendly campaign from the need to safeguard the future of his four children and three grandchildren, who, according to him, "never saw a wild animal in nature – only in documentaries and zoos."  "I have concerns about their future and the world they are going to live in," reflected Özdemir. "Therefore, caring for the environment and next generation is a moral imperative for me. İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey. Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, Muslim environmental thought, sustainable development, religion and the environment, interreligious and intercultural dialogue, peace education, and Higher Education Leadership. Dr İbrahim Özdemir, the founding president of Hasan Kalyoncu University and author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature: A Muslim Perspective, believes that the growing number of Muslim environmentalists can find inspiration for their aggressive campaign against global warming from Islam itself. Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever. "Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever." http://www.ifees.org.uk/declaration/ https://unfccc.int/news/islamic-decla... We talked about: - What can we learn from Finland? - Does Islamic Ethics align with much disputed Gaia theory? - Environmental Ethics and Islamic Environmental Ethics - What is wealth in Prof. Ozdemir's experience? - Value of Gratitude? - Value of Time? - The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal - Do you believe in afterlife? - What is the purpose of your life? - Moral integrity? - Message of Hope? - What lights you up? Don't forget to subscribe, share, rate and review. Thank you, Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel https://goo.gl/rf3HQ9 - The Groton Channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/dWpvLF - Instagram

#Islamic Ethics #Environment #ClimateChange İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey. Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, Muslim environmental thought, sustainable development, religion and the environment, interreligious and intercultural dialogue, peace education, and Higher Education Leadership. Dr İbrahim Özdemir, the founding president of Hasan Kalyoncu University and author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature: A Muslim Perspective, believes that the growing number of Muslim environmentalists can find inspiration for their aggressive campaign against global warming from Islam itself. Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever. "Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever." We talked about: Part 3 Quran talks about the sea life and coral reef Respect your elders but don't let them stop you from moving forward and finding your ways to think about the environment Message for youth to be like the branches of trees Don't let history imprison you Critical thinking, looking at Nature from a wider perspective, and not from a selfish perspective What is your goal after you get the diploma How can you contribute to the Nature, other people and not only for yourself What do you do on your way to Prof. Ibrahim's class? He asks his students Don't expect everything from the State, your government, you also can do something Feeding a dog or a cat during a day is also contributing to your environment Making ethical decisions? Open your eyes and ears to your surroundings so you can learn and understand where your assistance and contribution is needed Change your mindset Any small change by us can make a big change in someone else's life http://www.ifees.org.uk/declaration/ https://unfccc.int/news/islamic-decla... Don't forget to subscribe, share, rate and review. Thank you, Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel https://goo.gl/rf3HQ9 - The Groton Channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/dWpvLF - Instagram

İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey. Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, Muslim environmental thought, sustainable development, religion and the environment, interreligious and intercultural dialogue, peace education, and Higher Education Leadership. Dr İbrahim Özdemir, the founding president of Hasan Kalyoncu University and author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature: A Muslim Perspective, believes that the growing number of Muslim environmentalists can find inspiration for their aggressive campaign against global warming from Islam itself. Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever. "Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever." We talked about: - How can we approach environmental problems? What does this term mean? - What Islam believes about the earth and environment - How sacred is the environment and our earth in Islam? - Can we buy our environment? With any commodity? - The first chapter of the Qur'an and the environment - Muslim scholar's perception about the environment - The rules for ablution in Islam - Eco- Environment and Eco psychology? - “To God belong the East and the West….” - Are you alone in this world? - The book of Nature? - Is Rumi and Muhammad Iqbal Universal? Do they belong to the world? Beyond borders? - What was the first revelation and what does it teaches us today? - Finland and their environmental education? - How can you teach your children and grandchildren to show their connection to the Nature and what it means to a Muslim? http://www.ifees.org.uk/declaration/ https://unfccc.int/news/islamic-decla... Don't forget to subscribe, share, rate and review. Thank you, Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel https://goo.gl/rf3HQ9 - The Groton Channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/dWpvLF - Instagram

The West knows Rumi well enough - but other philosophers from the World of Islam are long forgotten Men such as Mulla Sadra, the great Medieval Islamic philosopher.Support the show (https://www.justgiving.com/tncf)

Last November I was invited to animate a Round Table conversation in the Faculty of Divinity at Necmeddin Erbakan University in Konya, Turkey. Konya was the home of the great Sufi mystic Rumi and the Faculty of Divinity has a large professoriate and well over 2000 students, mostly women. In my Round Table remarks I discussed American Evangelical Christianity including its current role in America culture.  Several of my remarks resonated with Tahir Uluc, Professor of Islamic Philosophy, and the author of a number of books largely on the Sufi tradition of Islam in Turkey. We met following the Round Table and discussed the gifts and challenges facing Turkey and our larger world. Professor Uluc is a keen observer of Turkey, a fine professor who has a deep interest in his students and in education in Turkey. Some context is important to understand what continues to unfold in Turkey and Professor Uluc’s concerns. When the Ottoman Empire ended following the First World War Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the Republic of Turkey and becoming its first President in 1923. His political party led the modernization of Turkey and ushered in a secular state that modeled itself after elements in France following its Revolution in 1789. Religion was removed from its central place in Turkish culture, many religious leaders were executed, some banished, and others went underground. Fine contributions were mixed with virulent ones, as is so often the case with sweeping social change. With the election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Prime Minister along with his Justice and Development Party in 2003 another set of remarkable changes were ushered in. I have visited Turkey a number of times in the last decade and appreciated many of these changes. I have also been a critic of how the Western press characterizes the changes coming about in Turkey. The fears expressed show little appreciation for this remarkable country and no understanding for its distinct form of Islam and its potential role in the modern world. I welcome your thoughts on our conversation and may be reached at www.davidgoa.ca/contact.

In this episode, Peter Adamson, Professor of Late Ancient and Islamic Philosophy at the LMU in Munich, discusses his essay "Taqlid: Authority and the Intellectual Elite in the Islamic World," which will be part of a lecture series at Notre Dame. Adamson begins by explaining the difference between the Islamic law concepts of "taqlid," which roughly means "rule-following" or "precedent" and "ijtihad," which roughly means "intellectual struggle." He explains how these were contested concepts in medieval Islamic jurisprudence and theology, and reflects on how they informed jurisprudential ideology. He also discusses the Aristotelian move in late medieval Islamic jurisprudence and how it reframed the debate. He closes by discussing the larger project of which this essay is a part, as well as the new book he edited, "Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World."This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Islam has very clear teachings about how we should conduct ourselves in business, what the overriding principles are that we should maximise, and what high-level transaction all our transactions ultimately feedback into. In this podcast we synthesize all that into a pithy philosophy and a story.

While in college, Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi focused his studies on politics and religion in the Middle East and the Islamic World. He studied subjects such as Islamic Jurisprudence, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Democracy & Reform in Post-Revolutionary Iran, American Foreign Policy, Defense Policy, Terrorism in International Relations, Israeli Politics, and Islam, Democracy, & Violence in the Islamic World. Saiyid Hasan began his formal Islamic studies in 2010 at the Imam Ali (as) Seminary in Orlando, FL and graduated in 2012. Saiyid Hasan has been continuing his Islamic education in the holy city of Qum for past 5 years. He is focusing on a wide variety of subjects. His master's degree focus is in Western studies where issues such as democracy, capitalism, materialism, science & religion, atheism, postmodernism, etc. are examined through the lens of Islamic Philosophy and Spirituality (‘irfan). He also concentrates his private research in the fields of Islamic Psychology, Islamic Education & Islamic Parenting.

This lecture was given for our chapter at Yale University on March 4th, 2019 by Prof. Thérèse- Anne Druart (The Catholic University of America). Thérèse- Anne Druart is ordinary professor at the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America, where she has been teaching since 1987. Before that she had become an associate professor at Georgetown University (197887). She obtained an M.A. in Medieval Studies (1971) and a Ph.D. in Philosophy with a dissertation on Plato (1973) at the Université Catholique de Louvain and a B.Phil. in Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology at Oxford (1975). In 19751976 she was a Research fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University. Her field is Medieval Philosophy in Islamic Lands. She has edited several books and published more than 80 articles. Every year she publishes on the web the bibliography for Medieval and PostClassical Islamic Philosophy. She has been president for the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy (20002002), President of the American Catholic Philosophical Association (20092010) and since 2010 is president of SIHSPAI (Société Internationale d’Histoire des Sciences et de la Philosophie Arabe et Islamique, Paris). In 2014 she was awarded the Marianist Award.

Cyrus Zargar is the Endowed Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Central Florida. He earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in Near Eastern Studies in 2008. Zargar’s research interests include Classical Sufism, Islamic Philosophy, Arabic and Persian Sufi Literature, and Ethics in Literature and Film. He is the author of: The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism. London: Oneworld. Sufi Aesthetics: Beauty, Love, and the Human Form in the Writings of Ibn ʿArabi and ʿIraqi. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press.

After Death in Islamic Philosophy المعاد فى الفلسفة الأسلامية من حلقة الحياة بعد الموت EP46: Life After Death "الرؤية الفكرية الاسلامية بشكل عام لفكرة الموت ومابعدة، مبنى فى المقام الاول على العقيدة والنصوص الدينية، وبالتالى اراء الفلاسفة المسلمين انطلقت من الشرع وبناء ارضية اسلامية قائمة على النصوص الدينية من القران والسنة النبوية وتبعا استخدام الطرق والادوات العقلانية فى دعم واثبات رؤيتهم! .. السياق العام لمجموع صناع الفكر الفلسفي الاسلامي تاريخيا ان الموت هو تحرر من سجن الجسد، والكل زائل والله هو الحي الذي لايموت، والاقرار بوجود النفس، منحة الهية خالدة من عالم الكمال لاتفنى بنفاء الجسد بعد الموت، ولكنها تفارقة، " .. " Continue reading →

The spread of Islamic scholarship in subsaharan Africa, focusing on intellectuals of the Songhay empire around the Niger River in the 15th-17th centuries.

Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism (Oneworld, 2017). Zargar explores how the study of good character and the pursuit of perfection, or virtue ethics, was part of a broader discursive network that included Islamic jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Using the metaphor of the polished mirror and the tradition of storytelling shared by Islamic philosophers and Sufis, Zargar frames virtue ethics not as a fixed notion, but as part of a network that broadly engages ideal positive character traits. Each chapter of the book focuses on various philosophers or Sufis from the years 900 to 1300. Each of these figures variously framed ethics through sacred revelation (Qur’an) and prophetic tradition (hadith) all the while incorporating rationality or traditions of exemplary saintly figures. Despite their differing modes and methodologies, at times, their conclusions were similar. For instance, the philosophers, such as Avicenna and Ibn Tufayl, having gleaned from the ancient Greek traditions, amplified traits of friendship and love for the betterment of society. While for some Sufis, the quest for human perfection set them on a path that focused on the cultivation of internal qualities, as seen in the tales of Ansari, ‘Attar, and Rumi. The stories told here are provocative, humorous, and truly pedagogical. They help the reader transcend normative notions of ethics, especially as limited to Islamic jurisprudence and positive law, and highlights the complex ways in which philosophers and Sufis were intimately focused on being good and doing good as taught through storytelling. This book is a must for anyone working on Islamic philosophy and Sufism. M. Shobhana Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queen’s University. Her research areas are on contemporary Sufism in North America and South Asia. She is the author of Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism(Bloombsury Press, 2018) and a co-author of Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2017). More details about her research and scholarship may be found on here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism (Oneworld, 2017). Zargar explores how the study of good character and the pursuit of perfection, or virtue ethics, was part of a broader discursive network that included Islamic jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Using the metaphor of the polished mirror and the tradition of storytelling shared by Islamic philosophers and Sufis, Zargar frames virtue ethics not as a fixed notion, but as part of a network that broadly engages ideal positive character traits. Each chapter of the book focuses on various philosophers or Sufis from the years 900 to 1300. Each of these figures variously framed ethics through sacred revelation (Qur’an) and prophetic tradition (hadith) all the while incorporating rationality or traditions of exemplary saintly figures. Despite their differing modes and methodologies, at times, their conclusions were similar. For instance, the philosophers, such as Avicenna and Ibn Tufayl, having gleaned from the ancient Greek traditions, amplified traits of friendship and love for the betterment of society. While for some Sufis, the quest for human perfection set them on a path that focused on the cultivation of internal qualities, as seen in the tales of Ansari, ‘Attar, and Rumi. The stories told here are provocative, humorous, and truly pedagogical. They help the reader transcend normative notions of ethics, especially as limited to Islamic jurisprudence and positive law, and highlights the complex ways in which philosophers and Sufis were intimately focused on being good and doing good as taught through storytelling. This book is a must for anyone working on Islamic philosophy and Sufism. M. Shobhana Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queen’s University. Her research areas are on contemporary Sufism in North America and South Asia. She is the author of Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism(Bloombsury Press, 2018) and a co-author of Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2017). More details about her research and scholarship may be found on here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism (Oneworld, 2017). Zargar explores how the study of good character and the pursuit of perfection, or virtue ethics, was part of a broader discursive network that included Islamic jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Using the metaphor of the polished mirror and the tradition of storytelling shared by Islamic philosophers and Sufis, Zargar frames virtue ethics not as a fixed notion, but as part of a network that broadly engages ideal positive character traits. Each chapter of the book focuses on various philosophers or Sufis from the years 900 to 1300. Each of these figures variously framed ethics through sacred revelation (Qur’an) and prophetic tradition (hadith) all the while incorporating rationality or traditions of exemplary saintly figures. Despite their differing modes and methodologies, at times, their conclusions were similar. For instance, the philosophers, such as Avicenna and Ibn Tufayl, having gleaned from the ancient Greek traditions, amplified traits of friendship and love for the betterment of society. While for some Sufis, the quest for human perfection set them on a path that focused on the cultivation of internal qualities, as seen in the tales of Ansari, ‘Attar, and Rumi. The stories told here are provocative, humorous, and truly pedagogical. They help the reader transcend normative notions of ethics, especially as limited to Islamic jurisprudence and positive law, and highlights the complex ways in which philosophers and Sufis were intimately focused on being good and doing good as taught through storytelling. This book is a must for anyone working on Islamic philosophy and Sufism. M. Shobhana Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queen’s University. Her research areas are on contemporary Sufism in North America and South Asia. She is the author of Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism(Bloombsury Press, 2018) and a co-author of Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2017). More details about her research and scholarship may be found on here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism (Oneworld, 2017). Zargar explores how the study of good character and the pursuit of perfection, or virtue ethics, was part of a broader discursive network that included Islamic jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Using the metaphor of the polished mirror and the tradition of storytelling shared by Islamic philosophers and Sufis, Zargar frames virtue ethics not as a fixed notion, but as part of a network that broadly engages ideal positive character traits. Each chapter of the book focuses on various philosophers or Sufis from the years 900 to 1300. Each of these figures variously framed ethics through sacred revelation (Qur’an) and prophetic tradition (hadith) all the while incorporating rationality or traditions of exemplary saintly figures. Despite their differing modes and methodologies, at times, their conclusions were similar. For instance, the philosophers, such as Avicenna and Ibn Tufayl, having gleaned from the ancient Greek traditions, amplified traits of friendship and love for the betterment of society. While for some Sufis, the quest for human perfection set them on a path that focused on the cultivation of internal qualities, as seen in the tales of Ansari, ‘Attar, and Rumi. The stories told here are provocative, humorous, and truly pedagogical. They help the reader transcend normative notions of ethics, especially as limited to Islamic jurisprudence and positive law, and highlights the complex ways in which philosophers and Sufis were intimately focused on being good and doing good as taught through storytelling. This book is a must for anyone working on Islamic philosophy and Sufism. M. Shobhana Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queen’s University. Her research areas are on contemporary Sufism in North America and South Asia. She is the author of Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism(Bloombsury Press, 2018) and a co-author of Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2017). More details about her research and scholarship may be found on here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism (Oneworld, 2017). Zargar explores how the study of good character and the pursuit of perfection, or virtue ethics, was part of a broader discursive network that included Islamic jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Using the metaphor of the polished mirror and the tradition of storytelling shared by Islamic philosophers and Sufis, Zargar frames virtue ethics not as a fixed notion, but as part of a network that broadly engages ideal positive character traits. Each chapter of the book focuses on various philosophers or Sufis from the years 900 to 1300. Each of these figures variously framed ethics through sacred revelation (Qur’an) and prophetic tradition (hadith) all the while incorporating rationality or traditions of exemplary saintly figures. Despite their differing modes and methodologies, at times, their conclusions were similar. For instance, the philosophers, such as Avicenna and Ibn Tufayl, having gleaned from the ancient Greek traditions, amplified traits of friendship and love for the betterment of society. While for some Sufis, the quest for human perfection set them on a path that focused on the cultivation of internal qualities, as seen in the tales of Ansari, ‘Attar, and Rumi. The stories told here are provocative, humorous, and truly pedagogical. They help the reader transcend normative notions of ethics, especially as limited to Islamic jurisprudence and positive law, and highlights the complex ways in which philosophers and Sufis were intimately focused on being good and doing good as taught through storytelling. This book is a must for anyone working on Islamic philosophy and Sufism. M. Shobhana Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queen’s University. Her research areas are on contemporary Sufism in North America and South Asia. She is the author of Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism(Bloombsury Press, 2018) and a co-author of Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2017). More details about her research and scholarship may be found on here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism (Oneworld, 2017). Zargar explores how the study of good character and the pursuit of perfection, or virtue ethics, was part of a broader discursive network that included Islamic jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Using the metaphor of the polished mirror and the tradition of storytelling shared by Islamic philosophers and Sufis, Zargar frames virtue ethics not as a fixed notion, but as part of a network that broadly engages ideal positive character traits. Each chapter of the book focuses on various philosophers or Sufis from the years 900 to 1300. Each of these figures variously framed ethics through sacred revelation (Qur’an) and prophetic tradition (hadith) all the while incorporating rationality or traditions of exemplary saintly figures. Despite their differing modes and methodologies, at times, their conclusions were similar. For instance, the philosophers, such as Avicenna and Ibn Tufayl, having gleaned from the ancient Greek traditions, amplified traits of friendship and love for the betterment of society. While for some Sufis, the quest for human perfection set them on a path that focused on the cultivation of internal qualities, as seen in the tales of Ansari, ‘Attar, and Rumi. The stories told here are provocative, humorous, and truly pedagogical. They help the reader transcend normative notions of ethics, especially as limited to Islamic jurisprudence and positive law, and highlights the complex ways in which philosophers and Sufis were intimately focused on being good and doing good as taught through storytelling. This book is a must for anyone working on Islamic philosophy and Sufism. M. Shobhana Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queen’s University. Her research areas are on contemporary Sufism in North America and South Asia. She is the author of Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism(Bloombsury Press, 2018) and a co-author of Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2017). More details about her research and scholarship may be found on here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renovatio's Editor Safir Ahmed sits down with Cyrus Ali Zargar for a chat about his research into the role of storytelling in Islam's ethical tradition. Cyrus Ali Zargar is an assosiate professor of religion at Augustana College who recently published a book entitled The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism. Cyrus Zargar wrote an article for Renovatio entitled The Secret of the Morality Tale: Sa'di on What It Means to Be Human, which explores the place of literary ethics within the broader Islamic Ethical Tradition.

Mohsen Kadivar is an Iranian dissident in exile, public intellectual, Muslim theologian, Nanner O. Koehane Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, visiting Research Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University, and a global ethics fellow with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. His main intellectual interests and topics of publications include: Iranian Studies focused on post-revolutionary Iran, classical and modern Shi’a theology, legal theories and political thought, classical Islamic/Iranian philosophy, human rights and democracy in Islam/Iran. Kadivar published twelve books as sole author, and seven more as co-author and editor in Persian and Arabic. After banning his books and articles in Iran, he published nine e-books since 2009. His most recent Persian books are “Apostasy, Blasphemy, & Religious Freedom in Islam: A Critique Based on Demonstrative Jurisprudence”; “The Impeachment of Iranian Supreme Leader” in two volumes, and “Dissident Aytollahs” in three volumes. His most recent articles in English are “Wilayat al-Faqih and Democracy”, “From Traditional Islam to Islam as an End in Itself”, Revisiting Women’s Rights in Islam: ‘Egalitarian Justice’ in lieu of ‘Deserts-based Justice’, “Routinizing the Iranian Revolution”. He studied at the Islamic seminary at Qom ending with a certificate of Ijtihad, (highest degree in Islamic religious tradition), and earned a Ph.D. of Islamic Philosophy and theology from Tarbiate Modarress University in Tehran. Kadivar was in jail 18 months because of his political-religious critiques and was released in July 2000.

with Eric van Lithosted by Nir Shafir and Chris GratienDownload the podcastFeed | iTunes | SoundCloudCommentaries are a common, even a nearly ineluctable, part of the textual landscape of the early modern Ottoman Empire. Especially when it came to philosophy, commentaries were perhaps the main venue of discussions. An earlier generation of scholars believed these commentaries to be derivative but we now see them as a major piece in the development of the philosophical tradition in the Middle East. In this podcast, we speak with L.W.C (Eric) van Lit about how to approach these commentaries and their effect on the intellectual life of the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenth century.« Click for More »

Interview with Peter Adamson, creator and host of the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast and Professor of Philosophy at the Munich School of Ancient Philosophy and at King's College London. I've listened to his History of Philosophy podcast series for many years: it's now almost 5 ½ years running, and if you are interested in philosophy, I'm hard pressed to think of a source that's more comprehensive, thoughtful, and well-researched than Adamson's. In this interview, we focus on non-Western philosophy, specifically Indian and Islamic philosophy, since that's his focus right now at his History of Philosophy series. We touch on Western philosophy as well, especially regarding the ways that Islamic and Indian philosophy influence and intersect with Western Philosophy.

This episode of the World of Islam introduces the so-called Ikhwan al-Safa (The Brethren of Purity), a group of mysterious thinkers that produced a major encyclopedic philosophical work. We touch on Ismailism and the attempt to unify various forms of knowledge in classical Islam.   A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver LeamanThe Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor

More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/islamic-philosophy. Some of the many topics discussed in Islamic philosophy are the Qur'an, knowledge, dreams, justice, poetry, reality, prophethood, peace, and the State. How has Islamic philosophy interacted historically with other philosophical traditions? How has philosophy influenced the popular practice and interpretation of Islam? When has Islamic philosophy melded with or clashed with Islam's religious teachings? John and Ken are joined by Mashhad Al-Allaf, Imam Khattab Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Toledo and Author of "The Essential Ideas of Islamic Philosophy."

Al-Farabi (d.950) was one of the most important philosophers of the world of early Islam. This episode briefly introduces part of his contribution to metaphysics and political philosophy.  Sources and further readings:A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver LeamanThe Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor

This episode highlights two perspectives in early philosophy within Muslim contexts. Al-Kindi (d. 860s) viewed philosophy and religion as compatible and important whereas al-Razi (d.925) was skeptical of revelation and prophets.  Sources and further readings: A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver LeamanThe Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor

This episode discusses the interaction with Greek philosophy in the early Islamic period. We encounter Plotinus, Neoplatonism, and the important Christian translators of Greek knowledge to Arabic which opened the door to the rise of major Muslim philosophers in later times.   Sources and further readings:A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver Leaman The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor  

Political Aspects of Prophecy in Islamic Philosophy