The Rebuttal of the Logicians, New,
Al-Radd ala Mantiqiyyin,
[A5+] Large Paperback - 533 pages,
**by Ibn Taymiyyah,
Edited by Prof. Dheen Mohammad,
Transl. by Dr. Asadullah Yate,
and by Dr. Sameh Mustafa Asal,
Published by Garnet.
Description :
Ibn Taymiyyah’s (b. 661 AH/ 1263 CE) al-Radd 'ala al-Manṭiqiyyin is a response to a discussion he had with one who strongly inclined towards philosophy. He called it Nasihat ahl al-Iman fi al-Radd 'ala Mantiq al-Yunan. Ibn Taymiyyah was certain that it was the Greek form of logical reasoning that led to the philosophical doctrines of the eternity of the universe and the subsequent debate in the Islamic world about the creation of the Qur’an. If he could thus undermine the fundamental principles of this logical system, the philosophy erected on it would come tumbling down itself. In his view, this could be done by contesting the manner in which Greek logic forms definitions and employs syllogistic formulae to reach certitude. The Radd thus constitutes his focused, insightful and lethal attack on Aristotelian Logic.
Translators and reviewers:
Dr Asadullah Yate, born in London and graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1992 is an accomplished translator of classical and modern works from Arabic, Persian, Turkish, German and French into English. His The Secret Garden (Gulshan-e Raz of Shabistari) was well received. He has also translated Ahmad bin al-Bashir ash-Shanqiti’s Mufid al-'Ibad as Islam in the School of Madina. He teaches Arabic and Fiqh at the Weimar Institute in Germany, is a founding fellow of The Muslim Faculty of Advanced Studies, and is active on the shariat board of the World Islamic Mint.
Dr Sameh Mustafa Asal is a professional translator and Imam at the Hoover Crescent Islamic Center, Alabama, USA. He got his PhD from al-Azhar University where he worked for some time as Lecturer and translator. He then moved to the United States where he spends time teaching Arabic, delivering lectures and sermons and conducting community development programmes for the Muslim community.
The Editor:
Dheen Mohamed is a Professor of Islamic Philosophy, Comparative Religion and Contemporary Quranic Studies at the Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (CMCC), Hamad bin Khalifa University. He specializes in Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy from al-Azhar University and wrote his dissertation on Comparative Mysticism. He has published prolifically in the area of comparative religious studies and related methodological issues; his Fi ‘Ilm al-Din al-Muqaran: Maqalat fi’l-Manhaj and al-Tasawwuf wal-Mistisizm: Dirasah Istilahiyyah were extremely well received. He is currently preparing two books on spirituality in world religions.
Dimensions : 24 x 17cm.
**NON ASWJ. Listed for reference purposes as requested.
