Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

An Introduction to 'Ilm al-Kalam

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• [INTRODUCTION]
• The Beginnings of Kalam
• Inquiry or Imitation?
• The First Problem
• Al-Kalam al-'Aqli and al-Kalam al-Naqli
• DEFINITION AND SUBJECT MATTER OF 'ILM AL-KALAM
• The Name "'Ilm al-Kalam"
• The Various Schools of Kalam
• MU'TAZILAH
• The Doctrine of al-Tawhid
• Al-Tawhid al-dhati
• AI-Tawhid al-sifati
• Al-Tawhid al-'af'ali
• The Doctrine of Divine Justice
• Retribution (al-wa'd wa al-wa'id)
• Manzilah Bayna al-Manzilatayn
• Al-'Amr bi al-Ma'ruf wa al-Nahy 'an al-Munkar
• Other Mu’tazilite Notions and Beliefs
• Theology
• Physics
• Human Problems
• Political and Social Problems
• Trasitions in the History of the Mu’tazilah
• ASHA'IRAH
• THE SHI'ITE KALAM
• THE SHI'I STANDPOINT
• (i) Tawhid
• (ii) 'Adl
• (iii) Free Will and Freedom
• (vi) Independence and Validity of Reason
• (v) 'Aim' and 'Purpose' of Divine Acts
• (vi) The Possibility of Bada' (Divine abrogation of predestiny)
• (ix) Vision (ru'yah) of God
• (x) The Faith or Infidelity of the Fasiq
• (xi) The Infallibility ('ismah) of the Prophets and the Imams
• (xii) Forgiveness (maghfirah) and Intercession (shafa'ah)
• NOTES