A Study on Place of Religion in Al-Kindi's Philosophy

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1 Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran

2 Department of Theology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran

10.22059/jpht.2025.383423.1006080

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Examining the encounter of Muslim philosophers with the Greek rational tradition and the role of the influence of religion on their philosophizing is one of the important issues in the history of Islamic philosophy. al-Kindi has played a key role in transferring and combining this tradition with Islamic thought. In this article, using the content analysis method, the role of religion in the formation of . al-Kindi 's philosophical relationships has been investigated, and tries to show the extent of al-Kindi 's success in linking religious teachings with Greek philosophy and explain how he crossed the boundaries of Greek rationality within the framework of religious beliefs. Based on this, it is clear that in . al-Kindi 's philosophy,the religion did not have a definite place and the influence of Greek thinkers on her philosophical thought has been sporadic. For this reason, he acts in some positions as a theologian and in others in a philosophical manner. This dual approach shows that her influence of Greek thought was not always coherent and systematic. it is not possible to establish a clear relationship between religion and philosophy in al-Kindi 's works.Al-Kindi ultimately seeks to show that philosophy and religion are compatible.

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Philosophy of Religion
Volume 22, Issue 2
July 2025
Pages 147-161

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