“The Answer to the Materialists”: Is Al-Afghani Fair to the Isma‘ilis?
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2022-18-1-67-84
Abstract
Jamal ad- Din al- Afghani is aprominent representative of Islamic modernism and especially of anti-imperialist activism. His views became widely known after his death, and many Islamist organizations rely on the ideas he proposed. However, over time, the views of the Islamic reformer have become a kind of axiom, beyond criticism. However, as will be shown in this article, not all of his statements are firmly grounded and have a solid foundation. In this paper the author considers the material of the treatise “The Answer to the Materialists” containing Jamal ad- Din al- Afghani’s criticism of ‘materialism’ in general and the Isma‘ilism in particular. Relying on the ontological system, al- Afghani reproached the Isma‘ilis for godlessness. Turning to the original works of Isma‘ili philosophers, one could understand, what is actually inherent in Isma‘ili philosophy and to what extent the criticism of al- Afghani is justified.
About the Author
T. G. Korneeva
Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana G. KORNEEVA, Cand. Sci. (Philos.), researcher
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Korneeva T.G. “The Answer to the Materialists”: Is Al-Afghani Fair to the Isma‘ilis? Islam in the modern world. 2022;18(1):67-84. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2022-18-1-67-84
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