Rethinking Islamic Intellectualism – Mohsin al-Mulk’s Analysis of Islamic Epistemology
Mohsin al-Mulk is among those Muslim intellectuals of the subcontinent who have shown keen interest in reviving the intellectual tradition of Islam by exploring the intellectual dimensions in the context of the epistemic framework of Islam. In this connection he stresses upon the need to draw compa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hamdard Foundation
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Hamdard Islamicus |
| Online Access: | https://www.hamdardislamicus.com.pk/index.php/hi/article/view/83 |
| Summary: | Mohsin al-Mulk is among those Muslim intellectuals of the subcontinent who have shown keen interest in reviving the intellectual tradition of Islam by exploring the intellectual dimensions in the context of the epistemic framework of Islam. In this connection he stresses upon the need to draw compatibility between mÉ‘qËl (rational) and manqËl (narrated traditional) in the perspective of Islamic theology. He tends to suggest that in order to attain the said objective one should develop an interpretive approach which may help one to represent those meanings of various concepts/terms which the revealed text intends to convey. He is of the view that such a stance will provide an impetus to develop one’s understanding in accord with the will of God and help one bridge the gulf between reason and tradition, the two essential sources of Islamic epistemology. Mohsin al-Mulk tends to counter all such prevalent views which attempt to show incompatibility between the rational and traditional which may compel the Muslims to accept the traditional knowledge uncritically. He further laments that some scholars undermine the significance of interpretive/rational understanding in matters pertaining to religion on the pretext that it may distract one from the truth that emerged in the tradition.1 He attributes such a misinterpretation to the ill-conceived relation between rational and religious sciences by the so-called traditionalists.
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| ISSN: | 0250-7196 |