The Performance of Perplexity: A Sufi Approach to the Paradoxes of Monotheism

From: The Muslim World | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: Latif, Amer | Copyright information

There is no god but God (la ilaha illallah), the assertion and witnessing of God's existence and oneness, is the essence of monotheism in its Islamic manifestation. While the truth of this witnessing is vouchsafed for the believer through faith, upon reading the Qur'an and upon reflection, there emerge many puzzling and perplexing questions regarding God's nature and His actions. Some of these questions concern the apparent contradiction in many of God's qualities - He is both life-giver and ...

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