Ibn Taymiyya on theistic signs and knowledge of God
This article aims to draw on the ‘Qur'anic Rationalism’ of Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) in elucidating an Islamic epistemology of theistic natural signs, in the lens of contemporary philosophy of religion. In articulating what Ibn Taymiyya coins ‘God's method of proof through signs...
| Published in: | Religious studies |
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| Subtitles: | Special issue: "The Existence and Nature of Deities" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Religious studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ibn-Taimīya, Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAbd-al-Ḥalīm 1263-1328
/ Aya (Koran)
/ Proof of God's existence
/ Natural theology
/ Rationalism
/ Islamic philosophy
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BJ Islam FA Theology NBC Doctrine of God |
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Islamic Philosophy
B Ibn Taymiyya B theistic natural signs B Religious Epistemology B Natural Theology B Reformed Epistemology |
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| Summary: | This article aims to draw on the ‘Qur'anic Rationalism’ of Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) in elucidating an Islamic epistemology of theistic natural signs, in the lens of contemporary philosophy of religion. In articulating what Ibn Taymiyya coins ‘God's method of proof through signs (istidlāluhu taʿālā bi'l-āyāt)’, it seeks aid in particular from the work of C. Stephen Evans and other contemporary philosophers of religion, in an attempt to understand the relevance and force of this alternative to natural theology within the Islamic tradition. In doing so, it aims to respond to existing criticisms of Ibn Taymiyya's perspective in the literature, and to consider the implications of a Taymiyyan reading of theistic natural signs, on the epistemic function of Qur'anic āyāt as theistic evidence. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412521000159 |