Sharḥ al-Sullam al-Munawraq by al-Akhḍarī (d. 953) in Islāmic Logic and Argumentation
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- Curriculum
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1 Weekly Class | Thursdays | 8 p.m. [EST] | 1Hr Sessions | Language: English
Description:
The following course aims to introduce students to the concepts, terms, and methods employed by scholars in the field of Islāmic Logic. Islāmic Logic is a science that plays a pivotal role in developing one’s understanding of ʿAqīdah (Islāmic Theology), Uṣūl Al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence), and other sciences.
Many works have been authored in this field, Al-Sullam Al-Munawraq is the famous 144-line poem of Al-Akhḍarī, which has been used as a primer to the subject. Students will have the opportunity to go through the poem, and can expect a breakdown of the terminologies, and concepts in Islāmic Logic.
Objectives:
1) Textual Breakdown: Deciphering the text, linguistic breakdowns of the text.
2) Critical Analysis: Critically analyzing the discussions that come in Islāmic logic and seeing their relationship with the other sacred sciences.
3) Questions and Answers: The instructor will address student-specific questions and queries about the text, the class discussions, and the science in general. This will allow the students to have an interactive and thought-provoking learning experience.
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1Lesson 1Video lesson
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2Lesson 2Video lesson
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3Lesson 3Video lesson
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4Lesson 4Video lesson
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5Lesson 5Video lesson
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6Lesson 6Video lesson
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7Lesson 7Video lesson
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8Lesson 8Video lesson
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9Lesson 9Video lesson
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10Is it Permissible to Study Logic?Video lesson
- The Three Views on the Issue
- The Arguments for Impermissibility & Permissibility
- Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ’s Opposition to Studying Logic
- The Take of the Subkīs on the Issue
- Explaining the Basis for the Difference of Opinion from Ibn Būnā
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11Types of Temporal KnowledgeVideo lesson
- Definining Apprehension (Taṣawwur) and Affirmation (Taṣdīq)
- al-Rāzī’s Disagreement on the Composition of Affirmations
- Declaratory Affirmations and Other Sub-Divisions
- The Essence of Temporal Knowledge (ʿIlm Ḥādith)
- The Order of Apprehensions & Affirmations in Position
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12Signification & Its Types II: Capacity & ComparisionVideo lesson
- Which Signification (Dalālah) is Individually Rational?
- Do al-Taḍammun and al-Iltizām Necessitate al-Mutabaqah?
- The Reasoning Behind the Different Understandings of the Issues
- al-Rāzī’s Diversion from the Majority of Muslim Logicians
- The Relative Strength of the Significations
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13Simple & Complex VocablesVideo lesson
- The Definitions of Mufrad & Murakkab
- The Equivalence in Strength for Apprehension
- The Types of Murakkab: Restrictional & Predicational
- Categorematic & Syncategorematic Simples
- Examples of Divsions & Subdivisions
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14Universals & ParticularsVideo lesson
- Defining the Universal (Kullī) with Examples
- The Precluding of Sharing in Non-Particulars
- The Six Extramental Subcategories of the Universal
- Defining the Particular (Juzʾī) with Examples
- Is “God” (Ilāh) Universal or Particular?
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15Essential & Accidental UniversalsVideo lesson
- Defining the Essential (Dhātī) & Accidental (ʿAraḍī)
- The “Median” (Wāsiṭah) Between the Two Subcategories
- The Reality, Universal & Species in Relation to Particular
- The Correct Pronunciation of the Couplets
- Corrections on Some Linguistic Explanations
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16The Five Universals I: ClassificationVideo lesson
- The Five Predicables (al-Kulliyyāt al-Khams)
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Universals
- Difference Between Differentia, Proprium & General Accident
- The Three Types of Accident (ʿAraḍ)
- Definitions & Examples for Each Category
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17Divisions of Complex VocablesVideo lesson
- “Informative” (Khabar) & non-Informative Complex Expressions
- Three Levels of “Seeking” (Ṭalab) of Action/Inaction
- Decipherment & Translation of the Couplets
- Conditions for the Command (Amr)
- Truth-Apt & Notification (Tanbīh) per Arab Logicians
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18Universality & ParticularityVideo lesson
- Difference Between Whole (Kull) & Universality (Kulliyah)
- Difference Between Part (Juzʾ) & Particularlity (Juzʾiyyah)
- Correct & Different Ways of Reading the Couplets
- Examples for the Concepts from the Qurʾān & Ḥadīth
- The Author’s Error in Understanding an E-Proposition
- Difference of Opinion in Paraphrasing Ḥadīth
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19Definitions I: IntroductionVideo lesson
- The Definiens (Muʿarrif) & the Definiendum (Muʿarraf)
- The Material, Final & Formal Causes of Definitions
- Is the Definiendum the Same as the Definiens?
- How Can Something Define Itself?
- The Coextensive Nature of the Definition
- Examples for Each Concept
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20Definitions II: DivisionsVideo lesson
- Real Definition (Ḥadd) & Its Compostion
- Composing a Delineation (Rasm)
- Verbal (Lafẓī) Definition with Examples
- The Role of Essential Universals in Definiens
- Subcategories & Types of Proprium
- Translation & Correction of the Text
