Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

Analysis and Examination of the Origin and Expansion of the Universe in the Qur'an With Emphasis on Light of Lights (Nūr al-Anwār) Suhrawardī's Theory

Document Type : Original Article

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Corresponding Author, Department of Theology and Islamic Studies, Assistant Professor, Sarab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sarab, Iran
Abstract
According to the Big Bang theory (the most widely accepted theory regarding the origin of the universe), all matter and energy were once contained within an infinitely small, intensely hot sphere that exploded, giving rise to the material universe, which has continuously expanded ever since. The Holy Qur'an, in various verses, alludes to the initial connectedness of the universe’s components, their subsequent separation, and their ongoing expansion. Suhrawardī, in his philosophy, posits the creation of the universe differently, namely through the emanation of lights. The primary question addressed in this article, which is written using a descriptive-analytical method, is: Are the verses of the Holy Qur'an and modern physics in harmony or in conflict? Is the creation of the universe in Islam, modern physics, and Suhrawardī’s philosophy limited to the material world? Or are other realms acknowledged in all three frameworks? Based on the investigations conducted, it is demonstrate that Islam is confirmatory and consistent with modern physics only concerning the origin and expansion of the material universe, whereas Suhrawardī’s philosophy does not align with modern physics or the Qur’anic concept of ‘ratq and fatq’" (joining and separating) concerning the origin of the universe.
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تحلیل و بررسی پیدایش جهان و انبساط آن در قرآن با تاکید بر نظریه نورالانوار سهروردی

Author Persian

مریم عاطفی
نویسنده مسئول،استادیار،گروه الهیات و معارف اسلامی،واحد سراب،دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی،سراب ،ایران
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طبق‌ نظریه‌ بیگ‌ بنگ‌(مقبولترین‌ نظریه‌ در پیدایش‌ جهان‌) همه‌ ماده‌ و انرژی، زمانی‌ در گوی کوچک‌ بی‌ نهایت‌ سوزان‌ بوده‌ است‌ که‌ منفجر شده‌ و پس‌ از انفجار، جهان‌ مادی پدیـد آمـده‌ و پیوسـته‌ در حـال‌ انبساط‌ است‌. قران‌ کریم‌ در آیات‌ مختلفی‌ اشاره‌ به‌ پیوسته‌ بودن‌ اجزای عالم‌ سپس‌ جـدا شـدن‌ آنهـا از همدیگر و انبساط‌ آنها دارد. سهروردی در فلسفه‌ خودش‌ به‌ گونه‌ ای دیگر یعنی‌ اشراق‌ انوار از خلقـت‌ عالم‌ سخن‌ می‌ گوید. مسئله‌ اصلی‌ در این‌ مقاله‌ که‌ به‌ روش‌ تحلیلی‌ توصیفی‌ نگاشته‌ شده‌ این‌ است‌ که‌ آیا آیات‌ قران‌ مجید در دین‌ اسلام‌ و فیزیک‌ جدید با هم‌ هماهنگ‌ هستند یا ناسازگار؟ آیا خلقت‌ جهان‌ آفرینش‌ در دین‌ اسلام‌، فیزیک‌ جدید وفلسفه‌ سهروردی، محدود به‌ همین‌ عالم‌ مـاده‌ اسـت‌ یـا عـوالم‌ دیگری هم‌ در هر سه‌ مورد در نظر گرفته‌ شده‌ است‌؟ با بررسی‌ های انجام‌ گرفته‌، تایید هم‌ کننده‌ بودن‌ دین‌ اسلام‌ با فیزیک‌ جدید فقط‌ در پیدایش‌ و انبساط‌ جهان‌ مادی اثبات‌ می‌ شـود ؛ در حالیکـه‌ فلسـفه‌ سهروردی با دیدگاه‌ فیزیک‌ جدید یا رتق‌ و فتق‌ قران‌ در پیدایش‌ عالم‌ هماهنگی‌ ندارد.

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انفصال‌
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انبساط‌
نور
علت‌ فاعلی‌
The Holy Qur'an
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