Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Law: Debating Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Published by De Gruyter 2013

Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Law

Debating Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Edited by: Birgit Krawietz and Georges Tamer
In collaboration with: Alina Kokoschka

Volume N.F. 27 in the series Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110285406

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A unique collection of studies, the present volume sheds new light on central themes of Ibn Taymiyya's (661/1263-728/1328) and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's (691/1292-751/1350) thought and the relevance of their ideas to diverse Muslim societies. Investigating their positions in Islamic theology, philosophy and law, the contributions discuss a wide range of subjects, e.g. law and order; the divine compulsion of human beings; the eternity of eschatological punishment; the treatment of Sufi terminology; and the proper Islamic attitude towards Christianity. Notably, a section of the book is dedicated to analyzing Ibn Taymiyya's struggle for and against reason as well as his image as a philosopher in contemporary Islamic thought. Several articles present the influential legacy of both thinkers in shaping an Islamic discourse facing the challenges of modernity. This volume will be especially useful for students and scholars of Islamic studies, philosophy, sociology, theology, and history of ideas.

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Birgit Krawietz, Freie Universität Berlin; Georges Tamer, Ohio State University, Columbus/OH, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Appropriation of Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Challenging Expectations of Ingenuity Alina Kokoschka and Birgit Krawietz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Section 1: Human Agency
Divine Wisdom, Human Agency and the fiṭra in Ibn Taymiyya’s Thought M. Sait Özervarli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Debating the Doctrine of jabr (Compulsion) Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Reads Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī Livnat Holtzman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s Manipulation of Sufi Terms Fear and Hope Gino Schallenbergh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Section 2: The Career of Books
Ibn al-Qayyim’s Kitāb al-Rūḥ Some Literary Aspects Y. Tzvi Langermann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
The Relation of Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya to the Ḥanbalī School of Law Christopher Melchert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Screening Ṣiddīq Ḥasan Khān’s Library The Use of Ḥanbalī Literature in 19th-Century Bhopal1 Claudia Preckel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya in the “Lands Below the Wind” An Ideological Father of Radicalism or a Popular Sufi Master? Syamsuddin Arif Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Section 3: Philosophy
The Poison of Philosophy Ibn Taymiyya’s Struggle For and Against Reason Anke von Kügelgen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
The Curse of Philosophy Ibn Taymiyya as a Philosopher in Contemporary Islamic Thought Georges Tamer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
Section 4: Inclusion and Exclusion in Islamic Theology and Law
Against Islamic Universalism ‘Alī al-Ḥarbī’s 1990 Attempt to Prove That Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Affirm the Eternity of Hell-Fire Jon Hoover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
Law and Order According to Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya A Re-Examination of siyāsa sharʿiyya Abdessamad Belhaj Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	400
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s Attitude Toward Christianity in Hidāyat al-ḥayārā fī ajwibat al-yahūd wal-naṣārā Dominik Schlosser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	422
Section 5: Creative Reception Outside the Arab World
Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya as Changing Salafi Icons Annabelle Böttcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
Ibn Taymiyya’s Worldview and the Challenge of Modernity A Conflict Among the Ahl-i Ḥadīth in British India Martin Riexinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	493
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	519
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	573

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 583
Keywords: Islamic Reform; Moral; Islamic Philosophy; Islamic Law; Islamic Religion; Sufism

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Published: August 29, 2013
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Published: August 19, 2013
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