Research Article
Ibn Rushd’s Strategic Analysis on Mutakallimin’s idea of God’s Exsistence
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.19-7-2019.2289534, author={Tonny Ilham Prayogo and Rahmat Ardi Nur Rifa Da’i and Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi and Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi}, title={Ibn Rushd’s Strategic Analysis on Mutakallimin’s idea of God’s Exsistence}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Literature and Education, ICLLE 2019, 22-23 August, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICLLE}, year={2019}, month={11}, keywords={theological ibn rushd mutakallimin’s god epistemology}, doi={10.4108/eai.19-7-2019.2289534} }- Tonny Ilham Prayogo
Rahmat Ardi Nur Rifa Da’i
Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi
Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi
Year: 2019
Ibn Rushd’s Strategic Analysis on Mutakallimin’s idea of God’s Exsistence
ICLLE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.19-7-2019.2289534
Abstract
The existence of God has been considered as a theological discussion existed since the days of ancient Greek Philosophers. In Islamic Tradition, Muslim Philosophers (Faylasuuf), Theologians (Mutakallim), and Sufis apprehended this topic in multiple approaches and methods elaborating God’s Existence (wujuud) scientifically. As one of well-known Muslim Philosopher, Ibn Rushd (520/1126- 590/1198) offered his idea to describe the nature of God’s existence through demonstrative (burhaniy) method combining reason, faith, and Qur’anic interpretation. This inquiry is initiated by criticizing previous Muslim Scholar’s methodology earlier before presenting his strategy, in a way that Ibn Rushd found that there was a conflict either between logical rhetoric method appropriated by Faylasuuf or dialectical discourse (jadaly) applied by Theologians. Accordingly, Ibn Rushd introduced his idea regarding God’s existence through advanced formulations they are: teleological argumentations (dalii al-I’naayah) and invention argumentations (daliil ikhtiraa’).