The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (760 page)
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Falsafa
(Arab.,
fal
afa
, from Gk.
philosophia
), the pursuit of philosophy in Islam. The Muslim delight in philosophy (at least in the early centuries) rests on a confidence that God is the creator of all things, and that
knowledge
(
‘ilm
) leads to a deeper understanding of him and of his works.
fal
afa, from Gk.
philosophia
), the pursuit of philosophy in Islam. The Muslim delight in philosophy (at least in the early centuries) rests on a confidence that God is the creator of all things, and that
knowledge
(
‘ilm
) leads to a deeper understanding of him and of his works.
Family
:
:
Fan
(return to the source in Taoism)
:
(return to the source in Taoism)
:
Fan
'
.
'.
‘Annihilation, dissolution’, the
S
f
state of attainment or perfection, achieved by the annihilation of all human attributes until God is all. It is ‘to die before one dies’. It is the threshold of
baq
’, perpetual being in relation to God, i.e. eternal life.
S
fstate of attainment or perfection, achieved by the annihilation of all human attributes until God is all. It is ‘to die before one dies’. It is the threshold ofbaq
’, perpetual being in relation to God, i.e. eternal life.Other books
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