A History of Muslim Philosophy

With short accounts of other Disciplines and the Modern Renaissance in the Muslim Lands 

Edited and Introduced by 
M. M. SHARIF 
Director of the Institute of Islamic Culture, Lahore Pakistan 

Published by 
Pakistan Philosophical Congress
Presented in full and complete


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VOLUME 1

Book One: PRE-ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

Book Two: ADVENT OF ISLAM

FUNDAMENTAL TEACHINGS OF THE QUR’AN


VOLUME 2

Book Four: LATER CENTURIES 
(From the Fall of Baghdad[656/1258] TO 1111/1700)

Book Five: OTHER DISCIPLINES 
(Covering both the Early and the Later Centuries)

Book Six: INFLUENCE OF MUSLIM THOUGHT 

  • Chapter 68: Influence of Muslim Thought on the West: (unedited)
    1. Western Thinkers on Islam in General
    2. Theological Influence
    3. Philosophical Influence before Descartes by H. Z. Ulken
    4. Philosophical Influence from Descartes to Kant by M. M. Sharif
    5. Philosophical Influence in the Post Kantian period by H. Z. Ulken
  • Chapter 69: Influence of Muslim Thought on the East by C. A. Qadir. (unedited)

Book Seven: THE DARK AGE (1111/1700-1266/1850)

  • Chapter 70: Decline in the Muslim World by C. A. Qadir. (unedited)
  • Chapter 71: The Silver Lining: Development of the Urdu Language, Grammar, and Literature by S. M. Abdullah. (unedited)

Book Eight: MODERN RENAISSANCE 
(Covering both the Early and the Later Centuries)

  • Part 1: RENAISSANCE IN THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST
    • Chapter 72: Renaissance in Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon: Muhammad Bin ‘Abd al-Wahhab and His Movement by Abdul Hamid Siddiqi. (unedited)
    • Chapter 73: Renaissance in North Africa: The Sanusiyah Movement by Muhammad Khalil. (unedited)
    • Chapter 74: Jamal al-Din al-Afghani by Osman Amin. (unedited)
    • Chapter 75: Renaissance in Egypt: Muhammad Abdu and His School by Osman Amin. (unedited)
    • Chapter 76: Renaissance in Turkey: Zia Gokalp and His School by Niazie Berkes. (unedited)
    • Chapter 77: Renaissance in Iran: General by Abdul Shakoor Ahsan. (unedited)
    • Chapter 78: Renaissance in Iran: (Continued) Haji Mulla Hadi Sabziwari by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. (unedited)
  • Part 2: RENAISSANCE IN SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Chapter 79: Renaissance in Indo-Pakistan: Shah Wali Allah Dihlawi by Abdul Hamid Siddiqi. (unedited)
    • Chapter 80: Renaissance in Indo-Pakistan (Continued): Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan as a Politician, Historian and Reformist by Abdul Hamid.. (unedited)
    • Chapter 81: Renaissance in Indo-Pakistan (Continued): Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan as a Religio-Philosopical Thinker by B. A. Dar. (unedited)
    • Chapter 82: Renaissance in Indo-Pakistan (Continued): Iqbal by Khalifiah Abdul Hakim. (unedited)
    • Chapter 83: Renaissance in Indonesia by Shaikh Abdur Rashid. (unedited)

CONCLUSION by the Editor, M. M. Sharif. (unedited

INDEX (included in Volume two bellow)

About the Contributors (Online only)

Volume one in one pdf file. (48.6 megs)
Volume two in one pdf file. (73.8 megs)