Post by Caliph on Mar 21, 2014 14:32:29 GMT
According to Sunni Islam, the orthodox understanding of theology is taken directly from the teachings of the Prophet with the understanding and methodology of his companions, sourced directly from the reveled scripture the Qur'an; being the main information source for understanding the oneness of God in Islam. All Muslim authorities maintain that a true understanding of God is impossible unless He introduces Himself due to the fact that God is beyond the range of human vision and senses. Therefore God tells people who He is by speaking through the prophet. According to this view the fundamental message of all of the prophets is "There is no god but God."
The Qur'an erts the existence of a single, absolute truth that transcends the world; a unique being who is independent of the creation; a real being indivisible into hypostatic entities or incarnated manifestation. According to the Qur'an:
"Say (O Muhammad): He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."
Qur'an, Sura 112 (Al-Ikhlas), ayat 1-4
"Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people."
Qur'an, Sura 6 (Al-An'am), ayat 133
The Qur'an relates the story of Abraham in order to provide an example of an intellectual quest for understanding God as the Cause of Causes: Related in verses 6:75-79, Abraham moves progressively from worshiping the stars, the moon, and the sun to acknowledging God as the sole cause of the heavenly phenomena.
The Qur'an erts the existence of a single, absolute truth that transcends the world; a unique being who is independent of the creation; a real being indivisible into hypostatic entities or incarnated manifestation. According to the Qur'an:
"Say (O Muhammad): He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."
Qur'an, Sura 112 (Al-Ikhlas), ayat 1-4
"Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people."
Qur'an, Sura 6 (Al-An'am), ayat 133
The Qur'an relates the story of Abraham in order to provide an example of an intellectual quest for understanding God as the Cause of Causes: Related in verses 6:75-79, Abraham moves progressively from worshiping the stars, the moon, and the sun to acknowledging God as the sole cause of the heavenly phenomena.
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