Absar Ahmad

Who is Absar Ahmad?

Absar Ahmad is a distinguished Pakistani philosopher. He is a brother of Dr. Israr Ahmad. He was born in Hisar, Haryana,.

Ahmad took a B.A. and M.A. degree in philosophy from Karachi University, and then went to the United Kingdom for further studies in philosophy. He obtained his M.Phil. degree from the University of Reading and a Ph.D. degree from the University of London. Coming back to Pakistan, Ahmad began to teach philosophy at the philosophy department of University of the Punjab Lahore. He has been chairperson of the philosophy department twice. He is currently teaching as a visiting at IBIT Department. Besides he has been the visiting professor at IASUniversity of the Punjab for teaching Islamic Philosophy. Also, he has been visiting professor at universities in Uganda, USA and Pakistan. In addition to academic preoccupations he is honorary director of Quran Academy Lahore.

Ahmad was trained in the tradition of analytic philosophy. Despite this he is an admirer of idealistic metaphysics and believes in the ancient concept of philosophy that combines knowledge with practice. In epistemology he is inclined towards rationalism but he does not ignore the limitations of reason following al-Ghazali. He asserts the primacy of faith to gain the knowledge of something. He vindicates the placement of the foundation of modern Muslim philosophy on al-Ghazali's thought rather than on Ibn-Rushd's. Moreover, he has made great contributions in philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy and Islamic philosophy. He also given the EXPLORING ISLAMIC THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE