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Papers by Aaron Spevack

Research paper thumbnail of Defending Definitions: The Tools of Disputation in Logic of al-Fanārī

Research paper thumbnail of Continuing Conversations

Philosophical Theology in Islam, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of The Qur’an and God’s Speech According to the Later Ashʿarī-Māturīdī Verifiers

Journal of Islamic Philosophy, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Ghazali on the Principles of Islamic Spirituality: Selections from Forty Foundations of Religionannotated & Explained

... Excerpts from the Qur&amp;amp;#x27;an in Aaron Spevack&amp;amp;#x27;s annotations are... more ... Excerpts from the Qur&amp;amp;#x27;an in Aaron Spevack&amp;amp;#x27;s annotations are drawn from The Holy Qur&amp;amp;#x27;an: Original Arabic Text with English Translation &amp;amp;amp; Selected Commentaries, by &amp;amp;#x27;Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Saba Islamic Media, 2000). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Al-Suyūṭī, The Intolerant Ecumenist: Law and Theology in Ta'yid al-Haqiqa...

Suyuti's thought on ijtihad and kalam via the lens of the Shadhili order.

Research paper thumbnail of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Essays in Literary Biography)

Research paper thumbnail of Disconnection and Doubt: Revisiting Schacht’s Theories of Ijtihād

Journal of Islamic Philosophy, 2012

Neither this journal nor any part thereof may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any ... more Neither this journal nor any part thereof may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, scanning, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the express written permission from the publisher.

Research paper thumbnail of Egypt and the Later Ashʿarite School

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2014

This chapter discusses the development and contours of late Ashʿarism in Egypt, with reference to... more This chapter discusses the development and contours of late Ashʿarism in Egypt, with reference to some of the key texts, scholars, and concepts that are representative of Egyptian Ashʿarism. Evidence of a vibrant intellectual endeavour can be gleaned from the (a) continued study, development, and nuanced discussion of the rational sciences by Egyptian Ashʿarīs, (b) the prominent role that post-thirteenth-century Persian and Maghribī scholars play in the discourse, and (c) the continued discussions of philosophy, Sufi metaphysics, comparative theology, and various interpretive methodologies found in the often dismissed commentary tradition. From this vital synthesis of Maghribī, Persian, and local influences with which Egyptian scholars critically engaged, the continued vibrancy and diversity of thought is evident, thereby contributing to the growing body of literature challenging the popular theory of intellectual decline and stagnation in the Muslim world.

Research paper thumbnail of Apples and Oranges: The Logic of the Early and Later Arabic Logicians

Islamic Law and Society, 2010

... Also see Michael E. Marmura, “Ghazali's Attitude to the Secular Sciences and Logic,” in ... more ... Also see Michael E. Marmura, “Ghazali's Attitude to the Secular Sciences and Logic,” in Essays on Islamic Philosophy and Science, ed. George F. Hourani (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1975), 100–9. 39) al-Ghazālī, Deliverence, 65. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Defending Definitions: The Tools of Disputation in Logic of al-Fanārī

Research paper thumbnail of Continuing Conversations

Philosophical Theology in Islam, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of The Qur’an and God’s Speech According to the Later Ashʿarī-Māturīdī Verifiers

Journal of Islamic Philosophy, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Ghazali on the Principles of Islamic Spirituality: Selections from Forty Foundations of Religionannotated & Explained

... Excerpts from the Qur&amp;amp;#x27;an in Aaron Spevack&amp;amp;#x27;s annotations are... more ... Excerpts from the Qur&amp;amp;#x27;an in Aaron Spevack&amp;amp;#x27;s annotations are drawn from The Holy Qur&amp;amp;#x27;an: Original Arabic Text with English Translation &amp;amp;amp; Selected Commentaries, by &amp;amp;#x27;Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Saba Islamic Media, 2000). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Al-Suyūṭī, The Intolerant Ecumenist: Law and Theology in Ta'yid al-Haqiqa...

Suyuti's thought on ijtihad and kalam via the lens of the Shadhili order.

Research paper thumbnail of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Essays in Literary Biography)

Research paper thumbnail of Disconnection and Doubt: Revisiting Schacht’s Theories of Ijtihād

Journal of Islamic Philosophy, 2012

Neither this journal nor any part thereof may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any ... more Neither this journal nor any part thereof may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, scanning, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the express written permission from the publisher.

Research paper thumbnail of Egypt and the Later Ashʿarite School

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2014

This chapter discusses the development and contours of late Ashʿarism in Egypt, with reference to... more This chapter discusses the development and contours of late Ashʿarism in Egypt, with reference to some of the key texts, scholars, and concepts that are representative of Egyptian Ashʿarism. Evidence of a vibrant intellectual endeavour can be gleaned from the (a) continued study, development, and nuanced discussion of the rational sciences by Egyptian Ashʿarīs, (b) the prominent role that post-thirteenth-century Persian and Maghribī scholars play in the discourse, and (c) the continued discussions of philosophy, Sufi metaphysics, comparative theology, and various interpretive methodologies found in the often dismissed commentary tradition. From this vital synthesis of Maghribī, Persian, and local influences with which Egyptian scholars critically engaged, the continued vibrancy and diversity of thought is evident, thereby contributing to the growing body of literature challenging the popular theory of intellectual decline and stagnation in the Muslim world.

Research paper thumbnail of Apples and Oranges: The Logic of the Early and Later Arabic Logicians

Islamic Law and Society, 2010

... Also see Michael E. Marmura, “Ghazali's Attitude to the Secular Sciences and Logic,” in ... more ... Also see Michael E. Marmura, “Ghazali's Attitude to the Secular Sciences and Logic,” in Essays on Islamic Philosophy and Science, ed. George F. Hourani (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1975), 100–9. 39) al-Ghazālī, Deliverence, 65. ...