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Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective

This article aims to study the primary and secondary definition of atheism and theists according to the Western and Islamic Perspectives. This research will highlight some of the typologies of atheists, sociological and psychological conditions of atheist and self-identified atheists in modern ideo...

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Main Authors: Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah, Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2021
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BL Religion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
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spelling my.iium.irep.940182021-11-23T02:22:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/94018/ Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc This article aims to study the primary and secondary definition of atheism and theists according to the Western and Islamic Perspectives. This research will highlight some of the typologies of atheists, sociological and psychological conditions of atheist and self-identified atheists in modern ideologies. A further discussion and exploration will also cover the response of Muslim scholars and philosophers to atheism and atheists such as Al-Ghāzāli and Saʿīd Ramaḍān Al-Butiy. This study employs a qualitative method by analysing related books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and journal articles.The finding indicates that there are insufficient sources in defining the word atheism in Islam as compared to the Western connotations. IIUM Press 2021-08-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/94018/1/94018_Atheism%20and%20Atheists%20Western%20and%20Islamic%20perspective.pdf Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah and Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam (2021) Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 5 (2). pp. 53-70. E-ISSN 2600-8432 https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/198/100
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topic BL Religion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
spellingShingle BL Religion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah
Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective
description This article aims to study the primary and secondary definition of atheism and theists according to the Western and Islamic Perspectives. This research will highlight some of the typologies of atheists, sociological and psychological conditions of atheist and self-identified atheists in modern ideologies. A further discussion and exploration will also cover the response of Muslim scholars and philosophers to atheism and atheists such as Al-Ghāzāli and Saʿīd Ramaḍān Al-Butiy. This study employs a qualitative method by analysing related books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and journal articles.The finding indicates that there are insufficient sources in defining the word atheism in Islam as compared to the Western connotations.
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author Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah
Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
author_facet Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah
Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
author_sort Abdul Razak, Nur Afifah
title Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective
title_short Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective
title_full Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective
title_fullStr Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed Atheism and Atheists: Western and Islamic perspective
title_sort atheism and atheists: western and islamic perspective
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/94018/1/94018_Atheism%20and%20Atheists%20Western%20and%20Islamic%20perspective.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/94018/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/198/100
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