Interview with Dr Nader El-Bizri
Dr Nader El-Bizri introduces the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, a 52-volume encyclopaedia crafted by a secretive organisation of Muslim thinkers.
Publication:The Ikhwn al-廜糎fa尨 and their Ras尨il
Editor:Dr Nader El-Bizri
Questions addressed in the interview:
- Can you briefly introduce theIkhwan al-Safato our audience.
- Can you briefly describe what were the RasailIkhwan al-Safa.
- What are the major themes covered in the Rasail and how do they relate to the intellectual situation of their time?
- What was the impact of the Rasail in the history of ideas in Islam?
- How does the Rasail corpus compare with other classical encyclopaedic works?
- Can you describe the project of publishing an Arabic edition and English translation of the Rasail, and what role this publication will play in public education about Muslim civilisations?
