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Tawaqquf and Acceptance of Human Evolution

David Solomon Jalajel

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Description:AbstractTraditional Muslims have been resistant to the idea of human evolution, justifying their stance by the account of Adam and Eve being created without parents as traditionally understood from the apparent (ẓāhir) meaning of the Qur’an and Sunnah. The account of the creation of these two specific individuals belongs to a category of questions that Sunni theologians refer to as the samʿiyyāt, “revealed knowledge.” These are matters for which all knowledge comes exclusively from Islam’s sacred texts. The traditional Sunni approach to this category of questions—held by Ashʿarī, Māturīdī and Athari/Salafī theologians alike—is to assert only what the texts indicate and to refrain from asserting anything further, taking a stance of theological non-commitment (tawaqquf) about any details not expressly elaborated by the texts. This paper first establishes that the classical Sunni stance on Adam and Eve is that they were real people created without parents and that all humans on Earth today are their descendants. It then explores the potential of the methodological stance of tawaqquf for traditional Sunni Muslims who hold this view to at the same time accept, or at least be tolerant of, the scientific account of human evolution. The article does not argue that Muslims should accept or reject human evolution, only that, from the lens of classical theology, acceptance need not contradict traditional Islamic beliefs. The conclusion is that Muslims are not obligated to deny the idea of human evolution in order to remain faithful.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tawaqquf and Acceptance of Human Evolution. To get started finding Tawaqquf and Acceptance of Human Evolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Yaqeen

Release: 2020

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Description: AbstractTraditional Muslims have been resistant to the idea of human evolution, justifying their stance by the account of Adam and Eve being created without parents as traditionally understood from the apparent (ẓāhir) meaning of the Qur’an and Sunnah. The account of the creation of these two specific individuals belongs to a category of questions that Sunni theologians refer to as the samʿiyyāt, “revealed knowledge.” These are matters for which all knowledge comes exclusively from Islam’s sacred texts. The traditional Sunni approach to this category of questions—held by Ashʿarī, Māturīdī and Athari/Salafī theologians alike—is to assert only what the texts indicate and to refrain from asserting anything further, taking a stance of theological non-commitment (tawaqquf) about any details not expressly elaborated by the texts. This paper first establishes that the classical Sunni stance on Adam and Eve is that they were real people created without parents and that all humans on Earth today are their descendants. It then explores the potential of the methodological stance of tawaqquf for traditional Sunni Muslims who hold this view to at the same time accept, or at least be tolerant of, the scientific account of human evolution. The article does not argue that Muslims should accept or reject human evolution, only that, from the lens of classical theology, acceptance need not contradict traditional Islamic beliefs. The conclusion is that Muslims are not obligated to deny the idea of human evolution in order to remain faithful.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tawaqquf and Acceptance of Human Evolution. To get started finding Tawaqquf and Acceptance of Human Evolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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