Islamic cosmology

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Islamic cosmology is the traditional Islamic understanding of the structure, origin, and order of the universe, integrating Qur’anic revelation, prophetic teachings, and philosophical thought into a religiously grounded model of the heavens and the earth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic philosophical concept
Islamic theology concept
religious cosmology
affirms God as creator of the universe
God’s absolute unity
God’s providence
aimsTo reconcile revelation and reason in understanding the universe
describes order of the universe
origin of the universe
structure of the universe
developedBy Islamic philosophers
Islamic theologians
Sufi thinkers
developedIn classical Islamic period
hasConcept Arsh NERFINISHED
Barzakh NERFINISHED
Day of Resurrection NERFINISHED
Divine Footstool NERFINISHED
Hell
Kursi NERFINISHED
Paradise NERFINISHED
Pen
Preserved Tablet NERFINISHED
Sirat bridge NERFINISHED
Throne of God NERFINISHED
angels
cosmic hierarchy
creation ex nihilo
divine decree
earth
heavens
jinn
lower heaven
scale of deeds
seven heavens
influencedBy Aristotelian philosophy NERFINISHED
Greek cosmology
Neoplatonism NERFINISHED
integratesSource Hadith NERFINISHED
Islamic philosophical thought
Qur’an NERFINISHED
Sufi metaphysics
kalam theology
relatedField Islamic angelology
Islamic eschatology
Islamic metaphysics
religiousTradition Islam
viewsUniverseAs created
finite
ordered

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Firmament influenced Islamic cosmology
Tree at the Furthest Limit mentionedIn Islamic cosmology