The book is an examination of Iqbal's concept of God: it is a finite one - based on his reading of Western thought. Iqbal relates his philosophical conclusions to the Quran and Muslim thought. Iqbal's finite deity is very close to the Sufi concept of God; both doctrines cannot be reconciled with the Quranic teaching. The underlying conceptual issues lead to a discussion of mysticism. The concluding chapter goes beyond Iqbal in expounding the philosophical logic of 'the problem of God'. INDICE: Acknowledgments; Introduction and summary _; Part I Iqbal and the western tradition _ _; 1.: The arguments for the existence of God _; 2.: Hegel _; 3.: Science _; 4.: Bergson _; 5.: Conclusions and critique _; Part II Iqbal and the Muslim tradition _; 6.: Iqbal and Quran _; 7.: Muslim theism: theclassical formulation of the orthodox doctrine by al-Ghazali and Abul-Kalam Azad _; 8.: Muslim panentheism: the modernist 'reconstruction' of the Quranic doctrine; by Muhammad Iqbal _; 9.: Muslim pantheism: the contemporary exposition of the Sufi doctrine by; Isa Nuruddin (Schuon) and Abubakr Sirajuddin (Lings); 10.: Mystical experience and interpretation; Part III Beyond Iqbal: the nature of the problem of God ; 11.: The logic of the infinite _; 12.: The nature of our knowledge of God; Notes _; Bibliography _; Index _
- ISBN: 978-0-19-547694-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés