An Occasionalist Reading of Al-Ashʿarī's Theory of Kasb in Kitāb al-Lumaʿ

This paper offers an occasionalist reading of al-Ashʿarī's theory of kasb in Kitāb al-Lumaʿagainst Richard Frank's reading. Frank argues that according to al-Ashʿarī human beings have causal power that is created by God over their acts. Binyamin Abrahamov argues against Frank's readin...

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Main Author: Taskin, Zeyneb Betul (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Hartford Seminary Foundation 2023
In: The Muslim world
Year: 2023, Volume: 113, Issue: 4, Pages: 399-415
Further subjects:B Richard Frank
B Occasionalism
B Al-Ashʿarī
B Binyamin Abrahamov
B The theory of Kasb
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