recognition of divine attributes and the interpretations thereof are represented in the context of diversified thoughts. sadr-ol-mote'allehin grounded his thoughts on the idea of existential gradation, whose reality casts doubts on grades of existence. the present study in intended to present a new analysis on semanticity of divine attributes based on appreciation of the reality of the att...

All of the major branches of Islamic mysticism, ‘irfān, refer to Imam ‘Ali (‘a) as a major source for their teachings and practices. Hence, we begin with a review of how the mystics viewed Imam ‘Ali (‘a). After this we consider some controversies about the nature of ‘irfān and its relationship to Sufism, for the terms have been used in different ways. Then we turn to the sources on the basis of...

In this article, the intuitive aspects used to model mathematically God’s Biblically implied attributes are presented. The findings are fully described essentially in non-technical terms. These results counter all secular statements that claim that aspects of the Biblically described God concept are “irrational.” The results specifically show that they are rational from the viewpoint of (classi...

Abstract The book Ecclesiastes has been regarded as one of the most profound pieces ‘wisdom’ literature in ancient Orient. It rivals depth and courage to challenge institutional status quo with from Mesopotamia Egypt. puzzled readers last three millennia its unparalleled ask uncomfortable questions about faith, Gods humanity. Ironically, many that asked have found reverberations hearts post-mod...

God displays His invisible attributes in creation (Romans 1:20). Therefore, creationists can use the nature of God as a guiding principle in science. One attribute of God is His desire for fellowship and community with His people (Psalm 46:10; John 3:16; Revelation 21:3–4). God's people are encouraged to show this desire. Both the Old and the New Testaments contain passages that promote friends...

The divine attributes of omniscience and omnipotence have faced objections to their very consistency. Such objections rely on reasoning parallel to the semantic paradoxes such as the Liar or the set-theoretic paradoxes like Russell’s paradox. With the advent of paraconsistent logics, dialetheism— the view that some contradictions are true — became a major player in the search for a solution to ...

although ghazālī has not openly talked about the philosophy of theology, its components can be found in his works. as such, he regards the ultimate goal of theology to be safeguarding the religion and the assertoric or imitative belief of the religious person, preventing misconception and doubt to enter it, and preparing for the desired outcome of theology (happiness). the status of the science...

all of the major branches of islamic mysticism, ‘irfān, refer to imam ‘ali (‘a) as a major source for their teachings and practices. hence, we begin with a review of how the mystics viewed imam ‘ali (‘a). after this we consider some controversies about the nature of ‘irfān and its relationship to sufism, for the terms have been used in different ways. then we turn to the sources on the basis of...