Islamic Philosophy in the Maghreb during the Early Modern Period : Aḥmad al-Wallālī’s (d. 1716) Philosophy of Monotheism (Ashraf al-Maqāṣid) / Ibrahim Safri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Safri, Ibrahim, author.

Series:

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 131.

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 131

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taftāzānī, Masʻūd ibn ʻUmar, 1322-1389? Maqāṣid al-ṭālibīn fī uṣūl al-dīn.

Taftāzānī, Masʻūd ibn ʻUmar.

African Studies.

Early Modern History.

Early Modern Philosophy.

History.

Middle East and Islamic Studies.

Philosophy, Theology & Science.

Philosophy.

Africa, North.

Genre:

Indexes

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Aḥmad al-Wallālī’s (d. 1716) Philosophy of Monotheism (Ashraf al-Maqāṣid)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph endeavors to chart the development of kalām and Islamic philosophy during the early modern Maghreb. The primary focus is on the Moroccan thinker Ibn Yaʿqūb al-Wallālī (d. 1716) and his text Ashraf al-Maqāṣid fī Sharḥ al-Maqāṣid. It sheds light on al-Wallālī’s contribution to Islamic philosophy by examining his interpretation of some topics in epistemology, metaphysics, and physics. It also involves the reception of al-Rāzī’s (d. 1210) and al-Taftāzānī’s (d. 1390) works in the Maghreb. The book attempts to offer a re-evaluation of the prevailing claims in the scholarship that has dominated the region, asserting that the engagement with Islamic philosophy in the Maghreb continued beyond the time of al-Sanūsī (d. 1490).

Contents:

Acknowledgement

Introduction

1 Al-Wallālī’s Biography

1 Al-Wallālī’s Life, Education, and Career

2 His tutors and masters ( shuyūkh )

3 His lectures

4 His students

5 His writings

6 Al-Taftāzānī’s influence

7 His scholarly standing

8 Al-Wallālī’s aims

9 Al-Wallālī’s biography in sources

2 The development of kalām in the Maghreb (1600–1800)

1 The dominant doctrine in the Maghreb: Ashʿarīsm

2 The curriculum in Marrakesh, Fez, Dilāʾiyya, and Meknes

3 Description of Major Works and Scholars

3 Later Ashʿarīsm in the Maghreb

1 Later Ashʿarīsm

2 Later Ashʿarī kalām in the Maghreb

3 The Contribution of Sultan Mūlāy Ismāʿīl (1082–1139/1672–1727)

4 The reception of later Ashʿarī kalām texts

4 The Reception of al-Taftāzānī’s Maqāṣid in the Maghreb

1 A brief account of al-Taftāzānī’s life, education, and works

2 His theological orientation

3 The core text: al-Taftāzānī’s Maqāṣid al-tālibīn fī uṣūl al-dīn

4 Al-Taftāzānī’s reasons for composing al-Maqāṣid and its commentary

5 Al-Wallālī’s contribution

5 Al-Wallālī’s Commentary on al-Maqāṣid

1 The reasons for composing the commentary

2 Ashraf al-Maqāṣid and Neo-Ashʿarī kalām

3 Falsafat al-tawḥīd as a commentary on al-Taftāzānī’s al-Maqāṣid

4 Al-Wallālī’s view on imitation in creeds

5 Al-Wallālī’s View on mental existence

6 Al-Wallālī’s reception of the theory of Motion

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Places

Index of Technical Terms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-69920-1

OCLC:

1535978895

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004699205 DOI