Muhammad al-Shahrastani, the famous Muslim theologian of the 12th century and author of the Book of Religious and Philosophical Sects, was greatly influenced by Ismaili teachings. In this work al-Shahrastani refutes the metaphysics of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) from an Ismaili point of view.
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Wilferd Madelung was for 20 years the Laudian Professor of Arabic at Oxford and is at present affiliated with The Institute of Ismaili Studies as Senior Research Fellow. Toby Mayer is a researcher in Islamic Philosophy at Oxford and is currently a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.
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Taj al-Din Abu'l-Fath Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani (d. 548/1153) has long been known in modern scholarship as the author of the Kitab al-Milal wa'l-nihal, a comprehensive survey of the religions, sects and philosophical schools, first edited by W. Cureton in 1842-1846. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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First Intellect, Ibn Siná, Ibn Sina, Ibn Sind, Ibn Sinn, Active Intellect, Chosen Ones, Dispenser of Forms, Ihn Sina, Thou Whom, The Second Inconsistency, The Third Inconsistency New!
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Taj al-Din Abu'l-Fath Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani (d. 548/1153) has long been known in modern scholarship as the author of the Kitab al-Milal wa'l-nihal, a comprehensive survey of the religions, sects and philosophical schools, first edited by W. Cureton in 1842-1846. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
doctrine espoused, infinite body Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
First Intellect, Ibn Siná, Ibn Sina, Ibn Sind, Ibn Sinn, Active Intellect, Chosen Ones, Dispenser of Forms, Ihn Sina, Thou Whom, The Second Inconsistency, The Third Inconsistency New!
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