The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail
The problem of causality (al-Sababiyyah) is one of the most controversial issues in Islamic theology in particular and philosophy in general. It discusses cause and effect such as fire is the cause of burning, marriage is the cause of having children, medicine is the cause of health and so on. In t...
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| description | The problem of causality (al-Sababiyyah) is one of the most controversial issues in Islamic theology in particular and philosophy in general. It discusses cause and effect such as fire is the cause of burning, marriage is the cause of
having children, medicine is the cause of health and so on. In this modest paper, the author shall attempt to explain and analyse two essential groups in the history of Islamic Thought namely the Muslim Theologians (al- Mutakallimun) and Muslim Aristotelian Philosophers (al-Falasifah al-
Masya 'iyyun). The former have usually used the term al-Sabab whereas the latter employed the term al-Ilah in referring to the theory of causality. |
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| spelling | uitm-115592016-08-05T03:25:44Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/ The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail jurnalintelek Ismail, Khalid Missionary work of Islam Islamic sociology The problem of causality (al-Sababiyyah) is one of the most controversial issues in Islamic theology in particular and philosophy in general. It discusses cause and effect such as fire is the cause of burning, marriage is the cause of having children, medicine is the cause of health and so on. In this modest paper, the author shall attempt to explain and analyse two essential groups in the history of Islamic Thought namely the Muslim Theologians (al- Mutakallimun) and Muslim Aristotelian Philosophers (al-Falasifah al- Masya 'iyyun). The former have usually used the term al-Sabab whereas the latter employed the term al-Ilah in referring to the theory of causality. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2006 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/1/AJ_KHALID%20ISMAIL%20JI%2006.pdf Ismail, Khalid (2006) The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail. (2006) Jurnal Intelek <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Jurnal_Intelek.html>, 4 (1). pp. 67-82. ISSN 2231-7716 |
| spellingShingle | Missionary work of Islam Islamic sociology Ismail, Khalid The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail |
| title | The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail |
| title_full | The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail |
| title_fullStr | The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail |
| title_full_unstemmed | The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail |
| title_short | The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail |
| title_sort | problem of causality in islamic thought : a viewpoint of al-ghazali / khalid ismail |
| topic | Missionary work of Islam Islamic sociology |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/ |