Skepticism in Classical Islam Moments of Confusion 1st Edition by Paul Heck ISBN 0415707250 978-0415707251
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ISBN 10: 0415707250
ISBN 13: 978-0415707251
Author: Paul Heck
The first major treatment of skepticism in Islam, this book explores the critical role of skeptical thinking in the development of theology in Islam. It examines the way key thinkers in classical Islam faced perplexing questions about the nature of God and his relation to the world, all the while walking a fine line between belief in God’s message as revealed in the Qur’an, and the power of the mind to discover truths on its own.
Skepticism in Classical Islam reveals how doubt was actually an integral part of scholarly life at this time. Skepticism is by no means synonymous with atheism. It is, rather, the admission that one cannot convincingly demonstrate a truth claim with certainty, and Islam’s scholars, like their counterparts elsewhere, acknowledged such impasses, only to be inspired to find new ways to resolve the conundrums they faced. Whilst their conundrums were unique, their admission of the limits of knowledge shares much with other scholarly traditions.
Seeking to put Islam on the map of the broader study of the history of scepticism, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of Religion, History and Philosophy.
Skepticism in Classical Islam Moments of Confusion 1st Table of contents:
1 Words, words, words
Baghdad in its beginnings
Theological controversy
Theo-political controversy
Skepticism
Islam the civilization: Abuū ‘Uthmān ‘Amr al-Jā ḥiẓ. (d. 869)
Anti-anthropomorphism
More anti-anthropomorphism
Skepticism and sufism
Sufism and the legacy of confusion
Christians as source of confusion
Conclusion
Notes
2 A world without words
Baghdad beyond beliefs
The philosophy of rule
Philosophy as arbiter of beliefs
Skeptical confusion reconfigured
Skepticism defined
The Brethren of Purity: one response to skepticism
Abū- l-Ḥasan al-‘Āmirī: another response to skepticism
Conclusion
Notes
3 Truths beyond words, truths beyond ideas
Baghdad bewildered
Reviver of Islam: Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad al-Ghazālī (d. 1111)
The synthesis
The challenge of Avicenna (d. 1037)
Learned ignorance
Reasoned reflection on God’s creation
The logic of skepticism
The logic of prophecy
Philosophy condemned?
Philosophical prophecy
Divine speaking and human thinking in tandem
Conclusion
Notes
4 Words are words
Baghdad bemoaned
Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328): Shaykh of Islam
Christian belief: Muslim belief
Causes of religious regression
The scholarly background
Reason: master of revelation
Ibn Taymiyya’s skepticism
The role of skepticism
The skepticism of the Qur’an
Skepticism inspired by the Qur’an
Further skepticism: the question of love
The bigger picture
Correcting Christians—and Christian-like Muslims
Conclusion
Notes
Conclusion To doubt … or not to doubt
Notes
Bibliography
Primary Sources
Secondary sources
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