The problem of the eternity or temporal origin (huduth) of the world is one of the basic problems in
Islamic philosophy and theology. According to Muslim scholars, the beginning of the issue went as
far back as to the time of Aristotle. Among the Muslim Scholars the issue received attention around
2th century after Hicrah. Proclus known with his neo Platonist views claimed the eternity of the
world and tried to prove his claime with 18 evidences of which nine of them were translated into
Arabic by Ishak b. Huneyn. Later, Shahristani summarised 8 of the evidences in his book Kitab almilal va al-nihal.” The evidences of Proclus claiming the eternity of world had their echoes in Muslim World.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2006 |
Published in Issue | Year 2006 Volume: 5 Issue: 9 |