Mutezile'nin felsefe elestirisi: Harezmli mutezilî İbnl- Melimî'nin felsefeye reddiyesi [Mu'tazila's critique of philosophy: mu'tazilī theologian Ibn al-Malā'imī of Khwārazm's refutation of philosophy], by Orhan Sener Kologlu

Mutezile'nin Felsefe Elestirisi: Harezmli Mutezilî İbnl-Melimî'nin Felsefeye Reddiyesi [Mu'tazila's Critique of Philosophy: Mu'tazilī Theologian Ibn al-Malāḥimī of Khwārazm's Refutation of Philosophy], by Orhan Sener Kologlu, (Bursa: Emin Yayinlari, 2010), x + 397 pp., ISBN: 978-9944-404-68-6 (First paragraph) Although the relationship between kalām and philosophy (or between religion and philosophy) remains one of the most popular subjects in Islamic studies, much of the discussion appears to be confined exclusively to al-Ghazālī's refutation and Ibn Rushd's defense of philosophy in Tahāfut al-falāsifa and Tahāfut al-Tahāfut, respectively. Needless to say, this discussion should be enriched by introducing new figures, works, and centuries. Ibn al-Malāḥimī's (d. 536/1141) Tuḥfat al-mutakallimīn fī l-radd ʿalā l-falāsifa (Gift for the Theologians in Refutation of the Philosophers), edited by Hassan Ansari and Wilferd Madelung in 2008 (Tehran: Iranian Institute of Philosophy & Institute of Islamic Studies Free University of Berlin) can be seen as an important contribution to this enrichment. What makes Ibn al-Malāḥimī particularly significant is his affiliation to the Muʿtazila as a member of the school of al-Ḥusayniyya, founded by Abū l-Ḥusayn al-Baṣrī, in Khwārazm. For, although the critique of philosophy done by Sunnī and salafī theologians is relatively well known in the literature, we still lack adequate detailed examination of the Muʿtazilī theologians' approach to philosophy.