Here published are fragments of a philosophical narrative by Fernando Pessoa, on the subject of Islamic philosophy. These are accompanied by other documents from the author’s estate and private library on the same subject. Most of these documents were written by Fernando Pessoa at a young age, around 1906, in the period when he attended...Read More

The Quranic revelation is the light which enables one to see. It is like the sun which casts light lavishly. Philosophical intelligence is the eye that sees this light and without this light one cannot see anything. If one closes one’s eyes, that is, if one pretends to pass by philosophical intelligence, this light itself...Read More

This dictionary is an aid to the readers of Muslim philosophical works many of which are in Arabic. It includes most of the terminology that was developed by Muslim philosophers in their works and the terms that they borrowed -and sometimes translatedfrom the Greek philosophical works. Also included are concepts that are Islamic but of...Read More

Islamic philosophy is like all philosophy when tied in with a religion in having indistinct parameters and requiring an understanding of the religion as well as of philosophy. Peter Groff explains a good deal about Islam in his book, and in particular the range of theoretical issues that arose in the religion. Click here to...Read More