I n Arabic kal¥m means ‘speech’, or a sequence of words. However it also means ‘dialogue’; and this is the meaning which was intended in the case of Islamic kal¥m. In its philosophical context kal¥m denotes a collection of concepts, assumptions, principles, and problems that is used to explain the relationship between God and the...Read More

The concept of Mahdi cannot be overemphasized. It is no doubt a concept which attracts many writers and intellectuals to deliberate, focus and shed light on. It is not limited to a faith or tradition such as Islam and not the other ones. The idea that a peacemaker will reappear and fills the world with...Read More

This contribution starts a critical analysis and reconstruction of arguments in classical texts of Islamic theology (of the period AD 900-1100) from the viewpoint of the epistemological theory of argumentation. The main question of the analysis is whether these arguments can be reconstructed as being of one of the universal types of argument identified so...Read More

Despite the somewhat pervasive background of the term kalAm in the classical Islamic tradition, it is in the realm of religious dogma that the term, which literally denotes speech, acquired formal significance, serving as a generic name for the Muslim discipline of theology. Click here to read more.Read More