A Study on Seyyed Jalaluddin Ashtiani`s Critics on Ghazali's Objections Regarding Knowledge of Particulars by God

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1 Associate Prof of University of Shahid Beheshti, corresponding author

2 MA of Islamic philosophy and Theology: University of Shahid Beheshti

Abstract

The problem of divine knowledge with respect to particulars is one of the three issues that on Abu Hamed al-Ghazâlî`s opinion is denied by philosophers. Philosophes are accused of heresy by Ghazali on the issue of knowledge of particular by God. In this article, it is attempted to examine al-Ghazâlî's view on God`s knowledge of particulars and his allegations that philosophers have denied that God knows particulars. The method in this paper is analytical and descriptive, and the purpose in writing this article is to explain Sayyed Jalaluddin Ashtiani's criticisms regarding al-Ghazali's criticisms and arguments. The authors conclude in their studies that, contrary to Ghazali's opinion, Islamic scholars do not in any way deny that God does not have knowledge of particulars, rather they, like theologians, hold that God knows both universal and particulars, in detail. The difference that philosophers have with theologians is that according to philosophers, God`s knowledge belongs to the particulars through knowing their causes, in the sense that f God`s knowledge of particulars is universal and unchanged.

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Journal of Ontological Researches
Volume 8, Issue 15
August 2019
Pages 205-227

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