Book Review

Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman

Volume: 4 Number: 1 December 11, 2013
  • Binyamin Abrahamov
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Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman

Abstract

First paragraph: The concept of ḥikma, which first appeared in pre-Islamic poetry, exists in every field of Islamic thought. It permeates the Qurʾān and its commentaries, lexicons and dictionaries of terms, law and its sources, mysticism, theology, and philosophy. Hikmet Yaman discuss-es this concept in all these domains, to the exclusion of law and theology, informing us that “it would be a more realistic project to ad-dress ḥikmah in fiqh and kalām literatures in separate detailed studies” (p. 1, n. 1). To my mind, the author’s explanation for omitting these two important domains of Islamic thought from his presentation seems somewhat opaque, and hence unconvincing.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Religious Studies

Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Binyamin Abrahamov This is me
0000-0001-5027-0891
Israel

Publication Date

December 11, 2013

Submission Date

April 1, 2013

Acceptance Date

June 5, 2013

Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Abrahamov, B. (2013). Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman. Ilahiyat Studies, 4(1), 122-125. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79
AMA
1.Abrahamov B. Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman. IS. 2013;4(1):122-125. doi:10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79
Chicago
Abrahamov, Binyamin. 2013. “Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman”. Ilahiyat Studies 4 (1): 122-25. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79.
EndNote
Abrahamov B (December 1, 2013) Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman. Ilahiyat Studies 4 1 122–125.
IEEE
[1]B. Abrahamov, “Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman”, IS, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 122–125, Dec. 2013, doi: 10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79.
ISNAD
Abrahamov, Binyamin. “Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman”. Ilahiyat Studies 4/1 (December 1, 2013): 122-125. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79.
JAMA
1.Abrahamov B. Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman. IS. 2013;4:122–125.
MLA
Abrahamov, Binyamin. “Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman”. Ilahiyat Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, Dec. 2013, pp. 122-5, doi:10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79.
Vancouver
1.Binyamin Abrahamov. Prophetic Niche in the Virtous City: The Concept of Ḥikmah in Early Islamic Thought, by Hikmet Yaman. IS. 2013 Dec. 1;4(1):122-5. doi:10.12730/13091719.2013.41.79
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