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Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam

Index Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam

In Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (tashbīh; تشبيه) and corporealism (tajsīm) refer to beliefs in the human-like (anthropomorphic) and materially embedded (corporeal) form of God, an idea that has been classically described assimilating or comparing God to the creatures created by God. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Abbasid Caliphate, Abu Bakr al-Razi, Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Ma'mun, Al-Qasim al-Rassi, Anthropomorphism, Ash'arism, Bid'ah, Bila Kayf, Companions of the Prophet, Deity, Emotion, Encyclopædia Britannica, Esoteric interpretation of the Quran, Feeling, God in Islam, Hanbali school, Human, Ibn Taymiyya, Isnad, Jahmiyya, Maturidism, Mihna, Mu'tazilism, Muhammad, Muqatil ibn Sulayman, Quran, Quranic createdness, Salafi movement, Schools of Islamic theology, Seven heavens, Sunni Islam, Tafwid, Tanzih, Throne of God in Islam, Transcendence (religion), Twelver Shi'ism, Zaydism.

  2. Anthropomorphism in Islamic theology
  3. God in Islam
  4. Islamic theology

Abbasid Caliphate

The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (translit) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: label),, often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age.

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Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari

Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari (translit; 874–936 CE) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist of the Shafi'i school, exegete, reformer, and scholastic theologian known for being the eponymous founder of the Ash'ari school of Islamic theology.

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Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Ahmad ibn Hanbal (translit; November 780 – 2 August 855) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, ascetic and eponym of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence—one of the four major orthodox legal schools of Sunni Islam.

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Al-Ma'mun

Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid (Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma'mun (al-Maʾmūn), was the seventh Abbasid caliph, who reigned from 813 until his death in 833.

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Al-Qasim al-Rassi

Al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm al-Rassī (القاسمبن إبراهيمالرسي; 785–860) was a 9th-century religious leader in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.

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Ash'arism

Ash'arism (translit) is a school of theology in Sunni Islam named after Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, a Shāfiʿī jurist, reformer (mujaddid), and scholastic theologian, in the 9th–10th century. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Ash'arism are Islamic theology.

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Bid'ah

In Islam, (بدعة) refers to innovation in religious matters.

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Bila Kayf

The Arabic phrase Bila Kayf, also pronounced as Bila Kayfa, (بلا كيف) is roughly translated as "without asking how", "without knowing how or what", or "without modality" and refers to the belief that the verses of the Qur'an with an "unapparent meaning" should be accepted as they have come without saying how they are meant or what is meant, i.e. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Bila Kayf are Islamic terminology and Islamic theology.

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Companions of the Prophet

The Companions of the Prophet (lit) were the disciples and followers of Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime, while being a Muslim and were physically in his presence. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Companions of the Prophet are Islamic terminology.

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Deity

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.

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Emotion

Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Esoteric interpretation of the Quran

Esoteric interpretation of the Quran (taʾwīl) is the allegorical interpretation of the Quran or the quest for its hidden, inner meanings.

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Feeling

According to the APA Dictionary of Psychology, a feeling is "a self-contained phenomenal experience"; and feelings are "subjective, evaluative, and independent of the sensations, thoughts, or images evoking them".

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God in Islam

In Islam, God (Allāh, contraction of ٱلْإِلَٰه, lit.) is seen as the creator and sustainer of the universe, who lives eternally and will eventually resurrect all humans. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and God in Islam are Islamic theology.

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Hanbali school

The Hanbali school or Hanbalism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.

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Human

Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.

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Ibn Taymiyya

Ibn Taymiyya (ٱبْن تَيْمِيَّة; 22 January 1263 – 26 September 1328)Ibn Taymiyya, Taqi al-Din Ahmad, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam.

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Isnad

In the Islamic study of hadith, an isnād (chain of transmitters) refers to a list of people who passed on a tradition, from the original authority to whom the tradition is attributed to, to the present person reciting or compiling that tradition.

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Jahmiyya

Jahmiyya is a term used by Islamic scholars to refer to the followers of the doctrines of Jahm bin Safwan (d. 128/746).

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Maturidism

Maturidism (translit) is a school of theology in Sunni Islam named after Abu Mansur al-Maturidi. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Maturidism are Islamic terminology and Islamic theology.

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Mihna

The Mihna (lit) (also known as the first Muslim inquisition) was a period of religious persecution instituted by the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun in 833 CE in which religious scholars were punished, imprisoned, or even killed unless they conformed to Muʿtazila doctrine.

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Mu'tazilism

Mu'tazilism (translit, singular translit) was an Islamic sect that appeared in early Islamic history and flourished in Basra and Baghdad.

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Muhammad

Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.

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Muqatil ibn Sulayman

Muqātil ibn Sulaymān (d. 767 C.E.) was an 8th-century Muslim scholar of the Quran, controversial for his anthropomorphism. He wrote one of the earliest, if not first, commentaries of the Qur'an which is still available today.John Wansbrough, "The Sectarian Milieu" 2006 (original 1978) Muqatil is the author of a tafsir (commentary) on the Quran that John Wansbrough considers the oldest surviving complete tafsir and discusses in some detail.

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Quran

The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah). Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Quran are Islamic terminology and Islamic theology.

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Quranic createdness

In Islamic theology, Quranic createdness is the doctrinal position that the Quran was created, rather than having always existed and thus being "uncreated". Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Quranic createdness are Islamic theology.

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Salafi movement

The Salafi movement or Salafism is a revival movement within Sunni Islam, which was formed as a socio-religious movement during the late 19th century and has remained influential in the Islamic world for over a century.

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Schools of Islamic theology

Schools of Islamic theology are various Islamic schools and branches in different schools of thought regarding creed. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and schools of Islamic theology are Islamic theology.

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Seven heavens

In mythological or religious cosmology, the seven heavens refer to seven levels or divisions of the Heavens. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and seven heavens are Islamic terminology.

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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.

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Tafwid

Tafwid (تفويض) is an Arabic term meaning "relegation" or "delegation", with uses in theology and law. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Tafwid are Islamic theology.

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Tanzih

Tanzih (تنزيه) is an Islamic religious concept meaning transcendence. Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam and Tanzih are god in Islam, Islamic terminology and Islamic theology.

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Throne of God in Islam

Al-Arsh (translit) is the throne of God in Islamic theology.

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Transcendence (religion)

In religion, transcendence is the aspect of existence that is completely independent of the material universe, beyond all known physical laws.

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Twelver Shi'ism

Twelver Shīʿism (ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة), also known as Imāmiyya (إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa, comprising about 90% of all Shīas.

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Zaydism

Zaydism is one of the three main branches of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali‘s unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate.

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See also

Anthropomorphism in Islamic theology

God in Islam

Islamic theology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism_and_corporealism_in_Islam

Also known as Islamic anthropomorphism, Islamic corporealism, Tajsim, Tashbih, Tashbīh.