Knowledge Triumphant: The Concept of Knowledge in Medieval Islam

In _Knowledge Triumphant_, Franz Rosenthal observes that the Islamic civilization is one that is essentially characterized by knowledge ( _'ilm_), for 'ilm is one of those concepts that have dominated Islam and given Muslim civilization its distinctive shape and complexion.' There is no branch of Muslim intellectual and daily life that remained untouched by the all-pervasive attitude towards 'knowledge' as something of supreme value for Muslim being.  With a new foreword by Dimitri Gutas.

Franz Rosenthal (1914-2003) was Sterling Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Semitic Studies and scholar of Arabic literature and Islam. Professor Rosenthal was a prolific scholar whose publications ranged from a monograph on _Humor in Early Islam_ to a three-volume annotated translation of the _Muqaddimah_ of Ibn Khaldun to a _Grammar of Biblical Aramaic_.