Mimicking man, reaching God? The plausibility of Superintelligent AI in the light of Islamic thought

Tengku Sembok, Tengku Mohd (2026) Mimicking man, reaching God? The plausibility of Superintelligent AI in the light of Islamic thought. In: 9th International Visual Informatics Conference (IVIC2025), 2026, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

The concepts of AI (Artificial Intelligence), AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), Superintelligence, and the Singularity can be analysed in the light of Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic philosophy, where the focus is on the creation, purpose, and limitations of human and non-human entities. The progress in AI technologies raises important questions about creation, purpose, and morality in an Islamic context. Is it possible for machines to mimic the abilities of man’s intellect, wisdom (hikmah), natural disposition (fitrah), and belief system? Mimicking is an imitation game for computers, which need the ability to understand languages, solve problems, make decisions, predict futures, innovate ideas, invent products, and ultimately think, feel, and aspire just like human beings. But the speculation of progress in AI goes far beyond the mimicking capabilities of human beings. The transition from Generative AI to God-like AI and Cosmic AI seems to be reaching toward the power of God. How does Islam conceive this progression in the light of Islamic jurisprudence, philosophy, and Sufism? Its plausibility, and the necessary and sufficient conditions to achieve the stages of this progress, need to be articulated. The door to this discussion must be open to understand the goals and to determine their plausibility in achieving them. Misunderstanding in this issue might lead to shirk , which refers to associating partners with Allah or attributing divine qualities to anything besides Him.

Item Type:	Proceeding Paper (Other)
Additional Information:	10744/124377
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Artificial Intelligence · Large Language Models · Singularity · Islamic Thought
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Professor Tengku Mohd T Sembok
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2025 11:49
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2025 12:46
Queue Number:	2025-11-Q149
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/124377

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