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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Main Author: Ismail, Khalid
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2006
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/
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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/