Abu Hatim al-Razi: The Proofs of Prophecy
A Parallel Arabic-English Text
Distributed for Brigham Young University
Translated, Introduced, and Annotated by Tarif Khalidi
400 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2012
- Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword to the Series
Notes on Conventions
Acknowledgments
Translator's Introduction
Part One
Chapter One: An account of what transpired between me and the heretic
Chapter Two: Concerning the Five Eternals and the debate over imitation and independent investigation
Chapter Three: Concerning his argument that the five are eternal, with no other eternal except them, and the debate about time and space
Chapter Four: That the world is created
Part Two
Chapter One: [On reason, religion, and imitation]
Chapter Two: Returning to the subject of rational investigation and inquiry
Chapter Three: A discussion of the phrase "profound reflection"
Chapter Four: A discussion of contradiction
Chapter Five: That when believers in religious law are asked for proof, they become abusive
Chapter Six: His saying, "They are deceived by the imposing beards of these jackasses"
Chapter Seven: His statement that the truth is buried very deep and falls totally silent
Chapter Eight: His statement concerning feeble-minded men and women
Part Three
Chapter One: Regarding his statement, "We shall now examine the speech of these people and its contradictory nature"
Chapter Two: The Prophet's demeanor and virtues
Chapter Three: Concerning the speech of prophets and their laws
Chapter Four: Concerning parable and meaning
Chapter Five: Concerning what the heretic stated that is in the Torah
Part Four
Chapter One: A brief discussion regarding differences among so-called philosophers and the contradictions in their speech
Chapter Two: Conflict among philosophers regarding principles
Chapter Three: A summary of divergences among views of philosophers
Chapter Four: Which of the two groups is more deceitful?
Chapter Five: There is no divergence among prophets regarding principles
Chapter Six: All religious laws are true, but falsehood has been mixed with them
Part Five
Chapter One: Further views of the heretic
Chapter Two: On oppression and victory
Chapter Three: The difference between miracles and signs
Chapter Four: The mention of the signs of Muḥammad in revealed books
Chapter Five: The signs of Muḥammad in Islam
Part Six
On the matter of the Qur'ān
Part Seven
Chapter One: Prophets as originators of the sciences and testators of philosophers
Chapter Two: The origin of the stars and of astronomical observations
Chapter Three: The origin of the science of pharmacology
Chapter Four: Every knowledge stems from the First Sage
Notes to the English Text
Glossary and Index
Index of Scripture Verses
Notes on Conventions
Acknowledgments
Translator's Introduction
Part One
Chapter One: An account of what transpired between me and the heretic
Chapter Two: Concerning the Five Eternals and the debate over imitation and independent investigation
Chapter Three: Concerning his argument that the five are eternal, with no other eternal except them, and the debate about time and space
Chapter Four: That the world is created
Part Two
Chapter One: [On reason, religion, and imitation]
Chapter Two: Returning to the subject of rational investigation and inquiry
Chapter Three: A discussion of the phrase "profound reflection"
Chapter Four: A discussion of contradiction
Chapter Five: That when believers in religious law are asked for proof, they become abusive
Chapter Six: His saying, "They are deceived by the imposing beards of these jackasses"
Chapter Seven: His statement that the truth is buried very deep and falls totally silent
Chapter Eight: His statement concerning feeble-minded men and women
Part Three
Chapter One: Regarding his statement, "We shall now examine the speech of these people and its contradictory nature"
Chapter Two: The Prophet's demeanor and virtues
Chapter Three: Concerning the speech of prophets and their laws
Chapter Four: Concerning parable and meaning
Chapter Five: Concerning what the heretic stated that is in the Torah
Part Four
Chapter One: A brief discussion regarding differences among so-called philosophers and the contradictions in their speech
Chapter Two: Conflict among philosophers regarding principles
Chapter Three: A summary of divergences among views of philosophers
Chapter Four: Which of the two groups is more deceitful?
Chapter Five: There is no divergence among prophets regarding principles
Chapter Six: All religious laws are true, but falsehood has been mixed with them
Part Five
Chapter One: Further views of the heretic
Chapter Two: On oppression and victory
Chapter Three: The difference between miracles and signs
Chapter Four: The mention of the signs of Muḥammad in revealed books
Chapter Five: The signs of Muḥammad in Islam
Part Six
On the matter of the Qur'ān
Part Seven
Chapter One: Prophets as originators of the sciences and testators of philosophers
Chapter Two: The origin of the stars and of astronomical observations
Chapter Three: The origin of the science of pharmacology
Chapter Four: Every knowledge stems from the First Sage
Notes to the English Text
Glossary and Index
Index of Scripture Verses
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