Arguments For The Existence Of God In Classical Islamic Thought

Author : Hannah C. Erlwein
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110619560

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Arguments for God's Existence in Classical Islamic Thought by Hannah C. Erlwein Pdf

The endeavour to prove God’s existence through rational argumentation was an integral part of classical Islamic theology (kalām) and philosophy (falsafa), thus the frequently articulated assumption in the academic literature. The Islamic discourse in question is then often compared to the discourse on arguments for God’s existence in the western tradition, not only in terms of its objectives but also in terms of the arguments used: Islamic thinkers, too, put forward arguments that have been labelled as cosmological, teleological, and ontological. This book, however, argues that arguments for God’s existence are absent from the theological and philosophical works of the classical Islamic era. This is not to say that the arguments encountered there are flawed arguments for God’s existence. Rather, it means that the arguments under consideration serve a different purpose than to prove that God exists. Through a close reading of the works of several mutakallimūn and falāsifa from the 3rd‒7th/9th‒13th century, such as al-Bāqillānī and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī as well as Ibn Sīnā and Ibn Rushd, this book proffers a re-evaluation of the discourse in question, and it suggests what its participants sought to prove if it is not that God exists.

Author : Hannah C. Erlwein
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110617917

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Arguments for God's Existence in Classical Islamic Thought by Hannah C. Erlwein Pdf

The endeavour to prove God’s existence through rational argumentation was an integral part of classical Islamic theology (kalām) and philosophy (falsafa), thus the frequently articulated assumption in the academic literature. The Islamic discourse in question is then often compared to the discourse on arguments for God’s existence in the western tradition, not only in terms of its objectives but also in terms of the arguments used: Islamic thinkers, too, put forward arguments that have been labelled as cosmological, teleological, and ontological. This book, however, argues that arguments for God’s existence are absent from the theological and philosophical works of the classical Islamic era. This is not to say that the arguments encountered there are flawed arguments for God’s existence. Rather, it means that the arguments under consideration serve a different purpose than to prove that God exists. Through a close reading of the works of several mutakallimūn and falāsifa from the 3rd‒7th/9th‒13th century, such as al-Bāqillānī and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī as well as Ibn Sīnā and Ibn Rushd, this book proffers a re-evaluation of the discourse in question, and it suggests what its participants sought to prove if it is not that God exists.

Author : Abu Muhammad al-Qasim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004451117

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On the Proof of God's Existence by Abu Muhammad al-Qasim Pdf

Author : al-Kasim ibn Ibrahim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : God (Islam)
ISBN : OCLC:233919856

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On the proof of God's existence by al-Kasim ibn Ibrahim Pdf

Author : Christian Kanzian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : IND:30000124995188

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Proofs for the Existence of God by Christian Kanzian Pdf

Author : Mohammed Hijab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798784089939

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The Burhān by Mohammed Hijab Pdf

In The Burhān Mohammad Hijab analyses Ibn Sīnā's argument for the existence of God. Regards as being most invulnerable to any type of counterattack, Ibn Sīnā's Burhān argument postulates that a world with only contingent existences is inconceivable, as a contingent existence cannot cause itself. Ibn Sīnā argues that the only way to explain the existence of anything is to postulate the existence of a uncaused necessary being, or a wājib al-wujūd ('necessary existence'). However, despite its impact, the Burhān has not been packaged for apologetic use for a modern audience. Hijab's novel contribution to the discourse surrounding God's existence is found in his re-articulation of this argument for theists attempting to make the case for religion to atheist audiences. Using the Burhān as his guide, Hijab provides his own proofs for the necessary existence of God and answers some of the most prominent objections. Hijab applies the arguments for a necessary being by referring to potential pastoral and apologetic settings using two fictitious characters, Richard and Betty.

Author : Peter Adamson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191506598

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Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Adamson Pdf

In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the twentieth century. Introducing the main philosophical themes of the Islamic world, Adamson integrates ideas from the Islamic and Abrahamic faiths to consider the broad philosophical questions that continue to invite debate: What is the relationship between reason and religious belief? What is the possibility of proving God's existence? What is the nature of knowledge? Drawing on the most recent research in the field, this book challenges the assumption of the cultural decline of philosophy and science in the Islamic world by demonstrating its rich heritage and overlap with other faiths and philosophies.

Author : Herbert Alan Davidson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040643327

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Proofs for Eternity, Creation, and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy by Herbert Alan Davidson Pdf

The central debate of natural theology among medieval Muslims and Jews concerned whether or not the world was eternal. Opinions divided sharply on this issue because the outcome bore directly on God's relationship with the world: eternity implies a deity bereft of will, while a world with a beginning leads to the contrasting picture of a deity possessed of will. In this exhaustive study of medieval Islamic and Jewish arguments for eternity, creation, and the existence of God, Herbert Davidson provides a systematic classification of the proofs, analyzes and explains them, and traces their sources in Greek philosophy. Throughout the study, Davidson tries to take into account every argument of a philosophical character, disregarding only those arguments that rest entirely on religious faith or which fall below a minimal level of plausibility.

Author : Oliver Leaman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521797578

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An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman Pdf

A revised and expanded 2001 edition of Oliver Leaman's classic introductory work.

Author : Mehmet Ozalp
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781793645234

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God in Islamic Theology by Mehmet Ozalp Pdf

This book gleans classical and contemporary Islamic theology on the central tenets of God in Islam in directly addressing theological challenges facing Islam today. It presents a new theological framework and drives prime essential of Islamic theology in its attempting to prove the existence, oneness, and relatability of God.

Author : Timothy Winter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521780582

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The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology by Timothy Winter Pdf

Devoting especial attention to questions of rationality, scriptural fidelity, and the construction of 'orthodoxy', this volume introduces key Muslim theories of revelation, creation, ethics, scriptural interpretation, law, mysticism, and eschatology. The treatment is firmly set in the historical, social and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved.

Author : Marco Demichelis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350070301

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Salvation and Hell in Classical Islamic Thought by Marco Demichelis Pdf

Salvation and Hell in Classical Islamic Thought uses classical Islamic sources to trace the development of Islamic eschatology during the formative centuries of Islamic intellectual history. Marco Demichelis draws on classical Islamic scholars, including Ibn Sina, al-Ghazali, Ibn Taymiyya, and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, to bring together concepts from Islamic philosophy, theology and mysticism – including proto-Sufism – to examine the interplay of these concepts between these traditions. The doctrines of salvation from Hell are examined in depth, in particular the theory of the annihilation of Hell, which proposes the idea that there will be a time when Hell will be empty and no longer inhabited. This is the first book to examine Islamic eschatology in the classical period, and adds to the growing scholarship on Islamic views on salvation and the eternity of Hell. It will be essential reading for scholars of Islamic intellectual history, theology, and comparative religion.

Author : Cafer S. Yaran
Publisher : Council for Research in Values and Philosophy
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Filosofía y religión
ISBN : 1565181921

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Islamic Thought on the Existence of God by Cafer S. Yaran Pdf

Author : Robert Pasnau,Christina van Dyke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy, Medieval
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215291043

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The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy by Robert Pasnau,Christina van Dyke Pdf

'The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy' comprises over 50 specially-commissioned essays by experts on the philosophy of this period. Starting in the late 8th century, the chapters take the reader through developments in many and varied fields, including logic and language, natural philosophy, ethics and theology.

Author : Luis Xavier López-Farjeat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781315389264

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Classical Islamic Philosophy by Luis Xavier López-Farjeat Pdf

This thematic introduction to classical Islamic philosophy focuses on the most prevalent philosophical debates of the medieval Islamic world and their importance within the history of philosophy. Approaching the topics in a comprehensive and accessible way in this new volume, Luis Xavier Lopez-Farjeat, one of the co-editors of The Routledge Companion to Islamic Philosophy, makes classical Islamic philosophy approachable for both the new and returning student of the history of philosophy, medieval philosophy, the history of ideas, classical Islamic intellectual history, and the history of religion. Providing readers with a complete view of the most hotly contested debates in the Islamic philosophical tradition, Lopez-Farjeat discusses the development of theology (kalām) and philosophy ( falsafa) during the ʿAbbāsid period, including the translation of Aristotle into Arabic, the philosophy and theology of Islamic revelation, logic and philosophy of language, philosophy of natural science, metaphysics, psychology and cognition, and ethics and political philosophy. This volume serves as an indispensable tool for teachers, students, and independent learners aiming to discover the philosophical problems and ideas that defined the classical Islamic world. Key Features • Offers readers a broad, thorough view of the history of Islamic philosophy by using a thematic approach. • Traces the dialogues between philosophers and theologians about important and controversial topics. • Offers both historical descriptions of the key debates in classical Islamic philosophy and current interpretations by contemporary scholars. • Includes extensive lists for further reading at the end of each chapter, directing curious students to the best avenues for further research.