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100			_aELKAISY-FRIEMUTH , MAHA
245			_aGOD AND HUMANS IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT: ABD AL-JABBAR, IBN SINA AND AL-GHAZALI
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2006
300			_a240p.
520			_aWinner of The Iranian World Prize for the Book of the Year 2007 in the Philosophy and Mysticism category. This new and original text provides a timely re-examination of Islamic thought, presenting a stark contrast to the more usual conservative view. The explanation of the relationship between God and humans, as portrayed in Islam, is often influenced by the images of God and of human beings which theologians, philosophers and mystics have in mind. The early period of Islam reveals a diversity of interpretations of this relationship. Elkaisy-Friemuth discusses the view of three scholars from the tenth and eleventh century: Abd al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali, which introduce three different approaches of looking at the relationship between God and Humans. God and Humans in Islamic Thought attempts to shed light on an important side of medieval rational thought in demonstrating its significance in forming the basis of an understanding of the nature of God, the nature of human beings and the construction of different bridges between them.
650			_aReligion
650			_aIslam
650			_aIslamic Thought
650			_aAbd al-Jabbar
650			_aIbn Sina
650			_aAl-Ghazali
856			_uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203965375
942			_cE-BOOK