scientism -> prove the evidence using empirical way
- science is not the only way to prove something
- logical proofs are proofs of certainty
- imaan = belief+internal submission
- a muslim - assume he is mo'min by default - only Allah knows their reality
- science - al fiqh al akbar
- foundations of religion - usool ad-deen
- discourse - kalaam - dialectic nature of the science
founders - imam Maturidi, imam Ash'ari
Q: How can I know God?
we are obliged to know the sifaat (attributes) - we can't comprehend the reality
knowledge: certainty that corresponds to reality
types of knowledge: innate (daroori, nothing to prove about it) or acquired (iqtisabi, transmitted by a means - 3 ways: 5 senses, truth statements, reasoning - intuitive and deductive)
* khabr mutawwatar - statement enforced by multiple people (chains of independent people)
* statement that comes from a true prophet (who produces inimitable miracles)
siffa nafsiya - wajib wujud
al awwal - the first one, but not in sequential order, but the beginning-less-ness
baqaa - eternity
al qayyum - has no need while he keeps everything else in creation
wa7daniyya - oneness, negates composition and partnership
siffatul ma'ani - attributes of meaning
siffa nafsiya - wajib wujud
al awwal - the first one, but not in sequential order, but the beginning-less-ness
baqaa - eternity
al qayyum - has no need while he keeps everything else in creation
wa7daniyya - oneness, negates composition and partnership
siffatul ma'ani - attributes of meaning
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