Faith and Reason in Islam

Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments

Translated with footnotes, index and bibliography by

Ibrahim Y. Najjar

with an introduction by

Majid Fakhry

Contents

Preface ix

Introduction by Majid Fakhry 1

1. On proving God's existence 16

2. On God's unity 39

3. On [God's] attributes 45

4. On the knowledge of Transcendence 54

5. On the knowledge of God's actions 78

I The first question: on the creation of the world 78

II The second question: on commissioning messengers 92

III The third question: on divine decree and predestination 105

IV The fourth question: on divine justice and injustice 115

V The fifth question: on resurrection and its modes 121

Conclusion: the canon of interpretation 128

Selected Bibliography 133

Index of Qur'anic Verses 138

Index 141