The Absurdity of the Calam Cosmological Argument

Here is a PDF version of the presentation slides:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BLzh1C8UoBWv13HgJ-V2-tVaEAGTxImn/view

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

00:17 - Background of Dr. Hathem

00:50 - Today's Topic of Presentation

02:04 - Outline of the Presentation

05:06 - Introduction to Taymiyyah Theology

16:31 - Biography of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah

17:54 - When did He Live?

24:18 - The Life of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah

38:38 - Distinction: Testimonials

45:41 - Distinction in Rational Sciences

51:41 - Islamic Beliefs

52:19 - Core Beliefs of Islam

55:25 - Qadar (Predestination) in Islam

57:42 - Actions: Hasan (beautiful) vs Qabeeh (holy)

1:02:31 - Qadar: Secondary Causality

1:10:27 - Ibn Taymiyyah's view of secondary causality

1:15:43 - Divine "Attributes" of Beauty, Majesty & Perfection

1:19:05 - The Beginning: The God of the Qur'an

1:21:08 - The Beginning: The Qur'an and Sunnah

1:28:01 - The Way of the Predecessors

1:31:53 - Did they consign their meaning to the Lord?

1:35:10 - Can We Conceptualize the Unseen?

1:37:55 - Ibn Taymiyyah's Key Statement

1:39:42 - Is There Room for Misunderstanding?

1:49:52 - How Could They Disagree?

1:53:53 - Taymiyyan Rejection of Delegationism

1:56:00 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Textual

1:58:59 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Rational

2:01:02 - Empire of Faith: Influence of Aristotelian Philosophy

2:07:11 - Empire of Faith: Responses of Sunni Muslim Apologists

2:10:29 - Rational Theology Motivations: Pressure or Conviction?

2:13:09 - Proof for Origination of Bodies

2:20:56 - Opposition to the Use of the Technical Cosmological argument

2:22:23 - Ibn Taymiyyah on the Proof of Origination of Bodies

2:31:24 - Taymiyyan Alternative

2:36:42 - Typology

2:42:53 - Turning of the Tide & Excommunication of Corporealists

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