Binyamin Abrahamov
Biographic Data
| ID | 1444888 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Binyamin Abrahamov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Binyamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Abrahamov |
| SIGNATURE | ABRAHAMOV B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Happiness (Saʿāda) in Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Thought
Islamic Theology
The principal theological struggle in Islam has taken place between traditionalist and rationalist theologians. Assessing materials from the 3rd/9th century to the 10th/16th century, Professor Abrahamov focuses on the foundations of both traditionalism and rationalism, the arguments which the two tendencies used against each other and the compromises reached. This is a ground-breaking study by a renowned scholar and writer
Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City
Prophetic Niche in the virtous city: the concept of ḥikmah in early Islamic thought, by Hikmet Yaman (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Texts and Studies: 81) (Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2011), ix + 316 pp., ISBN: 978-90-04-18662-0, EUR121.00 / $166.00 (hb) (First paragraph) The concept of ḥikma, which first appeared in pre-Islamic poetry, exists in every field of Islamic thought. It permeates the Qurʾān and its commentaries, lexicons and di…
Ibn al-ʻArabī y Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmī
Aparecen muchos sufíes en la obra de Ibn al-‛Arabī al-Futūhāt al-Makkiyya, un tratado en el que el autor presenta sus ideas principales. En esta obra se menciona a Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmi un total de 143 veces, más que a cualquier otro sufí. Este artículo tiene el propósito de examinar la actitud de Ibn al-‛Arabī hacia su predecesor sufí considerando la personalidad de al-Bistāmī tal y como aparece en la obra de Ibn al-‛Arabī, además de analizar las…
Between Mysticism and Philosophy
Fahr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī on the Knowability of God's Essence and Attributes
Depuis le 2e/8e siecle, les theologiens musulmans se sont poses la question de l'essence de Dieu et de ses attributs. L'A. presente les differentes pensees a ce sujet. Pour al-Razi, l'etre humain ne peut connaitre l'essence de Dieu
Religion Versus Philosophy. The Case of Faḫr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī’s Proofs for Prophecy
Anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qur'an in the Theology of al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim. Kitab al-Mustarshid
This work deals with anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qu'ran in the theology of the Zaidite imam al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim (785-860 AD). The edition and annotated translation of al-Qasim's epistle, Kitab al-Mustarshid, is preceded by an introduction which examines early Islamic theology. For the abrogation of the literal meanings of Qur'anic anthropomorphic expressions, the author uses similies, idioms and phrases in Arabic, pieces of eviden…
Anthropomorphism and Interpretation of the Qur’ān in the Theology of al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm
The present work deals with anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qur’ān in the theology of the Zaidite imam al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm (785-860 A.D.). The edition and annotated translation of al-Qāsim's epistle Kitāb al-mustarshid is preceded by a detailed introduction, which treats early Islamic theology. For the abrogation of the literal meanings of Qur’ānic anthropomorphic expressions, the author uses similes, idioms and phrases in Arabic, pie…
The Bi-Lā Kayfa Doctrine and Its Foundations in Islamic Theology
Une des attitudes a l'egard de l'anthropomorphisme (tasbīh) est developpee dans les ouvrages de theologie islamique a travers la formule bi-lā kayfa, ce qui veut dire: sans commentaire. L'A. montre comment la doctrine du bi-lā kayfa s'est developpee a partir d'une simple formule issue de la litterature des Hadīt. Cette doctrine est fondee sur des arguments varies dont certains apparaissent tres convaincants. Ces arguments ont une double fonction:…
Necessary knowledge in Islamic theology
(1993). Necessary knowledge in Islamic theology. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 20-32
Al-Ghazali's Supreme Way to Know God
Fakhr Al-Din Al-Razi on God's Knowledge of the Particulars
Orthodox Islam teaches that God knows every existent in the temporal world, be it an event or an entity, and that this knowledge applies to past, present and future times. This idea is well attested in the Qur'an,1 according to which God even knows thoughts.2 Thus, nothing escapes His knowledge. As in other theological issues, the Muslim theologians did not content themselves with Qur'an verses and tried to prove God's knowledge, especially His k…
Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī on God's Knowledge of the Particulars
Ibn Taymiyya on the Agreement of Reason With Tradition 1
A re-examination of al-Ash‘arī's theory of kasb according to Kitab al-Luma‛
Man's moral responsibility for his actions is a tenet of Islamic revelation which no Muslim has ever tried to reject. Likewise, the notion of God's omnipotence, which the Qur'ān teaches, has never been challenged by Muslims. However, there is a great difficulty in explaining how true moral responsibility coincides with God's omnipotence; if God creates all things, He also creates man's actions, and this being the case, man cannot be responsible f…
Al-Ghazali's Theory of Causality
It has been widely accepted that the thought of al-Ghazali was broadly in line with the Ash'rite approach to theology. Thus many thinkers agree that al-Gazali rejected causality. According to Abrahamov, this is misconception, and there are many instances where Ghazali produces arguments and opinions which are not compatible with Ash'arism. The widely view held that al-Ghazali took a stand totally opposed to causality can be modified through a car…
Al-Kāsim Ibn Ibrāhīm's Theory of the Imamate
Al-Ḳāsim ibn Ibrāhīm’s Argument from Design
Al-Kāsim ibn Ibrāhīm's Argument from Design
Necessary knowledge in Islamic theology
(1993). Necessary knowledge in Islamic theology. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 20-32
Ibn Taymiyya on the Agreement of Reason With Tradition 1
Religion Versus Philosophy. The Case of Faḫr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī’s Proofs for Prophecy
Al-Ghazali's Supreme Way to Know God
Al-Ghazali's Theory of Causality
It has been widely accepted that the thought of al-Ghazali was broadly in line with the Ash'rite approach to theology. Thus many thinkers agree that al-Gazali rejected causality. According to Abrahamov, this is misconception, and there are many instances where Ghazali produces arguments and opinions which are not compatible with Ash'arism. The widely view held that al-Ghazali took a stand totally opposed to causality can be modified through a car…
Al-Ḳāsim ibn Ibrāhīm’s Argument from Design
Al-Kāsim ibn Ibrāhīm's Argument from Design
Al-Kāsim Ibn Ibrāhīm's Theory of the Imamate
Al-Ghazali's Theory of Causality
It has been widely accepted that the thought of al-Ghazali was broadly in line with the Ash'rite approach to theology. Thus many thinkers agree that al-Gazali rejected causality. According to Abrahamov, this is misconception, and there are many instances where Ghazali produces arguments and opinions which are not compatible with Ash'arism. The widely view held that al-Ghazali took a stand totally opposed to causality can be modified through a car…
A re-examination of al-Ash‘arī's theory of kasb according to Kitab al-Luma‛
Man's moral responsibility for his actions is a tenet of Islamic revelation which no Muslim has ever tried to reject. Likewise, the notion of God's omnipotence, which the Qur'ān teaches, has never been challenged by Muslims. However, there is a great difficulty in explaining how true moral responsibility coincides with God's omnipotence; if God creates all things, He also creates man's actions, and this being the case, man cannot be responsible f…
Fakhr Al-Din Al-Razi on God's Knowledge of the Particulars
Orthodox Islam teaches that God knows every existent in the temporal world, be it an event or an entity, and that this knowledge applies to past, present and future times. This idea is well attested in the Qur'an,1 according to which God even knows thoughts.2 Thus, nothing escapes His knowledge. As in other theological issues, the Muslim theologians did not content themselves with Qur'an verses and tried to prove God's knowledge, especially His k…
Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī on God's Knowledge of the Particulars
Ibn Taymiyya on the Agreement of Reason With Tradition 1
Necessary knowledge in Islamic theology
(1993). Necessary knowledge in Islamic theology. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 20-32
Al-Ghazali's Supreme Way to Know God
The Bi-Lā Kayfa Doctrine and Its Foundations in Islamic Theology
Une des attitudes a l'egard de l'anthropomorphisme (tasbīh) est developpee dans les ouvrages de theologie islamique a travers la formule bi-lā kayfa, ce qui veut dire: sans commentaire. L'A. montre comment la doctrine du bi-lā kayfa s'est developpee a partir d'une simple formule issue de la litterature des Hadīt. Cette doctrine est fondee sur des arguments varies dont certains apparaissent tres convaincants. Ces arguments ont une double fonction:…
Anthropomorphism and Interpretation of the Qur’ān in the Theology of al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm
The present work deals with anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qur’ān in the theology of the Zaidite imam al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm (785-860 A.D.). The edition and annotated translation of al-Qāsim's epistle Kitāb al-mustarshid is preceded by a detailed introduction, which treats early Islamic theology. For the abrogation of the literal meanings of Qur’ānic anthropomorphic expressions, the author uses similes, idioms and phrases in Arabic, pie…
Anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qur'an in the Theology of al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim. Kitab al-Mustarshid
This work deals with anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qu'ran in the theology of the Zaidite imam al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim (785-860 AD). The edition and annotated translation of al-Qasim's epistle, Kitab al-Mustarshid, is preceded by an introduction which examines early Islamic theology. For the abrogation of the literal meanings of Qur'anic anthropomorphic expressions, the author uses similies, idioms and phrases in Arabic, pieces of eviden…
Religion Versus Philosophy. The Case of Faḫr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī’s Proofs for Prophecy
Fahr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī on the Knowability of God's Essence and Attributes
Depuis le 2e/8e siecle, les theologiens musulmans se sont poses la question de l'essence de Dieu et de ses attributs. L'A. presente les differentes pensees a ce sujet. Pour al-Razi, l'etre humain ne peut connaitre l'essence de Dieu
Between Mysticism and Philosophy
Ibn al-ʻArabī y Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmī
Aparecen muchos sufíes en la obra de Ibn al-‛Arabī al-Futūhāt al-Makkiyya, un tratado en el que el autor presenta sus ideas principales. En esta obra se menciona a Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmi un total de 143 veces, más que a cualquier otro sufí. Este artículo tiene el propósito de examinar la actitud de Ibn al-‛Arabī hacia su predecesor sufí considerando la personalidad de al-Bistāmī tal y como aparece en la obra de Ibn al-‛Arabī, además de analizar las…
Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City
Prophetic Niche in the virtous city: the concept of ḥikmah in early Islamic thought, by Hikmet Yaman (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Texts and Studies: 81) (Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2011), ix + 316 pp., ISBN: 978-90-04-18662-0, EUR121.00 / $166.00 (hb) (First paragraph) The concept of ḥikma, which first appeared in pre-Islamic poetry, exists in every field of Islamic thought. It permeates the Qurʾān and its commentaries, lexicons and di…
Islamic Theology
The principal theological struggle in Islam has taken place between traditionalist and rationalist theologians. Assessing materials from the 3rd/9th century to the 10th/16th century, Professor Abrahamov focuses on the foundations of both traditionalism and rationalism, the arguments which the two tendencies used against each other and the compromises reached. This is a ground-breaking study by a renowned scholar and writer
Happiness (Saʿāda) in Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Thought
Islamic Studies and History (19 works) · Philosophy (19 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (13 works) · Philosophy (13 works) · Theology (13 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Islamic Thought and Society Studies (7 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (6 works) · Islam (6 works)