Abstract
Scholars in Islamic thought have examined the question of the human souls essence through its various aspects and asserted diverse approaches. Unlike the earlier Islamic theologians (al-mutaqaddimūn), the later Islamic theologians (almuta’akhkhirūn) generally did not explicitly express their opinions on the essence of the human soul within the chapters discussing this issue because of their distinctive method and discussion style pertaining to the works in that period. Al-Taftāzānī, who is among the foremost Islamic theologians of the later period of kalām, wrote statements indicating his acceptance of the concept of corporeal soul in his works’ chapters on the human soul. However, he also included statements implying the idea of the immaterial soul in these same chapters. Analyzing Taftāzānīs opinions about the varied topics with which his thought system was involved is essential for determining his views on the essence of the human soul. By examining his thought system, this article has concluded Taftāzānī to have argued the human soul to self-evidently exist beyond the sensible body and to have preferred the view of the subtle body as identical to other bodies in terms of essence within the diversified views of corporeal soul. Moreover, he considered the essential parts (al-ajzā’ al-a~liyya), which he had predicated to most Islamic theologians as a view on the essence of the human soul, not as the essence of the human soul but as the basis of the sensible body. This article traces Taftāzānī`s thoughts on the human soul through his views on physics, epistemology, ontology, and theology then reveals his opinions on the essence of the human soul based on these findings.
Keywords
Essence of the human soul the being of the human soul the subtle body essential parts immaterial human soul al-Taftāzānī’s thoughtShare
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- Authors: Ziya Erdinç, Assist. Prof., Sakarya University
- DOI: dx.doi.org/10.12658/Nazariyat.7.2.M0137en
- Year: 2021 (November) / Volume: 7 / Issue: 2
- Page: 177-217
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