Islamic philosophy refers to the systematic and coherent reflections on God, the human being, society and the cosmos developed by Muslim thinkers. While it shares similarities with other philosophical traditions in terms of both method and subject matter, as one of the richest and most comprehensive components of the Islamic intellectual heritage, it has also had a profound impact on thought in both the Islamic and Western worlds. Understanding this tradition is crucial not only for grasping Islamic culture, but also for appreciating the development of Western philosophy within the broader history of ideas.

From the ninth century onwards, Muslim philosophers studied the Greek and Hellenistic legacy through translation, assimilating and elaborating on it in original ways before transmitting it to the Latin West. Leading figures such as al-Kindī, al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā, al-Ghazālī, Ibn Rushd and Suhrawardī shaped philosophical debates in both worlds. Addressing fundamental questions such as being, knowledge, ethics, metaphysics and politics, Islamic philosophy offered distinctive approaches and, by reintroducing Greek philosophy to Western Europe, made formative contributions to the history of thought.

Our Department of Islamic Philosophy examines the field's historical development, its central problems, and its proposals for contemporary challenges. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and engaging with the other Islamic sciences, the field—especially within theology, yet across the full range of human concerns—investigates methodological, epistemological, ontological and ethical questions at an academic level, advancing reasoned solutions. In this respect, the department continues to operate as an academic unit committed to contributing to both classical heritage and contemporary intellectual life.