Suffering in the Muʿtazilite theology : ʿAbd al-Jabbār's teaching on pain and divine justice
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Suffering in the Muʿtazilite theology : ʿAbd al-Jabbār's teaching on pain and divine justice
(Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 41)
Brill, 2000
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Note
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nijmegen, 1995, under the title: Pain and compensation in Muʿtazilite doctrine : ʿAbd al-Ğabbār's teaching and its adoption by Mānkdīm and Ibn Mattawayh
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-205) and index
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Description
`Abd al-Gabbar (d. 1024 AD) belonged to the Bahsamiyya branch of the Basra Mu`tazila. The Mu`tazilites upheld the principle of divine justice, and from this perspective they attempted to explain the existence of pain and suffering.
This volume deals with `Abd al-Gabbar's opinions on different aspects of pain, such as what pain is, how it is perceived, how it comes into existence, how to judge the infliction of pain and for which purpose God imposes suffering on His creatures. Attention is also given to opinions expressed by Mankdim and Ibn Mattawayh, disciples of `Abd al-Gabbar.
Included is a historical survey of the Bahsamiyya school. The book sheds light on `Abd al-Gabbar's Mu`tazilite method in dealing with the question of the existence of human suffering.
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