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GOD AND COSMOS AS REALITY: An Inquiry to the Interconnection among Islamic Philosophical Doctrine
Abstract
In the Islamic intellectual tradition, Being (wujūd) is not limited to
physical things. God is also understood as Being; indeed, He is the Absolute Being
itself; which of Him, manifests all metaphysical and physical realities. This
physical nature is one of the realities caused by God; as well as the metaphysical
reality of 'natural law' called 'sunnatullāh' in Islam. It is necessary to know how
the power of God can connect to this universe. The question presupposes
cosmological research, which needs to involve the study of God and His attributes
as well. Methodologically, the verification of Islamic philosophical ideas among
Muslim philosophers to Sufis, involves the development of the key concept from
tafsīr and ta'wīl among the Quranic verses (āyat) that discuss God's relationship
with Nature itself; from this framework, the relationship between the two can be
explained. This article, offers a study of the views of Muslim thinkers: from
philosophers to Sufis, about the relationship; which specifically highlights that
God and Nature are part of the concept of 'reality' in the Islamic view. The study
concludes several important things, especially that God is the Absolute Being;
which from Him, another reality as the sign (āyat) of His Existence created. His
sunnatullāh again manifests in God’s creatures that undergo being devastated
and recreated
Publication Details
JournalTheologia
Volume30 (2)
Pagespp. 157-176
ISSN0853-3857
SubjectsB Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Keywordsal-Ghazālī; God attributes; 'ālam; cosmology; philosopher
Item ID1845
Deposited19 Jan 2023 02:26