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This article discusses the epistemology of Muhammad 'Abid al-Jabiri’s Islamic philosophy, which is deemed to have been put forward fresh ideas within the framework of a major project for the revival of Islamic thought through Critique of Arab Reason. The definition of Critique of Arab Reason is the Arab mind in its capacity as an instrument of thought and understanding as a product shaped by a particular civilization. Al-Jabiri assesses the growth of Arabich thought which he called as the disciplines of analogical reasoning (al-al-bayani 'aql). This thought is presented by Arabic language, usul fiqh and kalam science. After that, al-Jabiri enters two other reasonable thinking in the Arab world that is disciplines of intuitive reasoning (al-Irfani) and disciplines of demonstrative reasoning (al-burhani). Intuitive reasoning ('Irfani) is emphasizing on social maturity skills (empathy, sympathy,) while demonstrative reasoning is emphasizing the adjustment of the formulas that were created by human reason with the laws of nature. If these three approaches can be used, interlinked, netted and etched in a single unified system, the diversity of styles and models of Islam is more comprehensive.
Key Words: Filsafat Epistemologi, Islam, Muhammad Abid al-Jabiri