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Islamic Theology (Kalām) studies doctrinal issues within the Islamic intellectual tradition. It addresses divine unity (tawḥīd), prophecy, free will, divine justice, and eschatology. This category includes classical theological schools such as Ashʿarism and Muʿtazilism, as well as contemporary discussions in Islamic thought.
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Sayyid Qutb argues that Islam offers a complete social, political, and economic order grounded in divine justice, distinct…
Sayyid Qutb's multi-volume tafsir reads the Qur'an as a living address, shaping the believer's ethics, purpose, and view…
Sayyid Qutb's work explains the Islamic worldview (tasawwur) as the foundation from which right conduct flows.
Sayyid Qutb's Milestones is a manifesto calling Muslims to rebuild society on divine authority alone through the Qur'anic…
A bilingual Arabic-English edition of al-Ma'arri's satirical epistle on divine forgiveness, mixing literary criticism, theology, and visions of…
Al-Ma'arri's eleventh-century Arabic epistle turns a testy correspondence into a visionary journey through Paradise and Hell.
Al-Ma'arri's satirical epistle answers a critic with a mock journey through the Islamic afterlife, arguing that God's mercy…
Al-Maʿarrī's epistle of congratulation uses good news as a frame for moral counsel on fortune, conduct, and mortality.
A visionary Arabic epistle mixing satire, literary criticism, and a journey through the afterlife by the blind Syrian…
Al-Tabari's compact creedal treatise sets out the core articles of Sunni belief and defends them against sectarian innovation.
Al-Tabari's Tahdhib al-Athar combines hadith collection, transmission criticism, and juristic commentary in a single critical work.
Al-Ṭabarī's Jāmiʿ al-Bayān is a complete Arabic Qurʾān commentary tracing readings, grammar, transmitted interpretations, and his own verdicts.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a major Islamic philosopher, astronomer, and theologian whose writings shaped medieval thought.
Tuhfat al-Ahrar by Amir Khusrau is a Sufi masnavi that guides the soul to break free from worldly…
Amir Khusrau's Sufi allegorical poem describes the soul's journey from the prison of the body to union with…
