Home / Library / Articles / Article: Introduction to Islamic Sciences, Part I

Article: Introduction to Islamic Sciences, Part I

This article will introduce the most important Islamic sciences that have long been studied in Islamic seminaries.

Acquiring and possessing knowledge is highly recommended in Islam as God encourages people to seek knowledge as seen in the Qur’an and hadith.  Educators and scholars hold a revered position because of their efforts of pursuing knowledge and using it to influence their actions. This article will introduce the most important Islamic sciences that have long been studied in Islamic seminaries. A brief definition as well as the nature and history of each of the widely studied disciplines by Islamic scholars will be offered, namely theology (kalām), philosophy, mysticism (irfān), and jurisprudence (fiqh).

Bibliographic Information

Title: Introduction to Islamic Sciences, Part I

Author: Rasoul Imani Khushlhu

Published in: Message of Thaqalayn, Summer 2012, Vol. 13, No. 2

 Language: English

Length: 24 pages

Download the Article

About Ali Teymoori

Check Also

From Guests of the Imam to Unwanted Foreigners: the Politics of South Asian Pilgrimage to Iran in the Twentieth Century

In January 2020, Iran’s religious representative in India, Hojjat ol-Eslam Mahdi Mahdavipour, called for efforts to attract more Indian pilgrims to the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran, noting that out of 250 million Indian Muslims, only around 150,000 came as pilgrims yearly.....

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Google Analytics Alternative