Islamic philosophical tradition tend these days to criticize the very
notion
of “prophetic philosophy” and want to separate philosophy
from
prophecy а
la the modern West, a notable number of American
philosophers,
have now joined the society of Christian philosophers,
while
interest in Jewish philosophy as a living philosophy is also on
the
rise in the West. In such a context the continued living presence
of
the Islamic philosophical tradition, which has always functioned in
a
world dominated by prophecy, can also be of interest as living
philosophy
to Western philosophers in quest of the resuscitation of
Jewish
or Christian philosophy. Furthermore, this study can perhaps
also
be of some help to certain Muslims who are philosophically inclined
but
who have become severed from their own philosophical
tradition
without having forsaken the reality of prophecy.