A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues

Ash'arism remains the orthodox sunni Islam for the present time. It has been influenced by many scholars including Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. This paper tries to present some of the theological ideas of al-Faruqi and compares them with Ash'arism. Few selected theological issues will be highlig...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahim, Adibah
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Language:English
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Published: 2013
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spelling iium-344722014-02-13T03:45:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34472/ A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues Abdul Rahim, Adibah BL Religion Ash'arism remains the orthodox sunni Islam for the present time. It has been influenced by many scholars including Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. This paper tries to present some of the theological ideas of al-Faruqi and compares them with Ash'arism. Few selected theological issues will be highlighted, such as, the relationship between reason and revelation, causality, and freewill or freedom of choice. Despite of understanding those issues from the perspective of classical Muslim theologians like al-Ash'ari, it is also important to highlight them in the light of modern approach of al-Faruqi which reflects them in more relevant values to our contemporary time. Al-Faruqi adopted different style of approaches in those issues. He brought the views of Ash'arism in a more complex approach in the modern age. Al-Faruqi has fulfilled one of the most urgent intellectual needs of the Muslim world as well as non-Muslim world. His contributions to non-Muslim world lie in his ability to make it appreciated Islam and its endowment to human civilization. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34472/7/A_comparative_study_between_Ash%27arism_and_al_Faruqi_on_selected_theological_issues.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34472/2/ABSTRACT_AL_FARUQI.pdf Abdul Rahim, Adibah (2013) A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues. In: 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Scholarship on Islam: The Legacy of ismail Raj al-Faruqi, 22-23 October 2013, Gombak, Selangor. (Unpublished)
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A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues
description Ash'arism remains the orthodox sunni Islam for the present time. It has been influenced by many scholars including Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. This paper tries to present some of the theological ideas of al-Faruqi and compares them with Ash'arism. Few selected theological issues will be highlighted, such as, the relationship between reason and revelation, causality, and freewill or freedom of choice. Despite of understanding those issues from the perspective of classical Muslim theologians like al-Ash'ari, it is also important to highlight them in the light of modern approach of al-Faruqi which reflects them in more relevant values to our contemporary time. Al-Faruqi adopted different style of approaches in those issues. He brought the views of Ash'arism in a more complex approach in the modern age. Al-Faruqi has fulfilled one of the most urgent intellectual needs of the Muslim world as well as non-Muslim world. His contributions to non-Muslim world lie in his ability to make it appreciated Islam and its endowment to human civilization.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Rahim, Adibah
author_facet Abdul Rahim, Adibah
author_sort Abdul Rahim, Adibah
title A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues
title_short A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues
title_full A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues
title_fullStr A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study between Ash'arism and al Faruqi on selected theological issues
title_sort comparative study between ash'arism and al faruqi on selected theological issues
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/34472/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34472/7/A_comparative_study_between_Ash%27arism_and_al_Faruqi_on_selected_theological_issues.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34472/2/ABSTRACT_AL_FARUQI.pdf
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