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RAHIL NAJAF
''' About his life '''

Born in the Neftchala region of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Faculty of Theology of Baku State University in 2005. In 2012 he defended his dissertation on irrational philosophical approaches of the Eastern philosophers at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of ANAS. In 2008-2018 he was Executive Secretary of the Journal of Eastern Philosophical Studies. He is the author of over 30 scientific articles in indigenous and international journals on the problems of Eastern philosophy.

He is a member of the editorial council and editorial board of the Journal of Academic Social Science published in Turkey and the Philosophical Society in Russia (РОССИЙСКОГО ФИЛОСОФСКОГО ОБЩЕСТВА).

In 2016-2017 he worked as Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs at the Institute of Caucasian Studies of ANAS. At present, he is the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijan Journal of Educational Studies, the main press of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He is married and has a son.

'''Scientific activity '''

Rahil Najafov is also the author of a number of translations. They are Ihvan al-Safa's Treatises, IX Risale, Avicenna's Logic Collection, the first part, Abu Hafs Omar Suharverdi's Aarif Al-Ma'arif, "Lubb-al-Lubb" by Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi etc.

Research areas are Oriental Peripatetic school, History of World and Azerbaijan Philosophy - Public Issues.

'''Articles '''

1. Metaphysic issues in Oriental Peripatetic school (based on Farabi and Avicenna's views). ANAS Asp. Proceedings of the Scientific Conference, Part II, Baku - "Science", 2006. 109–112.

2. Criticism of Ghazzali - the defendant of Mashshai philosophy. ANAS Institute of Folklore(Azerbaijan), Scientific Researches, No. XV, Baku - "Saada" - 2005, p. 650-652.

3. The problem of revelation(divine inspiration) in the Eastern philosopher, Avicenna. Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art, Baku-2006, p. 267–270.

4. The question of the rational completion of the prophecy and revelation in the philosophy of Avicenna. Baku State University, Scientific Library of the Faculty of Theology, № 08 (17) Baku, September 2007, p. 261–280.

5. About mystical life and mystical consciousness. ANAS, Institute of Philosophy and Political-Legal Studies, Public Association of Philosophical Studies, Scientific-theoretical journal of philosophy, №1 (6), Baku, 2007, p. 171–176.

6. The declaration of the universal essence of revelation in the light of the Qur'an. BSU, Scientific Library of the Faculty of Theology, № 09, Baku, April (Nisan) 2008, p. 259–272.

7. Comparison of the revelation and philosophical mind in Avicenna. ANAS, Institute of Philosophy and Political-Legal Studies, Dialogue of East-West Civilizations, Scientific-theoretical journal, No. 4 (8), Baku - 2007, p. 120–130.

8. The problem of revelation in the Islamic Philosophy: Comparative analysis between Avicenna and Farabi. Journal of Islamic Philosophy

Volume 10, 2016, Rahil Najafov, Pages 115-132, DOI: 10.5840/islamicphil2016106