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Sunni Islam

Strict monotheism (Tawhid) centered on the absolute sovereignty of Allah. The Quran is the final, uncorrupted revelation, and Muhammad is the seal of the prophets. Morality is grounded in divine command.

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Foundational Axioms

  • Α

    There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger.

  • Β

    The Quran is the literal, uncreated word of God.

  • Γ

    Moral truth is determined by divine command.

  • Δ

    Human reason is a gift from God but subordinate to revelation.

Key Thinkers

Al-GhazaliIbn Sina (Avicenna)Ibn Rushd (Averroes)Al-Ash'ariIbn TaymiyyahHamza Yusuf

Debate History

Does the universe's beginning prove the existence of God?

QueuedTheology

What follows from the is/ought gap, and does the best account of objective obligation uniquely entail Eastern Orthodoxy?

Working caseEthics

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Argument incomplete

Can anything ground a moral obligation that actually binds?

Everyone in this argument can tell you what the good is. Nobody has yet shown why it obligates a person who declines it. Orthodoxy, naturalism and Islamic theology each hit the same wall in the same place, which is either a scandal or a sign that the question has been mis-posed.

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