تمثل العالم عند الأشاعرة

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The world may appear to be ordinary and familiar, but dwelling deeper into it, difficult philosophical issues arise, of which we can only understand through analysis and dialogue.

Amongst the most important of these issues are: Is the world one or are there multiple worlds, especially since the word “world” was mentioned in the Qur’an in the plural form (the worlds)? When was the world created? Is it eternal or is it created? Is God compelled to create it according to this particular form, or is the divine will free to do whatever it wants? These questions represented the essence of the philosophy of the Islamic sects, but this study was limited to presenting the Ash'ari perception of that.