Kitāb al-ashbāḥ wa l-aẓilla and its Milieu

Asatryan, Mushegh

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“…For example, the early Shīʿī text Kitāb al‐Ashbāh wa al‐Azilla says: “The seven Adams are like our [first] Adam in [their] veil, birthplace, and kin. All of their names during this Adam are like the names of the veils during the prior Adams” (Asatryan 2015). Here as well, the name “Adam” is the same, although the Adams on each earth are different.…”

Section: Summary Of Shīʿī Textual Sources On Extraterrestrial Lifementioning

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A BROADER PERSPECTIVE ON “HUMANS”: ANALYSIS OF INSĀN IN TWELVER SHĪʿĪ PHILOSOPHY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROTHEOLOGY

Ansar,

Haider

2023

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This article explores the essence of the human (insān) as it is understood in Twelver Shīʿī philosophy and mysticism. It presents a Shīʿī philosophical elucidation regarding the possible existence of extraterrestrial intelligent lifeforms and what their relationship with “humanhood” might be. This line of reasoning is presented with a general sketch of how, in Shīʿī Islamic thought, a “human being” is characterized by specific traits and the relationship of human beings with the archetype of the Perfect Human (al‐Insān al‐Kāmil). Following this is a review of Shīʿī Imāmī traditions regarding extraterrestrial intelligent life and the plurality of worlds. This sequence ultimately allows for a unique analysis of humanhood according to the Shīʿī philosophical viewpoint and helps determine if the term “human” can be used for other intelligent beings with similar ontological features and intelligence levels.

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Section: Summary Of Shīʿī Textual Sources On Extraterrestrial Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

A BROADER PERSPECTIVE ON “HUMANS”: ANALYSIS OF INSĀN IN TWELVER SHĪʿĪ PHILOSOPHY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROTHEOLOGY

Ansar,

Haider

2023

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Of Wine, Sex, and Other Abominations: The Meanings of Antinomianism in Early Islamic Iraq

Asatryan

2023

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Traditionalist Spirits and Rationalist Bodies

Abdulsater

2018

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Different attempts to address the question of the definition of the human being (insān) reveal the tensions between various scholarly disciplines and intellectual trends in classical Islam. This article investigates the various definitions of the human being proposed by classical Muslim theologians, particularly Imāmīs who were influenced by Muʿtazilism. It focuses primarily on the works of al-Shaykh al-Ṣadūq (d. 381/991-2), al-Shaykh al-Mufīd (d. 413/1022) and al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (d. 436/1044). Though seemingly a question of subtle theology (laṭīf al-kalām; daqīq al-kalām), the essence of the human being is in fact intimately related to the main premise of grand theology (jalīl al-kalām), that is, the question of moral obligation (taklīf). For the concern of theologians in the discussion is to identify the subject of moral obligation, themukallaf, in every human being, to which they refer as the living and/or active being (al-ḥayy al-faʿʿāl; al-dhāt al-faʿʿāla). In their attempts to produce a satisfying answer, theologians relied on the contributions of thephilosophers, jurists, mystics and traditionalists, thus arriving at different answers that betray the extent of the influence of other scholarly disciplines on various theological schools at different points in time.

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Kitāb al-ashbāḥ wa l-aẓilla and its Milieu

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A BROADER PERSPECTIVE ON “HUMANS”: ANALYSIS OF INSĀN IN TWELVER SHĪʿĪ PHILOSOPHY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROTHEOLOGY

A BROADER PERSPECTIVE ON “HUMANS”: ANALYSIS OF INSĀN IN TWELVER SHĪʿĪ PHILOSOPHY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROTHEOLOGY

Of Wine, Sex, and Other Abominations: The Meanings of Antinomianism in Early Islamic Iraq

Traditionalist Spirits and Rationalist Bodies

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