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Monotheistic Conception of the World/Universe

Author: Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari
Publisher: Islamic Seminary Publications
Category:

• Chapter 1: Conception of the Universe
• Conception of the World and Perception of the World
• Varieties of World Conception
• Scientific Conception of the World
• Philosophical Conception of the World
• Religious Conception of the World
• How to Judge an Ideology?
• Monotheistic Conception of the World
• Islamic Conception of the World
• Chapter 2: Realistic Conception of the World
• Allah is Absolute Reality and Source of Life
• Integral Characteristics of the World
• (i) Limitation
• (ii) Change
• (iii) Attachment
• (iv) Dependence
• (v) Relativeness
• Attributes of Allah
• Monotheism
• Worship and Adoration
• Definition of Worship
• Spirit of Adoration and Worship
• Chapter 3: Degrees of Monotheism
• I. Unity of the Essence of Allah
• II. Unity of the Attributes of Allah
• III. Unity of the Work of Allah
• IV. Unity in Worship
• Note
• Chapter 4: Man and Unification
• I. Materialistic Theory
• II. Idealistic Theory
• III. Realistic Theory
• Chapter 5: Degrees of Polytheism
• I. Belief in the Plurality of Divine Essence
• II. Plurality of Creatorship
• III. Plurality of Divine Attributes
• IV. Plurality of Worship
• Boundary Between Monotheism and Polytheism
• Unity and Singleness of the World
• Visible and Invisible
• This World and the Next World
• Chapter 6: Profound Wisdom and Divine Justice
• (i) Principle of the self-Existence and Perfection of Allah
• (ii) Principle of Sequence
• (iii) Principle of Generality
• History of the Principle of Justice in Islamic Culture