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Misconceptions of Medieval Muslim Philosophers about the Solar System

Al-Farabi (d. 950 CE) Dr. Herbert A. Davidson writes: “The universe envisioned by al-Farabi is fashioned of Aristotelian bricks and…

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Allama Tafazzul Hussain Khan Kashmiri’s attempt to revive science in muslim societies

Allama Tafazzul Hussain Khan Kashmiri (1727 – 1801), also known as Khan-e-Allama, was a Twelver Shia scholar, scientist, and theologian…

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A critique of the hypothesis of knowledge by presence – Dr. Seyed Ali Taheri Khorram Abadi

Some of the contemporary advocates of mystical Muslim Philosophy believe that the view of the modern Muslim philosophers regarding knowledge…

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Mulla Sadra and dehumanisation of women

Romantic attraction to people of one’s own sex is often accompanied by aversion to the opposite sex. Mulla Sadra (d.…

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Mulla Sadra on love for adolescent boys

Prior to the emergence of Islam, a vibrant maritime trade existed between Indus Valley and Alexandria, where Plotinus (d. 270…

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Shiaphobia among the Sialvi sufis of Punjab – Prof. Tahir Kamran and Dr. Amir Khan Shahid

The Chishtiya silsilah was initiated in India by Mu‘in-ud-din Chishti in the twelfth century CE, but its resonance reached the…

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Refutations of mysticism in Lucknow hawzah

Within the Shi‘i community (of north India) the new Usuli school faced no more formidable contenders for control over religious…

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The origins and sects of mysticism in Muslim societies – Mufti Jafar Hussain

Amír al-mu’minín Ali (PBUH) said to `ÁSim ibn Ziyád, who had put on a woollen coat and cut himself away…

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