{"product_id":"the-burhan-arguments-for-a-necessary-being-inspired-by-islamic-thought","title":"The Burhān: Arguments for a Necessary Being Inspired by Islamic Thought","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurhān \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMohammed Hijab analyses Ibn Sīnā’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eargument for the existence of God. Regards as being most invulnerable to any type of counterattack, Ibn Sīnā’s Burhān argument postulates that a world with only contingent existences is inconceivable, as a contingent existence cannot cause itself. Ibn Sīnā argues that the only way to explain the existence of anything is to postulate the existence of an uncaused necessary being, or a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewājib al-wujūd \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(‘necessary existence’). However\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edespite its impact, the Burhān\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas not been packaged for apologetic use for a modern audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHijab's novel contribution to the discourse surrounding God’s existence is found in his re-articulation of this argument for theists attempting to make the case for religion to atheist audiences. Using the Burhān\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas his guide, Hijab provides his own proofs for the necessary existence of God and answers some of the most prominent objections. Hijab applies the arguments for a necessary being by referring to potential pastoral and apologetic settings using two fictitious characters, Richard and Betty.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45917355212991,"sku":"a2b25e55-453c-4f2a-b449-70fa9e1df492","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/d6f31288f1287bd0e89ae9da5347965c.jpg?v=1785100648","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-burhan-arguments-for-a-necessary-being-inspired-by-islamic-thought","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}