Dar Ta‘arud al-‘Aql wa al-Naql
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Dar Ta‘arud al-‘Aql wa al-Naql is a major theological and philosophical work by Ibn Taymiyyah that systematically addresses the relationship and alleged conflicts between reason and revelation in Islamic thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological work
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
epistemic status of consensus (ijma‘)
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interpretation of ambiguous scriptural texts ⓘ interpretation of divine attributes ⓘ limits of human reason in theology ⓘ use of analogy (qiyas) in theology ⓘ |
| aim | to reconcile reason and revelation ⓘ |
| argumentStyle |
polemical
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systematic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Salafi thought ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Ash‘ari kalam
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Mu‘tazili theology NERFINISHED ⓘ extreme rationalism in theology ⓘ falsafa (Islamic Peripatetic philosophy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epistemicHierarchy | places revelation above speculative reason while affirming harmony with sound reason ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic studies
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philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic philosophy
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kalam ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Mamluk era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational text for later Salafi theology
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key reference in debates on reason and revelation in Islam ⓘ major work in Ibn Taymiyyah’s corpus ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
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Hanbali theological tradition ⓘ Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Islamic theology
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conflict between ‘aql (reason) and naql (transmitted texts) ⓘ epistemology in Islam ⓘ relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ |
| methodology |
critical engagement with earlier theologians and philosophers
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rational argumentation ⓘ textual analysis of Qur’an and Hadith ⓘ |
| positionOnReason | affirms sound reason as compatible with revelation ⓘ |
| positionOnRevelation | affirms primacy of authentic revelation over speculative reasoning ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| supportsView | no genuine contradiction exists between sound reason and authentic revelation ⓘ |
| viewOnPhilosophers | accuses philosophers of contradicting revelation and sound reason ⓘ |
| viewOnTheologians | accuses speculative theologians of misusing rational methods ⓘ |
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