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Sophist
from the Greek sophistēs, one who practises sophia: wisdom pursued through reason, dialogue and critique.
يُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَنْ يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
"He grants wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever is granted wisdom has certainly been given much good."
QS. Al-Baqarah [2]: 269
Three Lenses of Inquiry
الاجتماعSociety
al-Ijtimāʿ: the human bond
السياسةPolity
al-Siyāsah: power and justice
التفسيرExegesis
al-Tafsīr: reading the Revelation
"Philosophy is the companion of the Sharīʿa and her foster sister."
Ibn Rushd, Faṣl al-Maqāl
Thinking between ʿaql and naql, reason and revelation
since 2018 · UIN Mataram
