Theme C: The existence of God and revelation (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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Two key arguments for Allah's existence
Two key arguments for Allah's existence
Design argument & First Cause argument
What Design argument suggests about natural world
What Design argument suggests about natural world
Evidence of intelligent planning & purpose
Design argument conclusion about universe's designer
Design argument conclusion about universe's designer
Allah as supreme designer
Meaning of omnipotent
Meaning of omnipotent
Unlimited power
Meaning of benevolent
Meaning of benevolent
All-loving
Meaning of omniscient
Meaning of omniscient
All-knowing
Qur'an verse supporting Design argument
Qur'an verse supporting Design argument
Surah 2:164
Alternative name for First Cause argument
Alternative name for First Cause argument
Cosmological argument
Key principle of First Cause argument
Key principle of First Cause argument
Everything that exists has a cause
Scholar who developed First Cause argument
Scholar who developed First Cause argument
Al-Ghazali (12th century)
Al-Ghazali's work on First Cause
Al-Ghazali's work on First Cause
Kitab al-Iqtisad fil'Itiqad
What Design argument shows about Allah's power
What Design argument shows about Allah's power
Omnipotence - unlimited power to create universe
What First Cause argument establishes Allah as
What First Cause argument establishes Allah as
Ultimate source of all existence
Why universe needs a cause (First Cause argument)
Why universe needs a cause (First Cause argument)
Universe cannot cause its own existence
What both arguments demonstrate together
What both arguments demonstrate together
Reason & revelation work together in Islamic thought