aliakbar shayestekejad
Abstract
There have been discussions about the omnipotence of God and the world as well as the hereafter in the Quran and quotes either explicitly or implicitly. The omnipotence of God has been a recurring theme in theologians’ discussions, and there is no religious consensus on the scope of the omnipotence ...
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There have been discussions about the omnipotence of God and the world as well as the hereafter in the Quran and quotes either explicitly or implicitly. The omnipotence of God has been a recurring theme in theologians’ discussions, and there is no religious consensus on the scope of the omnipotence of God. In particular, according to the Koran, the adherents of the Jewish religion accused God of weakness and inability. On the other hand, the question "to be seen and visible" in order to show the great power of God has an important place in the Shiite’s beliefs. The current research aims to examine the theologian’ opinions and compare it with the verses and stories of Quran to prove God's omnipotence. Therefore, after defining the concept of Muslim sects and presentation of an stable definition, the research makes an attempt to remove some doubts in this regard, and determines the relationship between problem of "to be seen and visible" and divine power. The advantage of this article compared to other articles of the same theme is that the omnipotence of God was discussed independently, its relationships with "to be seen and visible" was explained, and its important place in the Shiite’s beliefs was made clear.
ali akbar shayesteh nezhad
Abstract
Some Quranic verses have either directly or indirectly referred to man's acknowledging Divine Unity in "the world of pre-existence" or "Alast". Some narrations have mentioned this as well. However, there is no consensus among thinkers as to the existence of such a world; some have argued in support of ...
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Some Quranic verses have either directly or indirectly referred to man's acknowledging Divine Unity in "the world of pre-existence" or "Alast". Some narrations have mentioned this as well. However, there is no consensus among thinkers as to the existence of such a world; some have argued in support of this world and others have negated its existence. The author of this paper has reviewed relevant verses and narrations as well as the assenting and dissenting views of thinkers about such a world and votes in favor of the world of pre-existence and the existence of immaterial man in that world; the author also selects the theory of men's collective presence before God, Who is beyond all temporal or spatial confines, criticizes the competing justifications, and refutes man's acknowledging God's unity before his material existence. It is argued that accepting such a confession results in the acceptance of metempsychosis and renders maturation and religious obligation vain. The merit of the present paper, compared to previous writings on this subject, is that besides a new arrangement, it analyzes Quranic verses and narrations, reviews supporting and opposing views, supports the selected theory and reports it in simple language. This is a library research of a theoretical type, and relying on the views of scholars, it carries out a content analysis and explains the concept of man's existence in the world before creation
