THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE WORKS OF NURSI

Year 2018, Issue: 6, 23 - 43, 03.12.2018

Ibrahim Abu Bakar

Abstract

In this
study Nursi’s thought of theological anthropology will be examined. Nursi’s
works of theological anthropology includes three basic topics. These are
origins and purposes of human beings, their epistemology and ethics. Nursi’s
conception of the origins and purposes of human beings can be grounded and
justified by the Qur’an. In Nursi’s perspective the ethical values and codes of
human conducts can be searched and found in the Qur’an. In Nursi’s arguments the
Qur’an sufficiently and explicitly explains all ethical values and codes of
human conducts demanded and approved by God for human beings. In Muslim
theological history Ash`arism has similar justifications like Nursi does.
Nursi’s understanding of the Qur’an is fully confident, sufficient and complete
in that ethical values and codes of conducts for human beings related to the good
and bad or evil, useful and harmful can be explained within the scope of the
Qur’an.

Keywords

Nursi, the Qur’an, Theological Anthropology, Epistomology, Purposes of Human Beings

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