Islamic cosmology

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Islamic cosmology is the traditional Islamic understanding of the structure, origin, and order of the universe, integrating Qur’anic revelation, prophetic teachings, and philosophical thought into a religiously grounded model of the heavens and the earth.

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Islamic cosmology canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic philosophical concept
Islamic theology concept
religious cosmology
affirms God as creator of the universe
God’s absolute unity
God’s providence
aimsTo reconcile revelation and reason in understanding the universe
describes order of the universe
origin of the universe
structure of the universe
developedBy Islamic philosophers
Islamic theologians
Sufi thinkers
developedIn classical Islamic period
hasConcept Arsh
Barzakh
Day of Resurrection
Divine Footstool
Hell
Kursi
Paradise
Pen
Preserved Tablet
Sirat bridge
Throne of God
angels
cosmic hierarchy
creation ex nihilo
divine decree
earth
heavens
jinn
lower heaven
scale of deeds
seven heavens
influencedBy Aristotelian philosophy
linked to: Aristotelianism

Greek cosmology
Neoplatonism
integratesSource Hadith
linked to: Hadith literature

Islamic philosophical thought
Qur’an
linked to: Quran

Sufi metaphysics
kalam theology
relatedField Islamic angelology
Islamic eschatology
Islamic metaphysics
religiousTradition Islam
viewsUniverseAs created
finite
ordered

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Firmament influenced Islamic cosmology
Tree at the Furthest Limit mentionedIn Islamic cosmology
narrative of the Ascension influenced Islamic cosmology
Kursi (Footstool of God) hasRoleIn Islamic cosmology