The Doctrine of Revelation in Islam
Year: 1917
Type: article
Abstract: CAN man by reason and without revelation reach a knowledge of God?If he can, how far does that rationally reached knowledge extend?That there is a creator?That that creator has certain qualities?And if so, what?That there is by the nature of things a moral law binding upon men, for the keeping of which man can be held responsible?These are fundamental, preliminary questions, and Islam has answered them as follows.It is heresy to hold that there is a moral law binding upon men which man must know by his reason.There is no moral nature in things.To hold otherwise is to limit the power and will of Allah.Revelation is therefore necessary to tell men that a thing is good or bad.Further, one orthodox school even held that the knowledge of God could be reached only by revelation.But that position, though still orthodox, has, I think, been widely abandoned.
Source: The Muslim World
Author: D. B. MACDONALD
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2030175719