Title: Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī and Jadal Theory in the Eleventh Century (A critical analysis of Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s al-Kāfīya fi al-jadal)
Abstract: <p>This study presents a critical navigation and interpretation of the book <em>al-Kāfiya fī al-jadal</em> by Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī (d. 478/1085). In this book, he elucidates foundational thoughts of <em>jadal </em>(dialectic) theory and its application. Despite its importance in the development of <em>jadal </em>in Islamic scholarship and dialectical art, Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s <em>al-Kāfiya </em>unfortunately has never been studied. Existing studies on the art of Islamic disputation<em> </em>theory discuss <em>al-Kāfiya</em>’s position and contribution, but the discussion of its content is not comprehensive. In this respect, this article<em> </em>not only provides a more comprehensive understanding of Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s theory of <em>jadal </em>but more importantly demonstrates how Imām al-Ḥaramayn<em> </em>formulates <em>jadal </em>as a scholastic method. He shows that <em>jadal </em>is essentially scholastic for its orientation of finding truth in the forms of epistemological and psychological certainty (<em>al-yaqīn</em>) in juridical and theological knowledge. </p>