The Book of Fairness
الإنصاف فيما يجب اعتقاده ولا يجوز الجهل به
A new English translation from the Arabic of al-Bāqillānī’s concise work of classical Islamic theology, with an introduction, notes on translation, detailed contents, and a glossary.
Taḥqīqتحقيق
وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا
“And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little”
(17:85)An independent research and publishing project devoted to texts from the Islamic intellectual tradition and their clear presentation in English.
From the text
“Inferential knowledge is that whose attainment requires thought and deliberation and whose means are rational inquiry and proof. It is possible for a person to withdraw from it and to doubt its object.”
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