Islam Answers Atheism

390 Pages·2021·22.237 MB·English

by  Asrar Rashid

ANSWERS
ATHEISM
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Contents
INTRODUCTION l
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CHAPTOENRE ISLA&M A THEISM 13
rH owc aIns laanms wAetrh eism? 3
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Kalam
ThPer iImmep ortoafn ce 14
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r3.T he CatoefBg eolriieefs 16
1.4 DeogfPr reoeosf 17
1.B5l iCnodn formity
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r. 6T hIen tuMiitniodvft e h Pei oPurse decessors
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r7.T hMei n&d t hIen tellect 5
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r.R8e ligHiyopuosc 1.1sy 26
Ka/am
1.S9a lvatthiroonu gh 28
r.rToh Eem ergoefnD cies pute 31
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rr. Trh Meu tazila 3 3
ThMeo deErrna 36
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rr. F3i ftAetehne Fiastlilca cies 4 r
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CHAPTTEWRO EPISTEMOLOGY
51
2.r T hMee ani&n Igm portoafEn pcies temology
51
DoeKsn owleidtgsneee ledfde fining?
2.2 53
2.J3u dgements 54
2.E4m pirJiucdagle ments 56
2.R5a tiJodungaelm ents 57
2.6 CategoorfEi mspaitri&io Rcnaa tli Joundagle ments59
2.C7e rta&i Tnytpyoe fsP roofs 62
Prootfhsia mtp aCretr tainty 65
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2.D9i sputbaatsioeondFn a moAusss umpotrFi aolnl aci6e9s
Oratboarsyoe ndA ccepNtoerdm s 70
2.10
r Pro eLtiicce nce 70
2.
Sophistry 71
2.12
2.1 3L ovieas F allacy 72
2.1T4h Iem portoafCn ocmem oSne nse/MoefSt ihgondi f8i6c ation
c5 A nglo-EuPrhoipleoas&no i ptEhspy i stemolog8y7
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CHAPTETRH REEIG oo'EsX ISTENCE 97
3. 1C au&se E ffect 97
3.T hSec eptFietctaeolrfD s a vid Hume 9 8
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33.R ussTeella'pso t
106
3. 4R easofnrionEmgf fteoCc atu tsheaG to dc ertaEixnilsytr s ro
35.S evPerni nciples r r 3
3. 6T hSeu mmaorfPy ro of tfhoeSrse ev Perni nciples 14
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37. TPhreo boyfw ayo fT alloyriA npgp lication r r 6
3. 8C antSoerTt'h se ory 8
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3. 9C ircRuelaasro &n·iCn ogn tinRueogurse ssion r1 9
3.Whatth Cea uosfet hUen iveenrtsaei ls
10 122
3.r 'A UfnriovNmeo rtsheib nyLg a'w reKnrcaeu ss 26
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3r.Afterth&o Vuagrhitosu s Consideratir2o 9n s
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3.r3 OcRkahzaornr's 130
3.1 4T hPer incoifSp ulfef iRceiaesnotn r 3 r
3. 1T5h Fea lloafCc oym position 13
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31.6 A CauUsneidv e&r tshCeea usParli nciple 133
3.1T7h Aen thrPorpiincc& i tphTleee l eolAorggiucmaeln1 t3 4
3.1G8o do ft hGea ps 135
3. 1A9l ioeftn h e Gaps 140
3. 2T0h e Na&m Aetst riobfAu ltleash q 1
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CHAPTFEORU RIO NE VIL, THE&O PDHIICLYO SOPSHUINCDARLI ES r5 1
4.T1h Per obolfEe vm&i l S uffering 151
4.W2h aStt epFhresyna id 152
4.T3h Ceo nnecotfti hoAent st riobfGu otde s r54
4.T4h Beo ulQdueers tion 157
4.S5a taTnr'iscQ kuye stion 158
46.D iviKnneo wledge r59
47.T hNee ces&s tahrEeys sential 60
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4.O8n H umaFnr eewill 161
4.T9h Lee gaRlelsyp onsible 162
4.1U0n believers 167
4.1T1h Oeu twaMruds l&i tmh Oeu t.rwdaK afir 168
4.1D2i viWniel& l H umaFnr eewill 171
4r. T3h Mee anionf'g G oWdi lling' r 7 4
4.1T4h Mee anionf'g G od guidewsh/ommHi esw giulil1ds7e5' s
4.1P5r ophReetpioocrn Ft rse ewill 176
4.1S6i& n F reewill 180
41.7 T hDea ngoefRr e ligious Arrogance1 83
4.1W8h yd oeGso dn eeoduW ro rship? 184
4.1T9h e PuorfHp uomsaeLn i fe 188
4.2T0h Mea nw how orshifpoFprie Hvdue n drYeeda rs 190
4.2A1T houEgxhpte riment 192
4.2W2h yd oeGso db urtnhU en beliienHv eelfrlosE r n teri19t3y?
4.2T3h eP unishimnHe enltl 196
4.2E4u thypDhirloe'msm a 197
4.2T5h eD rownMianng 201
4.2G6o dL'asw 202
4.2A7nI mperWfoercltd 205
4.2W8h aitts h Wei sdoofmG odc reaEtviinlg? 208
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CHAPTER FIIVSEL AI&M SCTENCE 2J 7
5r.T hCel aosfMh o deSrcni ence 2r 7
5.T hSeu bjoefSc cti ence 218
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53.M iracles 221
5. 4T heM etaphyDsoimcaailn 225
5.5T hBeu raq 227
5.6 .T hSep liotftt ihMneog o n 229
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57.C laimosfS cienEtririfontir hc Qe u ran 3 r
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58.T hQeu r'iasnno atB oookfS cience 244
5. 9C laiomfSs c ienEtririfoniPr ocr p heRteipco rts 25
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5. rFoo rge&r·Ii selsa m 265
5r. r EscihnIa stloalmogy 267
5I. T2hIel luosfSi coine nDtoigfmiact ism 27 0
5c. P3a radSihgimif nSt csi enTthiefoirci es 27 t
5.1E4v olution/DIensti&egIlnsl liagme nt 273
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CHAPTER TSHIEX QUR'AN, HSAHDJ\IRT{HA I
6.r Islam 291
6.T2h Per eserovfta htQeiu orn\ 111 292
6.T3h Per eserovfta htIeij oand& i Stuhn na 307
6.C4l assifoifHc aadtiitohn 3 r
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Sharta
6.5 Law 313
6.J6i had 314
67.S lavery 319
68.C orpoPruanli shment 325
6.C9a piPtuanli shfmoAerpn ot.tsa tes 332
6.1H0o mosex&u Iaslliatmy 335
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6.1T1 hMea rrioafLg aedc yAi s\°fh¾-a 337
6r.2 Polygamy 342
6.31T hI:Iei jab 343
61.4 W omalni akR ei I:Iba dith 347
6.5rM aidfeonMrse nw,h aatb oWuotm en? 347
6.1W6o menI n&h eriLtaawnsc e 348
6.71B loMoodn eoyfa W oma[nd iya] 348
6.1D8i voLracwes 349
6.91W ifBee ating 349
6.2W0o men's &In Lteealdleercsth ip 351
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NOTE&S REFERENCES 353
GLOSSARY 363
BIBLIOGRAPHY 373
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