Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

The Question of Cosmogenesis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Seyyed Hossein Nasr 1
Mohaddatheh Amini 2
1 Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University, United States of America
2 PhD in Islamic Studies, Visiting Professor at Al-Zahra University and the University of Quran and Hadith, Tehran. Iran
Abstract
This is a translation of a paper by Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Islamic cosmology. According to Nasr, Islamic thought has always considered the question of cosmogenesis to be religious and metaphysical, not merely extrapolation of the natural sciences. A constant feature of Islamic schools of thought has been the basic ontological dependence they accord the world vis-a-vis the Creator. In contrast to modern speculations on questions of cosmogenesis, absolute creative power and dominion are exclusively of God, Who is known in the Quran as Khāliq, Fāṭir, Bāriʾ, Muṣawwir, etc. Creation thus must be regarded as a sign of His existence and wisdom.
Keywords
Cosmogenesis
Sacred cosmology
The Role of God in Islamic and Modern Sosmogonies
an Islamic Approach to the Study of Nature
Nature as Divine Sign
 
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  • Receive Date 26 April 2022
  • Accept Date 27 June 2022
  • First Publish Date 27 June 2022
  • Publish Date 27 June 2022