Islamic eschatological discourses: comparing between the conceptions of Badiuzzaman and Al-Attas
The present paper aims to portray a metaphysical and theological understanding of the Islamic eschatology, comparing between two contemporary scholars, Badiuzzaman Said Nursi and alAttas. Through library research and content analysis, this paper looks deeply into the views and explanations made by...
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UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
2023
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/106858/1/106858_Islamic%20eschatological%20discourses.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/106858/ https://al-afkar.com/index.php/Afkar_Journal/article/view/609 |
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| Summary: | The present paper aims to portray a metaphysical and theological understanding of the
Islamic eschatology, comparing between two contemporary scholars, Badiuzzaman Said Nursi and alAttas. Through library research and content analysis, this paper looks deeply into the views and
explanations made by the two versatile scholars regarding Islamic eschatology. Initially, the paper
introduces the concept of eschatology in The Words of Badiuzzaman, followed by the explanation by
al-Attas referring to his works including Prolegomena to Metaphysics of Islam: An Exposition of the
Fundamental Elements of the Worldview of Islam, The Meaning and Experience of Happiness in Islam,
and Islam and Secularism. After presenting the two scholastic narrations, they are compared looking
to their content, articulative methodologies, and linguistic aspects. The meticulous analysis showed
that in the works of both, the conceptions and terminologies related to the end of this world and
beginning of an unending other world have been discussed, whereas it is extensive in Badiuzzaman’s
contentions. Also, despite of the theological similarities in their corpus, they differ in the mentioned
aspects to a great extent. This understanding would contribute to the body of knowledge as well as the
pedagogical approaches one should adopt towards eschatology as a subject. |
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