![]() ![]() The arguments in the debate were cumulative each disputant built upon, and recapitulated, the arguments of his predecessors. ![]() I had at first considered analyzing the debate from a historical viewpoint, but it quickly became clear to me that such an approach would be impracticable. In adopting this course, I have followed a procedure often used by the disputants themselves in their treatises. I have arranged the study topically and have grouped the principal arguments around three central problems: divine power and possibility divine will and necessity and divine justice and obligation. This seemed especially important to me, since much of the material which I have used exists only in manuscript and so is not always easily accessible. My first concern has been to present these themes and arguments as clearly and as accurately as I could, and to do so, as often as possible, in the words of the disputants themselves. Preface In this work, I describe and analyze the major themes and arguments in a long-lived but little-known debate among Muslim theologians. Paperbacks, although satisfactory for personal collections, are not usually suitable for library rebinding Printed in the United States of America by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEYĬopyright O 1984 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, Guildford, Surrey AU Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data will be found on the last printed page of this book ISBN 8-7 Publication of this book has been aided by the Paul Mellon Fund of Princeton University Press This book has been composed in Linotron Caledonia type Clothbound editions of Princeton University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Theodicy in Islamic Thought THE DISPUTE OVER ![]()
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