Critical elements of religious extremism during early Islamic civilisation: a critical study of select concepts

Ushama, Thameem (2022) Critical elements of religious extremism during early Islamic civilisation: a critical study of select concepts. Al-Shajarah: Journal of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), 27 (1). pp. 123-151. ISSN 1394-6870

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Abstract

This paper reviews the thought of early Muslim sectarians, especially extremists, which generated controversy over the Islamic doctrine of Tawḥīd. Applying qualitative content analysis, the author explores works by Muslim scholars who studied these ideas. Malicious interpretations shaped various dimensions of Islamic thought that still influence contemporary discourse regarding the nature and transcendence of divine power. Among these are [1] Ḥulūl (incarnation), [2] Tanāsukh (metempsychosis), [3] Badā’ (appearance, God’s change of mind), [4] Tashbīh (anthropomorphism), and [5] Ta’wīl (elucidation). Since these elements quickened Islamic polemics then and even now, the author brings an in-depth analysis highlighting the harm invoked by ideas that deviate from a proper understanding of God’s nature and attributions.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Anthropomorphism, elucidation, extremism, incarnation, transmigration.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Prof.Dr Thameem Ushama
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2022 14:41
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2022 14:42
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/101559

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