Rationality and autonomy are foundational concepts in anglophone or 'Western'countries
that originated primarily from the Enlightenment period. When compared with …

The ubiquitous qala of the Islamic revelation,“He (Allah) said,” determined ultimately the
epistemological path to be trod by the speculative theologians of Islam. Having once …

This article looks at the rationalist movement in the Muslim world in the earlier centuries of
Islam and discusses the reasons for its imtial success and later setback. The article then …

Islam the religion of Muslims, founded on Qu'rānic revelations transmitted through the
Prophet Muhammad (570-632 AD). The Arabic roots slm, convey the ideas of safety …

In the contemporary legal and political debate a large space is taken by the concept of
'reasonableness' as a multifaceted notion. Its plasticity makes it very adaptable to the variety …

The issue at hand for every Muslim who takes hisher Muslim identity seriously is to work
toward the creation and maintenance of Islamic knowledge. The commitment to this agenda …

This article examines the debates on the relationship between Islam and reason during the
nineteenth century and early twentieth century. It argues that these debates were …

The principal theological struggle in Islam has taken place between traditionalist and
rationalist theologians. Assessing materials from the 3rd/9th century to the 10th/16th century …

The authors argue that there is an epistemological crisis of conservative Islamic scholarship
and Muslim mind, rooted in the centuries-old confinement of a role for reason within strict …

This book investigates the central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life. Despite
widespread characterization of Islam as a system of belief based only on revelation, John …