The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer
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"The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer" is a chapter in Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophical work that explores Islamic understandings of God and the spiritual significance of prayer in shaping human consciousness and religious experience.
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| The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9989437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer Context triple: [The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, hasPart, The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer]
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The Doctrine of Prayer
The Doctrine of Prayer is a theological work by Christian philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that explores the nature, purpose, and rationality of Christian prayer.
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The Meaning of Prayer
The Meaning of Prayer is a classic early 20th-century Christian devotional book that explores the nature, purpose, and practice of prayer in everyday life.
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On Prayer
On Prayer is a theological treatise by the early Christian scholar Origen that explores the nature, purpose, and practice of Christian prayer.
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The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God
"Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God" is a Christian book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that explores the theology, practice, and transformative power of prayer in the believer’s life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer Target entity description: "The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer" is a chapter in Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophical work that explores Islamic understandings of God and the spiritual significance of prayer in shaping human consciousness and religious experience.
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A.
The Doctrine of Prayer
The Doctrine of Prayer is a theological work by Christian philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that explores the nature, purpose, and rationality of Christian prayer.
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B.
The Meaning of Prayer
The Meaning of Prayer is a classic early 20th-century Christian devotional book that explores the nature, purpose, and practice of prayer in everyday life.
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C.
On Prayer
On Prayer is a theological treatise by the early Christian scholar Origen that explores the nature, purpose, and practice of Christian prayer.
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D.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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E.
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God
"Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God" is a Christian book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that explores the theology, practice, and transformative power of prayer in the believer’s life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical writing
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book chapter ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify Islamic conception of God for modern thought
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show the spiritual and practical meaning of prayer ⓘ |
| author | Muhammad Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
God as ultimate reality
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God–world relationship ⓘ Islamic monotheism ⓘ Qur’anic view of God ⓘ creative activity of God ⓘ divine immanence ⓘ divine transcendence ⓘ freedom and divine omnipotence ⓘ intellectual versus experiential knowledge of God ⓘ moral attributes of God ⓘ mystical experience in Islam ⓘ personal God ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ prayer and human destiny ⓘ prayer and moral action ⓘ prayer and selfhood ⓘ prayer as dialogue with God ⓘ prayer as spiritual discipline ⓘ prophetic experience ⓘ religious experience as a source of knowledge ⓘ religious psychology ⓘ transformative power of prayer ⓘ |
| explores |
creative role of the human ego in relation to God
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dynamic relationship between man and God ⓘ ethical implications of belief in God ⓘ how prayer deepens religious experience ⓘ how prayer shapes human consciousness ⓘ prayer as participation in divine creativity ⓘ prayer as realization of the self ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
conception of God in Islam
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human consciousness ⓘ meaning of prayer ⓘ relationship between God and human being ⓘ religious experience ⓘ spiritual life in Islam ⓘ |
| partOf | Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophical work on Islam ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic existential thought
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Islamic modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (1)
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reconstruction of religious thought in Islam
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hasPart
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The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer
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subject surface form:
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam