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والعلم الإلهي: علم يتعلق بأمور لا يتوقف على مادة في التصور والوجود
Metaphysics concerns matters not dependent on matter for their conception or existence.

In classical classification, ilāhiyyāt (metaphysics) also addresses general notions not tied to conceiving a particular material body, such as being, necessity, cause, and effect. The term does not mean only rituals or devotional theology.

Example: “Is everything that exists necessarily existent?” examines the relationship between being and necessity, not the physical shape of a particular stone or tree.

Although metaphysics and kalām may share questions, their every claim is not thereby identical. A doctrinal conclusion still requires its own assessment against the relevant rational and revealed evidence.

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Metaphysics beyond material conditions

Greek Philosophy in Arabic: Its Encounter with Kalām

والعلم الإلهي: علم يتعلق بأمور لا يتوقف على مادة في التصور والوجود
Metaphysics concerns matters not dependent on matter for their conception or existence.

In classical classification, ilāhiyyāt (metaphysics) also addresses general notions not tied to conceiving a particular material body, such as being, necessity, cause, and effect. The term does not mean only rituals or devotional theology.

Example: “Is everything that exists necessarily existent?” examines the relationship between being and necessity, not the physical shape of a particular stone or tree.

Although metaphysics and kalām may share questions, their every claim is not thereby identical. A doctrinal conclusion still requires its own assessment against the relevant rational and revealed evidence.