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Interview: The Meaning, Scope, and Future ofIslamic Sciences

Seyyed Hossein Nasr in Conversation with Muzaffar Iqbal

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. Muzaffar Iqbal is the President of the Center forIslamic Sciences . This conversation was recorded over three sessions in spring 2013.

Published by:Islamic Sciences , Vol. 11 (Summer 2013) No. 1

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[Abstract]

This wide ranging conversation between Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Muzaffar Iqbal brings into sharp relief certain fundamental aspects of two key terms-‘Islamic Science’ and ‘Islamic Sciences ’-and then moves on to discuss the nature and scope ofIslamic sciences from the perspective of Islamic intellectual tradition.

Keywords: Islamic Science;Islamic Sciences ; Approaches to the Study of Islam in Academia; Historical and contemporary approaches to study of Islam; Islamic Intellectual Tradition.