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God and Humans in Islamic Thought - Abd Al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali (Hardcover)
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God and Humans in Islamic Thought - Abd Al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali (Hardcover)
Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
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The explanation of the relationship between God and humans, as
portrayed in Islam, is often influenced by the images of God and of
human beings which theologians, philosophers and mystics have in
mind. The early period of Islam disclose a diversity of
interpretations of this relationship. Thinkers from the tenth and
eleventh century had the privilege of disclosing different facets
of the relationship between humans and the divine. "God and Humans
in Islamic Thought" discusses the view of three different scholars
of the time: Abd al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali. The
relationships discussed in this work are: divine assistance, lu3f,
according to 'Abd al-Jabbar; human love and attraction to the
divine, 'ishq, according to Ibn Sina, and finally the mystical
annihilation of the self in the divine unity, fana', of al-Ghazali.
They introduce three approaches of looking at this relationship. In
order to perceive these concepts, their perception of God and of
the human nature will also be examined here. The starting-point of
this research was the desire to set forth a variety of possible
relationships which are all in accordance with Islamic belief, but
nevertheless demonstrate diversity in understanding the
relationship between the human and the divine which in turn
suggests the concept of plurality within one religion. Examining
these three concepts, which build firm connections between God and
humans, reveals the importance of rational inquiry in medieval
Islamic thought, not only because it was a source of logical
arguments for Islam against its opponents but mainly because it
built different bridges leading to God. God and Humans in Islamic
Thought attempts to shed light on an importantside of medieval
rational thought in demonstrating its significance in forming the
basis of an understanding of the nature of God, the nature of human
beings and the construction of different bridges between them.
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