Sunday, May 29, 2011

The relationship between Islamic philosophy with the science of kalam

As known to use a big mind in the discussion of religious matters in Islam are not only found in the field of Islamic philosophy, but also in the field of science kalam, tasawwuf, fiqh usul, and science. For that reason, in this case we will discuss the relationship between philosophy with science kalam.
Kalam in Arabic can be defined with words and sayings. In linguistic science, kalam is composed of words in a sentence that has meaning. While the science of religion, which is meant by kalam is the word of god. Then these words indicate a science of its own, called the science of kalam. Among the reasons advanced, is as follows: 

The most important issue is the talk of the early centuries hijrah is the word of God or word of the Koran as one of His nature, whether Kadim, not created, or the hadith (for new), was created? (Please be distinguished tradition says the opposite of Kadim, the Hadith: sayings, words, determination and character of Prophet Muhammad SAW) 

Foundations of the arguments of kalam is reason (ratio). The theology or mutakallimin define the subject matter with reasonable arguments put forward in advance, after completion of their new back on the argument naqal (Qur'an and Hadith). 

Way of proving the religious beliefs of science like logic and philosophy.
Thus, the science of kalam is one of Islamic science that arise from the discussion of the Islamic ummah in formulating the creed of Islam by using the arguments of reason and philosophy. This can be seen in many science books Kalam (science of monotheism) is always first put forward reasonable arguments (logic), then followed with the argument naqal (Qur'an and Hadith). 

Upon premises that, among the writers of Islam, like Ibn Khaldun in his Prolegomena, Al-Iji in Al-Mawaqif, Mushtafa Abdul Raziq in his book Al-philosophy Prolegomena chronicle al-islamiyyah and Renan in his book, Ibn Rushd wa al-kalam Rusydiyah incorporate science into the scope of Islamic philosophy. This is because they see that between these two Islamic disciplines have a very close relationship and the issues discussed between them already mixed so it is difficult to distinguish. 

Kalam Science as well as Islamic philosophy, influenced by Greek philosophy. However, the main source of their advantage is the religious texts. It can be seen especially in alliran Mu `tazillah and Al-Ash` ariyah. However, in reality the science of Kalam was born from the problem of Islam itself, while the solution is only affected from philosophy.
It is clear that the distinction between Islamic philosophy and science of kalam is located on the method and its object. In detail can be presented as follows: 

Science is essentially religious kalam different methods and objects of Islamic philosophy. Philosophy of intellectual method, then the religious texts serve as evidence to justify the reason. Meanwhile, the science of kalam is a method of argumentation, then used as a tool to justify the philosophy of religious texts. The object of philosophy is God, nature, and humans, while the science of kalam is the object of God and its properties and the relationship of God with nature and human life on earth in accordance with the Shari'a of Allah revealed to His servant in the holy books. Philosophy ford field without thinking associated with the existing opinions. While the science of Kalam take propositions contained in the creed of religious texts that no possible doubt as the existence of God, then look for arguments.
Philosophy is a foreign term (Greek), who entered the world of Islam (Arabic language). So, the philosophy of Islam is a product from outside Islam, while science is the science of Islamic kalam itself was born from discussions about the Qur'an, whether the hadith, for new, or Kadim? 

Beginnings of Islamic philosophy born in the late second century hijra early third century, there were already well-known philosophers as philosophers, such as Al-Kindi as the Arab philosophers. Similarly, in the science of kalam the characters are still called mutakallimin and not called philosophers. In addition, there has been sharp disagreement between the philosophers and the theologians like the case between the theologian Al-Ghazali Al-Ash `ari and Ibn Rushd.

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