Philosophical theorization of man’s relation to Allah The...

Philosophical theorization of man’s relation to Allah The Sublime in respect to (man’s origination and continuation) Previously, we spoke of the Quranic principle of man’s relation with Allah, the continuation of this connection and man’s permanent need and wanting (at the stage of origination and in his continuation) to Allah; and we have seen that (Al Quran) removes every suspicion, proving absolutely that man remains wanting Allah the Sublime in all his affairs, needs and at all stages; Allah’s sovereignty, domination, will and reign over man’s choice and deed never cease (not even for a single moment).

Now, we shall elaborate on the philosophical theorization of this matter. The continuous need of every effect to its cause in both stages (origination and continuation): (Al Mufawidah) – who believe that man is authorized and owns a free choice – establish their opinion about man’s independence from Allah the Sublime in his free choice and deed on the philosophical notion that (the effect) dispenses with (the cause) at the stage of continuation, it only needs (the cause) when it is originated.

Some theologists adhere to this opinion which relies on some non-scientific observations like the continuation of movement in a moving body after separating the dynamic energy from it; the heat – as another example – is preserved in a certain body that has absorbed it from a resource even after the removal of it. The building continues to stand after the departure of the…