النظرة المعرفية للوجود في العرفان
Abdul Aziz Abbacy
Kanz Philosophia : A Journal for Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism June 25, 2014 DOI: 10.20871/kpjipm.v4i1.61 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that theories of the universe's origin divide between Creation ex nihilo, which emphasizes creatures' distinctness from a First Cause, and emanationist views in illuminative philosophy, in which creatures pre-exist within their origin's essence. The author contends that such theories carry competing implications for the oneness or multiplicity of being and seeks to justify the mystical claim of the oneness of Being. |
Abstract
Abstract : Knowledge of the universe is one of the three necessary types of knowledge, i.e.: knowledge of God, knowledge of the Soul and knowledge of the universe. Most of the time we refer to it as (Mabdaa) or the Origin; how the world is created. Or what is known in theology as Creation ex nihilo: where creatures are distinct from their creator who is the First Cause, or in illuminative philosophy as Emanation where creatures pre-existed within the essence of their origin by flowing as a consequence of perfection. So we are confronted with different theories about the universe where so some views will underlie oneness of being while others multiplicity, and in both case we need to explain and justify any resulting theory. So the purpose of this article is to provide a concise explanation about the knowledge related to the universe and tries to justify the claimed oneness of Being in mysticism. Keywords : knowledge of the universe, Essence, names and attributes, fixed entities, oneness, multiplicity