Sentence examples for muslim philosopher from inspiring English sources

In his philosophical works, Khayyam writes as a Muslim philosopher and treats a variety of traditional philosophical problems; but in his Rubā'iyyāt, our Muslim philosopher morphs into an agnostic Epicurean.

His work was continued by his pupil Mullā Ṣadrā, who became a prominent Muslim philosopher of the 17th century.

The greatest Andalusian philosopher, however, and arguably the most important Muslim philosopher, is Ibn Rushd or, as he is commonly known in the West, Averroës.

He began to make a name for himself with his doctoral thesis, Averroès et l'Averroïsme (1852; "Averroës and Averroism"), concerning the thought of that medieval Muslim philosopher.

The certainty that Greek philosophy is part and root of Christianity — one Muslim philosopher called it God having "a Greek friend" — seems almost diminishing to those Catholics.

Mr. Wahid himself, a liberal Muslim philosopher, took office surrounded by high hope that he would calm the nation and lead it toward more openness, fairness and tolerance.

While some medieval critics argue that the Christians' own scriptures don't support the trinitarian doctrine (e.g., Taymiyya Correct, 255 325), a number of philosophical objections to trinitarianism were developed by medieval Muslim philosopher-theologians, and later deployed and developed by Jewish philosophers theologians.

Moving from Persia to India, in the 11th century CE., when the Persian dynasty of Ghaznavids began to rule in India, philosophical mysticism and the practice of Sufism became popular among the Indian Muslim philosophers.

This dilemma has made interpretation both difficult and rewarding for Muslim philosophers and modern scholars alike.

In the centuries after his death, Muslim philosophers and theologians were to turn to his works frequently for guidance.

Muslim philosophers and their critics had recognized the crucial role played by the question of time in the discussion of the eternity of the world.