Falsafa, Tajdīd, and the Primacy of the Ethical

A Reflective Tour of Taha Abderrahmane’s Life and Thought

BY UTHMAN BADAR

PUBLISHED OCT 2, 2025

⬩About the Author⬩

Uthman Badar is Lead Editor and Research Operations Manager at the Ummatics Institute. A student of Arabic, Islamic sciences, and Continental philosophy, he earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Western Sydney University in 2023, where he currently serves as sessional staff. His doctoral dissertation critically examines the conception of secularity and the legitimization of secularism within liberal political thought. Dr. Badar's research interests encompass secularism and religion, liberalism, political theory, political theology, and ummatic thought and practice.

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