Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam

The study of Ilm al-kalam is still relevant and meaningful in the modern period of time. It is not outdated rather it has gone through various developments throughout the history in order to cope up with the needs of the age. This paper studies a contemporary approach to ilm al-kalam by a contempora...

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Main Authors: Adibah Abdul Rahim, Zuraidah Kamaruddin, Amilah Awang Abdul Rahman
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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author Adibah Abdul Rahim,
Zuraidah Kamaruddin,
Amilah Awang Abdul Rahman,
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description The study of Ilm al-kalam is still relevant and meaningful in the modern period of time. It is not outdated rather it has gone through various developments throughout the history in order to cope up with the needs of the age. This paper studies a contemporary approach to ilm al-kalam by a contemporary theologian, Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. It examines al-Faruqi’s distinct approach in comparison to a classical position of ilm al-kalam. In doing so, the study focuses on selected theological issues, namely, the relationship between reason and revelation, the principle of causality, and freewill of choice. After examining those theological issues, the study found that al-Faruqi revitalized the classical position of ilm al-kalam in some respects, thus, presented it in a new dimension. It is observed that al-Faruqi’s approach to Ilm al-Kalam is very intelligible to the modern mind and to a modern age. Therefore, this study acknowledged his vital contributions in the development of ilm al-kalam.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:126002019-02-18T23:51:39Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12600/ Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam Adibah Abdul Rahim, Zuraidah Kamaruddin, Amilah Awang Abdul Rahman, The study of Ilm al-kalam is still relevant and meaningful in the modern period of time. It is not outdated rather it has gone through various developments throughout the history in order to cope up with the needs of the age. This paper studies a contemporary approach to ilm al-kalam by a contemporary theologian, Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. It examines al-Faruqi’s distinct approach in comparison to a classical position of ilm al-kalam. In doing so, the study focuses on selected theological issues, namely, the relationship between reason and revelation, the principle of causality, and freewill of choice. After examining those theological issues, the study found that al-Faruqi revitalized the classical position of ilm al-kalam in some respects, thus, presented it in a new dimension. It is observed that al-Faruqi’s approach to Ilm al-Kalam is very intelligible to the modern mind and to a modern age. Therefore, this study acknowledged his vital contributions in the development of ilm al-kalam. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12600/1/IJIT-Vol-13-June-2018_2_15-22.pdf Adibah Abdul Rahim, and Zuraidah Kamaruddin, and Amilah Awang Abdul Rahman, (2018) Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam. International Journal of Islamic Thought ( IJIT ), 13 . pp. 15-22. ISSN 2232-1314 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/volume-13-june-2018/
spellingShingle Adibah Abdul Rahim,
Zuraidah Kamaruddin,
Amilah Awang Abdul Rahman,
Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam
title Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam
title_full Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam
title_fullStr Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam
title_full_unstemmed Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam
title_short Al-Faruqi’s views on selected topics of Ilm al-Kalam
title_sort al-faruqi’s views on selected topics of ilm al-kalam
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12600/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12600/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12600/1/IJIT-Vol-13-June-2018_2_15-22.pdf