Prophetic niche in the virtuous city : the concept of Ḥikmah in early Islamic thought / by Hikmet Yaman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yaman, Hikmet.

Series:

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 81.

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science : texts and studies ; v. 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic philosophy--History.

Islamic philosophy.

History.

Knowledge, Theory of (Islam).

Islam--Doctrines--History.

Islam.

Islam--Doctrines.

Physical Description:

ix, 316 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

Yaman (Ankara U. Divinity School, Turkey) investigates how the concept of hikmah (roughly, "wisdom") was used in cross-disciplinary contexts in early Muslim scholarly works, mainly in the literatures of Arabic lexicography, Qur'anic exegesis, Sufism, and Islamic philosophy. He discusses the derivation of the word and semantic permutations of its root as understood in Arabic lexicography and among contemporary Western scholars, diverse definitions of the word given during the pre- and early Islamic periods across different disciplines, the relation of the word to other epistemological conceptual terms, and the relation of the concept of hikmah to Muslim philosophical goals and interests. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Hikmah in Early Arabic Lexicography

Chapter 1 The Derivation of the Word Hikmah 13

The Root h-k-m and its Primary Meanings in the Arabic Language 13

Hikmah, a Noun Derived from the Root h-k-m 18

Other Derivatives of the Root h-k-m 22

Chapter 2 Hikmah in Terminological Dictionaries 27

'Ulum al-Qur'an Literature 27

Other Types of Dictionaries 32

Chapter 3 Contemporary Western Scholarship on the Meaning of Hikmah 41

Part 2 Hikmah in Early Muslim Exegetical Literature

Chapter 4 General Definitions in the Quran 49

Hikmah as "Much Good" 49

Hikmah as a Method of Calling to the Way of the Lord 58

Chapter 5 Hikmah and the Prophets 61

A Divine Blessing to Abraham's Progeny 61

Authority: The Case of David 67

Thankfulness: The Case of Luqman 72

A Criterion for Jesus 75

Heavenly Grace to the Unlettered People: The Case of Muhammad 80

Chapter 6 Hikmah in Relation to Hakim and Hukm 89

Hakim 89

Hukm 91

Those Given Hukm 93

Part 3 Hikmah in Early Sufi Literature

Chapter 7 Hikmah and the Earliest Sufi Authorities 107

Al-Hasan al-Basri 107

Ja'far al-Sadiq 109

Chapter 8 Hikmah in the Context of Early Sufi

Exegetical Works 119

Sufyan al-Thawri 119

Sahl al-Tustari 121

Abu Talib al-Makki 123

Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami 128

Abu Ishhaq al-Tha'labi 136

'Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri 137

Chapter 9 Hikmah in Early Sufi Manuals and Treatises 143

Al-Harith al-MuHasibi 144

Al-Junayd al-Baghdadi 147

Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri 150

Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi 161

Chapter 10 The Merit of Hikmah 185

Part 4 Hikmah in Early Philosophical Literature

Chapter 11 Hikmah in the Pre-Islamic Philosophical World 207

The "Five Pillars of Hikmah": Hikmah in the Land of Greece 207

The Fountain of Hikmah: Hermes as the "Father of the Hukama'" 216

Chapter 12 Hikmah in the Islamic Philosophical World 221

Al-Kindi: The "Philosopher of the Arabs" 221

Al-Farabi: The "Second Master" 235

Ibn Sina: The "Headmaster" 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-281) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004186620

900418662X

OCLC:

671541056