Abu'l Hasan Muhammad Ibn Yusuf al-'Amiri
- Abu'l Hasan Muhammad Ibn Yusuf al-'Amiri
al-'Amiri, Abu'l Hasan Muhammad ibn Yusuf ( _ar. أبو الحسن محمد ابن يوسف العميري) (d. 992) was an Islamic theologian and philosopher who attempted to reconcile philosophy with religion, and Sufism with conventional Islam. While al-'Amiri believed the revealed truths of Islam were superior to the logical conclusions of philosophy, he argued that the two did not contradict each other. al-'Amiri consistently sought to find areas of agreement and synthesis between disparate Islamic sects. However, he believed Islam to be morally superior to other religions, notably Zoroastrianism and Manicheism. [ [http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/rep/H041 MuslimPhilosophy.com] ]
Life and Education
Abu'l Hasan Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-'Amiri was born in Khurasan, in modern day Iran. He began his career studying under Abu Zayd al-Balkhi in Khurasan, before moving to Rayy and ultimately Baghdad. It was in Baghdad where he met noted 10th century intellectuals such as al-Tawhidi and Ibn Miskawayh.
al 'Amiri retired in Bukhara, where he had access to the Samani library, and died in Nishapur in 992.
Philosophical Works
*"al-I'lam bi manaqib al-Islam" (An Exposition on the Merits of Islam)
*"Inqadh al-bashar min al jahr wa'l-qadar" (Deliverance of Mankind from the Problem of Predestination and Free Will). Here al-'Amiri attempts a resolution of the problem of free will by the application of Aristotelian principles.
*"al-Taqrir li-awjuh al-taqdir" (The Determination of the Various Aspects of Predestination) al-'Amiri continues to address the problem of free will.
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