The possibility of having knowledge of al-wujūd al-mahd 'sheer being' according to ibn carabi's Kitab al-jalal wa-al-jamal
Mysticism in general makes a distinction between God-for-us' and God-in-him-self. This paper attests that the Muslim mystic-philosopher, Ibn Arabi's concepts of Sheer Possibility' and Sheer Being'; Beauty' and Absolute Majesty' parallel God-for-us and God-in-hims...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1999]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1999, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 295-306 |
| Summary: | Mysticism in general makes a distinction between God-for-us' and God-in-him-self. This paper attests that the Muslim mystic-philosopher, Ibn Arabi's concepts of Sheer Possibility' and Sheer Being'; Beauty' and Absolute Majesty' parallel God-for-us and God-in-himself. The paper also attempts to examine the extent of possible human knowledge of God beyond the level God-for-us'/'Beauty'/'sheer possibility' and the relation of such developmental knowledge to the Qur'an, according to Ibn cArabi. The paper ends with a statement on the need to examine the hermeneutical mechanism supporting this sort of linking of human knowledge with the Qur'an and a need to discuss the possible motives behind traditionalization of developmental knowledge inputs. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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