Theodicy in Islamic Thought: The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds
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The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz.
Originally published in 1984.
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