methodology of islamic principles (‘ilm al-uṣūl) is a dignified science serving to understand religious texts; on the other hand, however, this science is indebted to holy qur’ān for its credibility and authority. the qur’ānic verses play a special role in validating and authorizing this science. this role is to be viewed in terms of foundation-laying, as āyāt al-uṣūl (verses of principles) are...

Arap dilinde kelime-i tevhîd, besmele ve hamdele gibi belirli bir cümlenin tahlili ile ilgili telif edilmiş çok sayıda eser bulunur. Bu tür eserlerden biri Endülüslü âlim İbnu’s-Sîd el-Batalyevsî’nin gramerinde kullanılan meşhur örnek “Darabe Zeydün ‘Amran” (Zeyd Amr’a vurdu) cümlesi üzerine yazdığı risaledir. Batalyevsî öğrencisinin sorusu kaleme aldığı bu risalede cümleyi beş açıdan değerlend...

intellect is a fundamental topic of concern in the peripatetic philosophy. a comparison of al-farabi’s approach to ‘intellect’ (an iranian muslim philosopher with an oriental background) with that of alexander of aphrodisias’ (a greek philosopher with an occidental background) may reveal the contrasting features of aristotelian peripatetic philosophy and the islamic philosophy. basing itself on...

Abstract John Maynard Keynes’s A Treatise on Probability is the seminal text for logical interpretation of probability. According to his analysis, probabilities are evidential relations between a hypothesis and some evidence, just like deductive logic. While philosophers had suggested similar ideas prior Keynes, it was not until that probability advocated in clear, systematic rigorous way. I tr...

Although they made their spectacular literary appearance with the arrival of Romanticism, vampires were arousing a vivid interest well before 19th century. At first, present paper will briefly review vampire motif in French texts from second half 17th and beginning 18th c., such as articles published Mercure Galant 1793 1794 or travel narratives by François Richard (1657), Paul Lucas (1704) Jos...

In her article, Nadia Vidro quotes an unknown passage from the Karaite halakhic treatise of Jacob al-Qirqasānī (d. 927) that is missing in Nemoy edition. The section deals with methods calculating Hebrew calendar used by various Jewish sects throughout history. According to author, this related R. Saʿadya Gaon’s “Book Distinction” (Kitāb al-tamyīz) and includes entire passages his commentary on...