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Māhiyya wa-Wujūd (Essence and Existence)
Ibn Sīnā's distinction between a thing's essence (what it is) and its existence (that it is), with existence as something superadded to contingent essences.
Ibn Sīnā's distinction between a thing's essence (what it is) and its existence (that it is), with existence as something superadded to contingent essences.
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Mustadrak Cala Majmuc Fatawa 136↗challenges
Mustadrak Cala Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya
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Mulakhkhas Fi Mantiq Wa Hikma · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
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