Ibn Rushd and the legitimation of philosophy in Islam
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63161/so.v8i8.5993Abstract
This article examines Ibn Rushd’s project to legitimise philosophy within Islamic thought, focusing on his seminal work Fasl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise). Ibn Rushd defends the compatibility of philosophy with Islam and argues that philosophical inquiry is not only permissible but a religious duty for intellectually capable Muslims. He counters criticisms from prominent theologians like Al-Ghazali, emphasizing that reason and divine revelation originate from the same source and should be complementary. The study situates Ibn Rushd’s work in the political and intellectual context of 12th-century Cordoba under the Almohad dynasty, highlighting the influence of this rationalist atmosphere on his philosophical endeavors. By exploring the methods and arguments used by Ibn Rushd to reconcile faith and reason, the article underscores the enduring relevance of his ideas in contemporary discussions on the relationship between religion and rationality.
Keywords:
Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Islamic philosophy, Fasl al-Maqāl, Al- Ghazali, reason and revelation, Almohads, unity of truth, qiyas, Islamic law, allegorical interpretation.Downloads
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Al-Ahmad, J. (1984). Occidentosis: A Plague from the West, Berkeley: Mizan Press.
Al-Bahari, M. (2006, May). Death and the Modern State: Making Borders and Sovereignty at the Southern Edges of Europe, Working Paper 137, University of California, San Diego: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies.
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Clayer, N. (2010). Adapting Islam to Europe: the Albanian Example, in C. Voss and J. Telbizova-Sack (eds.), Islam und Muslime in (Südost) Europa im Kontext von Transformation und EU-Erweiterung, Berlin: Peter Lang.
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