Islamic Philosophy in the Maghreb during the Early Modern Period : Aḥmad al-Wallālī's (d. 1716) Philosophy of Monotheism (Ashraf al-Maqāṣid) /

Islamic Philosophy in the Maghreb during the Early Modern Period : Aḥmad al-Wallālī's (d. 1716) Philosophy of Monotheism (Ashraf al-Maqāṣid) /

This monograph endeavors to chart the development of kalām and Islamic philosophy during the early modern Maghreb. The primary focus is on the Moroccan thinker Ibn Yaʿqūb al-Wallālī (d. 1716) and his text Ashraf al-Maqāṣid fī Sharḥ al-Maqāṣid. It sheds light on al-Wallālī's contribution to Isla...

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Main Author: Safri, Ibrahim (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 131.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Subjects:

African Studies.
Early Modern History.
Early Modern Philosophy.
History.
Middle East and Islamic Studies.
Philosophy, Theology & Science.
Philosophy.
North Africa.

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Call Number: DT727

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgement
  • Introduction
  • 1 Al-Wallālī's Biography
  • 1 Al-Wallālī's Life, Education, and Career
  • 2 His tutors and masters ( shuyūkh )
  • 3 His lectures
  • 4 His students
  • 5 His writings
  • 6 Al-Taftāzānī's influence
  • 7 His scholarly standing
  • 8 Al-Wallālī's aims
  • 9 Al-Wallālī's biography in sources
  • 2 The development of kalām in the Maghreb (1600-1800)
  • 1 The dominant doctrine in the Maghreb: Ashʿarīsm
  • 2 The curriculum in Marrakesh, Fez, Dilāʾiyya, and Meknes
  • 3 Description of Major Works and Scholars
  • 3 Later Ashʿarīsm in the Maghreb
  • 1 Later Ashʿarīsm
  • 2 Later Ashʿarī kalām in the Maghreb
  • 3 The Contribution of Sultan Mūlāy Ismāʿīl (1082-1139/1672-1727)
  • 4 The reception of later Ashʿarī kalām texts
  • 4 The Reception of al-Taftāzānī's Maqāṣid in the Maghreb
  • 1 A brief account of al-Taftāzānī's life, education, and works
  • 2 His theological orientation
  • 3 The core text: al-Taftāzānī's Maqāṣid al-tālibīn fī uṣūl al-dīn
  • 4 Al-Taftāzānī's reasons for composing al-Maqāṣid and its commentary
  • 5 Al-Wallālī's contribution
  • 5 Al-Wallālī's Commentary on al-Maqāṣid
  • 1 The reasons for composing the commentary
  • 2 Ashraf al-Maqāṣid and Neo-Ashʿarī kalām
  • 3 Falsafat al-tawḥīd as a commentary on al-Taftāzānī's al-Maqāṣid
  • 4 Al-Wallālī's view on imitation in creeds
  • 5 Al-Wallālī's View on mental existence
  • 6 Al-Wallālī's reception of the theory of Motion
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Places
  • Index of Technical Terms.