A Study of Two False Perspectives on Khwajah Nāṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī: A Hellenist Scholar from Azerbaijan
Subject Areas : یافتههای نو درباره چهرهها و مدرسههای فلسفی ایران و جهان اسلام
1 - PhD in Philosophy and Islamic Theology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, Azerbaijan, Islamic Iran, Hellenism, theft of scholars, reductive view,
Abstract :
In non-Persian and non-Arabic works about Khwajah Nāṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī, two strange views have emerged: that Ṭūsī was a scholar from Azerbaijan, and that he was committed to a Hellenistic perspective. This paper is intended to examine these two views and reveal their historical and analytical errors. During the last hundred years, neighboring countries have tried to claim Iran’s scholars as their own. One of these attempts is to consider Khwajah Nāṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī as Azerbaijani. Based on a historical and analytical approach, this paper initially shows that in no way can Ṭūsī be considered a scientist from Azerbaijan, and then it explains the reasons for this academic theft, including the fact that by doing so, they legitimize their government and strengthen its cultural pillars. On the other hand, given Ṭūsī’s extensive activities in mathematics and astronomy, Jamil Rajab, a historian of science in the Islamic tradition, intends to demonstrate that he sought to preserve the Greek heritage. Here, the author aims to prove that the claim that Ṭūsī was committed to a Hellenistic perspective, without pursuing the practical needs of the Islamic society or religious or other objectives, cannot be considered a sound allegation. Such a reductionist view of Ṭūsī conceals his complex and multidimensional personality.
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