LessonsThe World and Its Origination: Creation and Philosophical EternityQuiz

Origination of all creatures
The assertion that all existing created beings other than God are originated.

This expresses a universal proposition. An animal, planet, or human body provides a particular illustration of beginnings, but no single instance automatically demonstrates the full universal claim. The argument must reach all relevant kinds of created entities.

This explains the later importance of the distinction between entities (aʿyān) and accidents (aʿrāḍ) in kalām. The purpose is not to list selected events, but to construct a general proof about creation.

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A universal proposition and particular examples

The World and Its Origination: Creation and Philosophical Eternity

Origination of all creatures
The assertion that all existing created beings other than God are originated.

This expresses a universal proposition. An animal, planet, or human body provides a particular illustration of beginnings, but no single instance automatically demonstrates the full universal claim. The argument must reach all relevant kinds of created entities.

This explains the later importance of the distinction between entities (aʿyān) and accidents (aʿrāḍ) in kalām. The purpose is not to list selected events, but to construct a general proof about creation.