Publications, Volume 29

according acquired actions addition advantage ages agreed agreement Alī Allāh appointed Ash'arites becomes believe belongs body Book called cause claim comes command condition connection consequent contrary created Creator creed denied depends determined difference direction discussion effect entity equal essence eternity everything evil excess explanation faith fallacy false follow Fourth give guarding Hence High High Creator hold idea Imām Imāmate immune impossible incumbent inheres kinds knowledge known Koran letters LIVING Macdonald matter means mentioned Messenger miracles mover Mu'tazilites mukallaf namely necessarily necessary necessitates necessity non-existence obedience object opinion opposite originated thing otherwise perfection perform person philosophers pleasure position possess possible existence precedence prior prohibitions proof proper prophecy Prophet proved punishment qualities rational reality reason recompense refer relation removed requires rest result reward seeking senses Shī'ites sought sound Speaker Speech taklif Third tion tradition true union universal veracity vision