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Qidam al-ʿĀlam (Eternity of the World)

The philosophers' thesis, following Aristotle, that the world is eternal and co-eternal with God as His everlasting effect.

The philosophers' thesis, following Aristotle, that the world is eternal and co-eternal with God as His everlasting effect.

Key passages(3)

Nihayat Aqdam · al-Shahrastani

High

Sharh Usul Khamsa · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

High

Minhaj Sunna · Ibn Taymiyya

High