Revealed Theology: Lesson Two

Why do Islamic theologians refrain from declaring a specific living non-historical individual by name to be in Hellfire?

The Kalam Cosmological Argument states: “Whatever begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore, the universe has a cause.”

Which cosmological theory falsely claims that the universe has always existed from eternity without needing a Creator?

Chaos theory proves that the physical universe was generated out of absolute non-existence without any pre-existing matter or physical laws.

The Teleological Argument for the existence of God is primarily based on what observed feature of the universe?

Modern anthropological studies indicate that belief in an intelligent Creator develops naturally in children.

What term describes an entity whose existence is non-dependent, eternal, and necessary in and of itself?

The Mu’tazilites were a theological group that prioritized human reason over divine revelation in certain doctrinal matters.

Who were the two primary codifiers of orthodox Sunni theology (Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah) in the 4th century AH?

 Imam al-Ash’ari was a student of Mu’tazilism who later publicly renounced its doctrines after identifying logical contradictions in their position on divine justice.