Pantheism and the Unity of Existence

Description

This book is a new addition to the subject that we see as the unifying thread in the thought of Dr. Abdul Wahab Al-Messiri – may God have mercy on him – which is the endeavor to build a universal human vision from the standpoint of the doctrine of monotheism as a cognitive framework revolving around the place of man in the world, even if Al-Messiri did not use familiar concepts or overuse citations of verses and hadiths and refer to the sayings of jurists. Al-Masiri penetrated the heart of Islam’s epistemological and teleological system by comparing ideological, philosophical, and cognitive frameworks. He understood that the ultimate goal is to affirm human nature, its limits, and its horizons, all of which are superseded by the transcendence of God, “who is unlike anything else.” He worked to develop the Arabic discourse on distinguishing between the divine, the unseen, the natural, and the human, establishing the criteria that govern the dynamic relationship between them. He grasped the wisdom behind highlighting and clarifying these distinctions, which pantheistic systems attempted to reduce to a anthropocentric view, equating humanity with God or enshrining human dominance over nature. Sometimes, these systems even excluded the question of divinity and lordship from discussion, despite its presence in the conceptual framework—negated, inverted, overt, or implicit.

This book is essential reading for specialists and those interested in all branches and fields of the social sciences, as well as for researchers in philosophy, linguistics, literature, comparative religion, and the various branches of Islamic jurisprudence. The manifestations of pantheism contribute to a different and new understanding of the historical trajectories of ideologies, doctrines, and religions, and their realities. It touches upon all aspects of human life and requires a precise understanding and profound insight upon which accurate descriptions, wise interpretations, just judgments, and diligent efforts to preserve humanity and reform the world are based.