REVIVING LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING IN ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS (2-Day Intensive in Toronto) - 5 Month Payment Option
Taught by Shaykh Hamza Karamali on the ground in Toronto - August 26, 27 - 2023
at Madaniyya Academy (Malton, Mississauga) and available online.
Co-sponsored by Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (CCMT) and Gibraltar Leadership Academy.
*Note - This is an advanced course that requires (a) completion of the Why Islam is True course (whether online or in-person on the ground) and (b) a working knowledge of logic and formal reasoning. It is suitable for alims, alimat, students of sacred knowledge, students and teachers of philosophy, and university students or working professionals who are used to critical thinking.
Our ulama have a rich tradition of logic, theology, and a deep rational engagement with the philosophical ideas that were prevalent in their times. This two-day intensive series of four seminars will reconnect graduates of Islamic seminaries to this rich tradition, explaining complex concepts in Islamic logic and epistemology as found in our scholarly tradition, and applying them to answer modern philosophical questions and develop a deep understanding of the rational arguments for Why Islam is True.
Registered students will receive a pre-release copy of "Seven Formal Arguments For Why Islam is True" by Hamza Karamali, along with a glossary of traditional kalam terms translated into the language of modern philosophy.
This intensive is open to online participants, who will have the option of participating live or to watch the recordings of the live sessions afterwards. They will also receive a pdf copy of the coursebook.
Through the generous support of our donors in the Toronto area, this intensive has been discounted for in-person participants as part of our mission to create atheism-protection safety-nets in the Muslim communities of the GTA. Please e-mail info@basiraeducation.org for a discount code if you will be attending in-person.
Spaces are limited.
Day 1: Saturday Aug 26
9:00 am - 12.30 pm - Seminar 1: Contingency, Islamic Epistemology, and Islamic Logic
Review : Four Arguments for Why Islam is True
Knowledge and Inference in Light of the Quranic Contingency Argument
Mustafa Sabri's Knowledge-Contingency Argument For the Existence of God
Conceptual and Propositional Knowledge
Infinite Regress, Circular Reasoning, Inferential and Noninferential Knowledge
The Definition of Logic
Is it Permissible to Study Logic Even Though it Was Invented by Greek Philosophers?
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm - Break
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Seminar 2: Truth, Mind, and Reality
Conceptual Knowledge is a Prerequisite for Propositional Knowledge
The Five Universals and Kinds of Definitions
What Does it Mean For a Proposition to be True?
The Relation Between Propositions, the Mind, and Reality
The Solution to the Liar Paradox (and Russel's Paradox)
Mental Propositions and Real-World Propositions
Modern Science, God, and Propositional Modality
Mustafa Sabri on Contingent Knowledge of Necessary Truths
Day 2: Sunday Aug 27
9.00 am - 12.30 pm - Seminar 3: Kinds of Formal Arguments (With Exercises)
The Form of the Classical Syllogism (With Modalities)
Existential Import
The Form of If-Then Arguments (Real and Coincidental)
The Form of Either-Or Arguments
Arguments in the Quran
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm - Break
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Seminar 4: Seven Formal Arguments For Why Islam is True
Kinds of Basic Premises
The Formal Argument From Contingency Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Kalam Cosmological Argument Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Quranic Design Argument Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Intelligent Design Argument Reduced to Basic Premises (Flaws Unveiled)
The Formal Argument For Divine Oneness Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Argument For Genuine Messengerhood Reduced to Basic Premises
Location:
Madaniyya Academy
3930 Nashua Dr. Mississauga, ON. L4V 1M5
Please note that all costs are in USD.
Please e-mail info@basiraeducation.org for any questions.
Taught by Shaykh Hamza Karamali on the ground in Toronto - August 26, 27 - 2023
at Madaniyya Academy (Malton, Mississauga) and available online.
Co-sponsored by Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (CCMT) and Gibraltar Leadership Academy.
*Note - This is an advanced course that requires (a) completion of the Why Islam is True course (whether online or in-person on the ground) and (b) a working knowledge of logic and formal reasoning. It is suitable for alims, alimat, students of sacred knowledge, students and teachers of philosophy, and university students or working professionals who are used to critical thinking.
Our ulama have a rich tradition of logic, theology, and a deep rational engagement with the philosophical ideas that were prevalent in their times. This two-day intensive series of four seminars will reconnect graduates of Islamic seminaries to this rich tradition, explaining complex concepts in Islamic logic and epistemology as found in our scholarly tradition, and applying them to answer modern philosophical questions and develop a deep understanding of the rational arguments for Why Islam is True.
Registered students will receive a pre-release copy of "Seven Formal Arguments For Why Islam is True" by Hamza Karamali, along with a glossary of traditional kalam terms translated into the language of modern philosophy.
This intensive is open to online participants, who will have the option of participating live or to watch the recordings of the live sessions afterwards. They will also receive a pdf copy of the coursebook.
Through the generous support of our donors in the Toronto area, this intensive has been discounted for in-person participants as part of our mission to create atheism-protection safety-nets in the Muslim communities of the GTA. Please e-mail info@basiraeducation.org for a discount code if you will be attending in-person.
Spaces are limited.
Day 1: Saturday Aug 26
9:00 am - 12.30 pm - Seminar 1: Contingency, Islamic Epistemology, and Islamic Logic
Review : Four Arguments for Why Islam is True
Knowledge and Inference in Light of the Quranic Contingency Argument
Mustafa Sabri's Knowledge-Contingency Argument For the Existence of God
Conceptual and Propositional Knowledge
Infinite Regress, Circular Reasoning, Inferential and Noninferential Knowledge
The Definition of Logic
Is it Permissible to Study Logic Even Though it Was Invented by Greek Philosophers?
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm - Break
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Seminar 2: Truth, Mind, and Reality
Conceptual Knowledge is a Prerequisite for Propositional Knowledge
The Five Universals and Kinds of Definitions
What Does it Mean For a Proposition to be True?
The Relation Between Propositions, the Mind, and Reality
The Solution to the Liar Paradox (and Russel's Paradox)
Mental Propositions and Real-World Propositions
Modern Science, God, and Propositional Modality
Mustafa Sabri on Contingent Knowledge of Necessary Truths
Day 2: Sunday Aug 27
9.00 am - 12.30 pm - Seminar 3: Kinds of Formal Arguments (With Exercises)
The Form of the Classical Syllogism (With Modalities)
Existential Import
The Form of If-Then Arguments (Real and Coincidental)
The Form of Either-Or Arguments
Arguments in the Quran
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm - Break
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Seminar 4: Seven Formal Arguments For Why Islam is True
Kinds of Basic Premises
The Formal Argument From Contingency Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Kalam Cosmological Argument Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Quranic Design Argument Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Intelligent Design Argument Reduced to Basic Premises (Flaws Unveiled)
The Formal Argument For Divine Oneness Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Argument For Genuine Messengerhood Reduced to Basic Premises
Location:
Madaniyya Academy
3930 Nashua Dr. Mississauga, ON. L4V 1M5
Please note that all costs are in USD.
Please e-mail info@basiraeducation.org for any questions.
Taught by Shaykh Hamza Karamali on the ground in Toronto - August 26, 27 - 2023
at Madaniyya Academy (Malton, Mississauga) and available online.
Co-sponsored by Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (CCMT) and Gibraltar Leadership Academy.
*Note - This is an advanced course that requires (a) completion of the Why Islam is True course (whether online or in-person on the ground) and (b) a working knowledge of logic and formal reasoning. It is suitable for alims, alimat, students of sacred knowledge, students and teachers of philosophy, and university students or working professionals who are used to critical thinking.
Our ulama have a rich tradition of logic, theology, and a deep rational engagement with the philosophical ideas that were prevalent in their times. This two-day intensive series of four seminars will reconnect graduates of Islamic seminaries to this rich tradition, explaining complex concepts in Islamic logic and epistemology as found in our scholarly tradition, and applying them to answer modern philosophical questions and develop a deep understanding of the rational arguments for Why Islam is True.
Registered students will receive a pre-release copy of "Seven Formal Arguments For Why Islam is True" by Hamza Karamali, along with a glossary of traditional kalam terms translated into the language of modern philosophy.
This intensive is open to online participants, who will have the option of participating live or to watch the recordings of the live sessions afterwards. They will also receive a pdf copy of the coursebook.
Through the generous support of our donors in the Toronto area, this intensive has been discounted for in-person participants as part of our mission to create atheism-protection safety-nets in the Muslim communities of the GTA. Please e-mail info@basiraeducation.org for a discount code if you will be attending in-person.
Spaces are limited.
Day 1: Saturday Aug 26
9:00 am - 12.30 pm - Seminar 1: Contingency, Islamic Epistemology, and Islamic Logic
Review : Four Arguments for Why Islam is True
Knowledge and Inference in Light of the Quranic Contingency Argument
Mustafa Sabri's Knowledge-Contingency Argument For the Existence of God
Conceptual and Propositional Knowledge
Infinite Regress, Circular Reasoning, Inferential and Noninferential Knowledge
The Definition of Logic
Is it Permissible to Study Logic Even Though it Was Invented by Greek Philosophers?
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm - Break
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Seminar 2: Truth, Mind, and Reality
Conceptual Knowledge is a Prerequisite for Propositional Knowledge
The Five Universals and Kinds of Definitions
What Does it Mean For a Proposition to be True?
The Relation Between Propositions, the Mind, and Reality
The Solution to the Liar Paradox (and Russel's Paradox)
Mental Propositions and Real-World Propositions
Modern Science, God, and Propositional Modality
Mustafa Sabri on Contingent Knowledge of Necessary Truths
Day 2: Sunday Aug 27
9.00 am - 12.30 pm - Seminar 3: Kinds of Formal Arguments (With Exercises)
The Form of the Classical Syllogism (With Modalities)
Existential Import
The Form of If-Then Arguments (Real and Coincidental)
The Form of Either-Or Arguments
Arguments in the Quran
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm - Break
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Seminar 4: Seven Formal Arguments For Why Islam is True
Kinds of Basic Premises
The Formal Argument From Contingency Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Kalam Cosmological Argument Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Quranic Design Argument Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Intelligent Design Argument Reduced to Basic Premises (Flaws Unveiled)
The Formal Argument For Divine Oneness Reduced to Basic Premises
The Formal Argument For Genuine Messengerhood Reduced to Basic Premises
Location:
Madaniyya Academy
3930 Nashua Dr. Mississauga, ON. L4V 1M5
Please note that all costs are in USD.
Please e-mail info@basiraeducation.org for any questions.
