On the transmission of Greek philosophy to medieval Muslim philosophers

Ali, Ishraq

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“…His father was named Ishaq al-Sabah who had served as governor in Kufah during the reign of caliph Al-Mahdi (775-785 AD), and Harun ar-Rashid (786-804). Because of his mastery in various scientific disciplines, it is not surprising that the son of Harun al-Rashid, the caliph Ma'mun ar-Raysid, hired him as a translator of Aristotle's works into Arabic, so that he was eventually dubbed the "first Muslim philosopher who succeeded in translating the works of Aristotle" (Ali, 2022).…”

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Mental Health: A Study of Al-Kindi’s Philosophical Thoughts of The Soul

Puspita

2023

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Mental health for every individual, starting from the family, school, workplace, to the general public has become the main focus at this time. In 2020, when the massive spread of the COVID-19 virus, many people's mental health was disturbed. In the current condition of society, it appears that the mental health of each individual cannot be generalized. Good health enables people to realize their potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their communities. Al-Kindi is a philosopher who is very tenacious in carrying out his shari'at. One of the philosophies studied by Al-Kindi is the philosophy of the soul. The purpose of this study is to find out preventive measures that can be taken to avoid mental illness. This research uses a type of qualitative research, based on library research (literary study). The research approach used in this article is a historical approach and a philosophical approach. This study uses a rationalistic approach with comparative analysis techniques, namely comparing one reference with another. The conclusion of this research is when you want a calm soul, you have to use rational (reason). Because desire and love are sensuous will experience destruction and annihilation. Meanwhile, rational love is always eternal and constant and does not experience destruction and loss. That's why, people who want to be happy and prevent themselves from being disturbed by sadness, then he must make his love and desire in the rational world not in the sensory world.

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Mental Health: A Study of Al-Kindi’s Philosophical Thoughts of The Soul

Puspita

2023

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“…However, elsewhere I have refuted the Straussian view and shown that this view is based on unsound grounds. For a detailed discussion on the Straussian view and my refutation of the Straussian view, see Ali (2022aAli ( , 2022b.…”

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“…There are three major historical events due to which Greek philosophy reached the medieval Muslim world: (1) the Christianization of the Roman empire, (2) Persia becoming the new breeding ground for Greek philosophy, and (3) Muslim conquests and the Arabic translation movement (Ali 2022a). Muslims' encounter with Greek philosophy is one of the significant events in the history of philosophy.…”

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Philosophy and Religion in the Political Thought of Alfarabi

Ali

2023

Religions

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Philosophy and religion were the two important sources of knowledge for medieval Arab Muslim polymaths. Owing to the difference between the nature of philosophy and religion, the interplay between philosophy and religion often takes the form of conflict in medieval Muslim thought as exemplified by the Al-Ghazali versus Averroes (Ibn Rusd) polemic. Unlike the Al-Ghazali versus Averroes (Ibn Rushd) polemic, the interplay between philosophy and religion in the political philosophy of Abu Nasr Alfarabi takes the form of harmonious co-existence. Although, for Alfarabi, religion is an inferior form of knowledge as compared to philosophy, the present article will show that philosophy and religion play equally significant roles in Alfarabi’s virtuous city and that in the absence of either philosophy or religion, the political system proposed by Alfarabi cannot exist.

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“…The encounter of the medieval Arab Muslims with Greek philosophy is one of the most significant events in the history of philosophy. As Ali (2022) has discussed, this encounter mainly owes to the Arabic translation movement, which took place between the eighth and the tenth centuries largely in Baghdad. The Arabic translation movement introduced Arabs to Greek philosophy as it ensured the availability of Greek philosophical writings in Arabic language to medieval Arab thinkers.…”

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Philosophy versus theology in medieval Islamic thought

Ali,

Almulla

2023

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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The encounter of the medieval Muslims with Greek philosophy undeniably shaped the course of their philosophical and theological thought. This encounter led to the complex and contentious issue of ‘philosophy versus theology’. Medieval Muslim thinkers needed to develop a response to the issue of philosophy versus theology. The present article will first highlight the response of the Islamic theologians to their encounter with Greek philosophy in the form of three major trends in medieval Islamic theology: (1) strong opposition to the application of reason and rationalist approach to Islamic doctrines, and strict adherence to the actual text of the Qur’an and the Hadith, (2) the adoption of Greek philosophy, and the application of reason and rationalist approach to explain and defend Islamic religion and (3) acknowledging the significance of reason in exploring the matters related to the natural world but, at the same time, stressing the subordination of reason to revelation. This article will discuss Atharism, Muʿtazilism and Ashʿarism as the representatives of the first, second and third trends, respectively. The response of the medieval Islamic theologians to the issue of philosophy versus theology serves as a context in which medieval Muslim philosophers carried out their philosophy–theology debate. The article will proceed to show that some medieval Muslim philosophers, such as Abu Bakr Al-Razi, subordinated religion or revelation to philosophy or reason. Other medieval Muslim philosophers, such as Al-Ghazali, subordinated philosophy to theology. The third group of medieval Islamic philosophers represented by Alfarabi argued for the reconciliation and harmonious co-existence of philosophy and religion.Contribution: This article highlights the response of medieval Islamic theologians and philosophers to the issue of philosophy versus theology that was caused by their encounter with Greek philosophy.

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On the transmission of Greek philosophy to medieval Muslim philosophers

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Mental Health: A Study of Al-Kindi’s Philosophical Thoughts of The Soul

Mental Health: A Study of Al-Kindi’s Philosophical Thoughts of The Soul

Philosophy and Religion in the Political Thought of Alfarabi

Philosophy versus theology in medieval Islamic thought

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