Razavi University of Islamic Sciences Islamic Philosophical Doctrines 2251-9386 Articles in Press 2026 04 29 From the Melody of Sophia and Phronesis to the Symphony of Quranic Ḥikmah: A Comparative Reading of Quranic Wisdom within the Framework of Responsible Virtue Epistemology From the Melody of Sophia and Phronesis to the Symphony of Quranic Ḥikmah: A Comparative Reading of Quranic Wisdom within the Framework of Responsible Virtue Epistemology 2295 10.30513/ipd.2026.8147.1728 FA Norouz Amini Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, Journal Article 2026 02 04 This study focuses on a central issue in the philosophy of religion, namely the relationship between knowledge, moral virtue, and the epistemic responsibility of the knowing agent, and provides a comparative analysis of the concept of ḥikmah in the Qur’an and the foundational epistemic concepts in ancient Greek philosophy-sophia, phronesis, and episteme. In the Greek tradition, a structural distinction between theoretical knowledge and practical wisdom is observed, which can lead to a dualism between knowledge and ethics. Employing Linda Zagzebski’s framework of responsibility-centered virtue epistemology and a comparative-analytical method, this paper demonstrates that Qur’anic ḥikmah presents an integrated model in which theoretical knowledge, practical judgment, and moral virtue are intrinsically interconnected. The findings indicate that by incorporating the element of “epistemic responsibility”-manifested in the Qur’anic linkage of wisdom with purification, piety, and social guidance-ḥikmah can be reconstructed as a philosophical model addressing the historical gap between knowledge and ethics in the philosophy of religion. This study focuses on a central issue in the philosophy of religion, namely the relationship between knowledge, moral virtue, and the epistemic responsibility of the knowing agent, and provides a comparative analysis of the concept of ḥikmah in the Qur’an and the foundational epistemic concepts in ancient Greek philosophy-sophia, phronesis, and episteme. In the Greek tradition, a structural distinction between theoretical knowledge and practical wisdom is observed, which can lead to a dualism between knowledge and ethics. Employing Linda Zagzebski’s framework of responsibility-centered virtue epistemology and a comparative-analytical method, this paper demonstrates that Qur’anic ḥikmah presents an integrated model in which theoretical knowledge, practical judgment, and moral virtue are intrinsically interconnected. The findings indicate that by incorporating the element of “epistemic responsibility”-manifested in the Qur’anic linkage of wisdom with purification, piety, and social guidance-ḥikmah can be reconstructed as a philosophical model addressing the historical gap between knowledge and ethics in the philosophy of religion. https://ipd.razavi.ac.ir/article_2295_5929aec9306074112f2c650de555ffa6.pdf