We are delighted to announce the publication of Key Classical Works on Islamic Ethics (قراءات في عيون التراث الأخلاقي الإسلامي), edited by Mutaz al-Khatib. This book is the seventh volume in the Studies in Islamic Ethics series and offers a comprehensive exploration of ethical thought within the Islamic tradition.

About the Book

This volume moves beyond the narrow philosophical concept of ethics confined to the Greek tradition, demonstrating that Islamic ethics is an interdisciplinary field. It covers both theoretical and practical ethics, integrating perspectives from Qurʾān, ḥadīth, the biography of the Prophet (sīra), theology (kalām), jurisprudence (fiqh), Sufism, and philosophy.

Spanning key ethical texts from the 3rd/9th to the 8th/14th century, this volume highlights:

• Diverse Ethical Perspectives: Showcasing multiple approaches, including Greek philosophical, narrative, and analytical methods beyond philosophy.

• Challenging Perceptions of Scarcity: Emphasizing the depth and richness of ethical sources within Islamic civilization.

Key Features:

• Broad Disciplinary Scope: Covers contributions from various Islamic disciplines beyond traditional philosophy.

• Analytical Readings: Provides insights into classical ethical texts spanning several centuries.

• Essential Resource: A valuable reference for scholars, students, and those interested in Islamic moral thought.

Contributors

Matthew Anderson, Ovamir Anjum, Raja Bahlul, Hans Daiber, Omar Farahat, Mohammed Ghaly, Paul Heck, Mutaz al-Khatib, Taneli Kukkonen, Chafika Ouail, Arjan Post, and Jason Welle.

Table of Contents

Notes on Style, Transliteration, and Dates   ix

Notes on Contributors   x

Introduction   xvi

Mutaz al-Khatib

Select English-Language Bibliography

Key Literature on Classical Ethical Works   xxix

Mutaz al-Khatib

1 Mapping Islamic Ethical Sources

A Critical Review   1

Mutaz al-Khatib

2 The Ethics of Certainty

Makārim al-Akhlāq by Ibn Abī l-Dunyā   30

Paul L. Heck

3 Adab al-Ṭabīb by Isḥāq b. ʿAlī al-Ruhāwī

The Continued Relevance of Classical Medical Ethics   56

Mohammed Ghaly

4 »نوادر الأصولالرؤية الأخلاقيّة في «

ئيّة السُّ لْطةلئيّة الأخلاق وولالحكيم الترمذي ّ بين و   95

شفيقة وعيل

5 The Cognitive Therapy of Abū Bakr al-Rāzī’s al-Ṭibb al-Rūḥānī   123

Raja Bahlul

6 Didactics of Blame and Tactics to Tame

Al-Sulamī’s ʿUyūb al-Nafs wa-Mudāwātuhā   144

Jason Welle

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7 Miskawayh’s Kitāb Ṭahārat al-Nafs as a Program Leading to Ethicisation

of Knowledge   166

Hans Daiber

8 Meta-Ethical Contributions of Ashʿarī Theological Writings

A Reading in al-Juwaynī’s al-Irshād and al-Shahrastānī’s Nihāyat

al-Iqdām   184

Omar Farahat

9 Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn by Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī   206

Taneli Kukkonen

10 Ethical Dimensions of al-Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ’s al-Shifā   229

Matthew M. Anderson

11 التخصصات أخلاق الإ سلامية حقلا ً متعدّدلاأسيس لاالعز ّ بن عبد السلام والت

»قواعد الأحكام» و«الإ مام» و«شجرة المعارفقراءة في «   248

معتز الخطيب

12 Ibn Taymiyya’s al-Tuḥfa al-ʿIrāqiyya

Observing God’s Ethics through Sufi States and Stations   290

Arjan Post

13 Al-Ādāb al-Sharʿiyya by Ibn Mufliḥ

Traditionalist Ethics in Medieval Islam   310

Ovamir Anjum

Index   327

Available Formats

• E-Book (PDF): Available as an open-access publication, ISBN: 978-90-04-45947-2  

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