The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail

The problem of causality (al-Sababiyyah) is one of the most controversial issues in Islamic theology in particular and philosophy in general. It discusses cause and effect such as fire is the cause of burning, marriage is the cause of having children, medicine is the cause of health and so on. In t...

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Main Author:	Ismail, Khalid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2006
Subjects:	Missionary work of Islam Islamic sociology
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/1/AJ_KHALID%20ISMAIL%20JI%2006.pdf

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spelling	uitm-115592016-08-05T03:25:44Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/ The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail Ismail, Khalid Missionary work of Islam Islamic sociology The problem of causality (al-Sababiyyah) is one of the most controversial issues in Islamic theology in particular and philosophy in general. It discusses cause and effect such as fire is the cause of burning, marriage is the cause of having children, medicine is the cause of health and so on. In this modest paper, the author shall attempt to explain and analyse two essential groups in the history of Islamic Thought namely the Muslim Theologians (al- Mutakallimun) and Muslim Aristotelian Philosophers (al-Falasifah al- Masya 'iyyun). The former have usually used the term al-Sabab whereas the latter employed the term al-Ilah in referring to the theory of causality. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2006 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/1/AJ_KHALID%20ISMAIL%20JI%2006.pdf Ismail, Khalid (2006) The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail. Jurnal Intelek, 4 (1). pp. 67-82. ISSN 2231-7716
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description	The problem of causality (al-Sababiyyah) is one of the most controversial issues in Islamic theology in particular and philosophy in general. It discusses cause and effect such as fire is the cause of burning, marriage is the cause of having children, medicine is the cause of health and so on. In this modest paper, the author shall attempt to explain and analyse two essential groups in the history of Islamic Thought namely the Muslim Theologians (al- Mutakallimun) and Muslim Aristotelian Philosophers (al-Falasifah al- Masya 'iyyun). The former have usually used the term al-Sabab whereas the latter employed the term al-Ilah in referring to the theory of causality.
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title	The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail
title_short	The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail
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title_full_unstemmed	The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail
title_sort	problem of causality in islamic thought : a viewpoint of al-ghazali / khalid ismail
publisher	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis
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url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11559/1/AJ_KHALID%20ISMAIL%20JI%2006.pdf
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The problem of causality in Islamic thought : a viewpoint of Al-Ghazali / Khalid Ismail

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