Theoretical foundations of religious pluralism according to Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi, an analytical study
- Author:
- Mohammad Alsaheb Kassar Al-Odah
- Level:
- Master
- Field of study:
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Language:
- Arabic
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Year:
- 2022
- Publisher:
- URD Press
- Supervisor(s):
- Abdoljabar Alrefahi
- Advisor(s):
- Mohammad Souri
This research examines the theoretical foundations of religious pluralism.According to Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi, and its compatibility with the foundations of religious pluralism theory Which is based on three arguments, the first: the moral argument that pluralism is the only way to escape from the pattern of elimination and exclusion of the other,Thus, it contradicts itself as a principle of escape and salvation.And the second argument: that religious experience is beyond description, and this means that the opinion of any religion is absolutely impossible, and this is what most religions reject, as everyone claims that his religion is an absolute right.And for the third argument: derived from the historical tendency that different cultural conditions prevent making absolute religious claims for a religion.These arguments derive from them basic general criteria for achieving peaceful coexistence and rejecting intolerance and religious exclusion.However, the theory of religious pluralism does not have a social dimension only, but rather it is a specific issue of the philosophy of religion that has deep epistemological and philosophical dimensions that led to the dissolution of the specificity of religious beliefs in knowing and realizing the truth or questioning the existence of a true religion.Belief in a particular religion becomes futile because it negates the objective reality of religious teachings, by adopting the idea of religion as a transcendent and vague reality,It is revealed and manifested through intellectual windows and spectacles through which a person looks at religion, making religious idiosyncrasies nothing but purely human perceptions.From here, the research hypothesis was launched to find the theoretical foundations and the cognitive, philosophical, spiritual and mental structures on which Ibn Arabi’s intellectual system was based in his interpretation of the phenomenon of plurality of religions and absolute existence and the related issues of these topics through his theories and ideas such as the divine manifestations and the station of the Muhammadan truth.And the religion of divine love through its approach, foundations and knowledge buildings with visions aimed at respecting the human being, consolidating humanism in religion, preserving the privacy of religions and purifying religiosity from hatred.In contrast to the language of beliefs that speak conflicting and sometimes incoherent languages, the research also refers to an analytical and descriptive study of Ibn Arabi’s theories on these topics, using the opinions of a group of specialists with Ibn Arabi’s theoretical knowledge,And they came to say these theoretical foundations that preserve the human tendency in religion in its theories.The researcher arrives at a set of results that Ibn Arabi establishes what he calls “divine principles” or “divine basics” for man’s persistent and constant quest to search for the truth of existence, reach the truth, and express the truths and monotheistic knowledge. transcendent and profound intellectual.And what proves a close relationship between love, monotheism and religious knowledge to realize the existence of the servant, and this relationship is the reason for the perpetual occurrence of man’s knowledge of his Lord.” whose knowledge is correct, his monotheism is correct, and he whose monotheism is correct, his love is correct, for knowledge is yours and monotheism is for him, and love is a relationship between you and him, with which the conflict between the servant and his Lord occurs.”