God and humans in Islamic thought : ʻAbd al-Jabbār, Ibn Sīnā and al-Ghazālī /

God and humans in Islamic thought : ʻAbd al-Jabbār, Ibn Sīnā and al-Ghazālī /

Winner of The Iranian World Prize for the Book of the Year 2007 in the Philosophy and Mysticism category. This new and original text provides a timely re-examination of Islamic thought, presenting a stark contrast to the more usual conservative view. The explanation of the relationship between God a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elkaisy-Friemuth, Maha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
Subjects:
Ghazzālī, > 1058-1111.
Avicenna, > 980-1037.
ʻAbd al-Jabbār ibn Aḥmad al-Asadābādī, > -1025.
God (Islam)
Theological anthropology > Islam.
Islamic philosophy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • -- 1. Historical and Cultural Context
  • - 2. Abd Al-Jabbar's View of the Relationship with God through Divine Assistance
  • - 3. Relationship with God through Knowledge and Love, Ishq in Ibn Sina's Philosophy
  • - 4. Relationship with God through Self Annihilation, Fana, According to Al-Ghazali
  • - 5. Comparison and Evaluation.

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