Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present Philosophy in the Land of ProphecyA comprehensive overview of the Islamic philosophical tradition. AIslamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic philosophy from the ninth century to the present day. As Seyyed Hossein Nasr attests, within this tradition, philosophizing is done in a world in which prophecy is the central reality of life a reality related not only to the realms of action and ethics but also to the realm of knowledge.