Importance of Islamic Metaphysics in the context of Medieval Worlview

Abstract

This article examines the Islamic metaphysical tradition in the context of medieval thinking. The main goal of the study is to identify the role of Islamic metaphysics in the space of medieval religious and philosophical discourse. The scientific significance of the article is to prove how close the metaphysics of the Muslim Middle Ages was to the true understanding of the universe. The practical significance of the article is reflected in the fact that to this day representatives of Islamic traditional theology use the achievements of the Eastern Peripatetics in describing the basic laws of the worldview. The article also uses two methods: comparative analysis and synthesis of the historical and logical. In the article, the authors highlight three main results: (1) compared to other metaphysical layers, Islamic metaphysics is unique, (2) Islamic metaphysics is not limited to Islamic philosophical theology, (3) Islamic metaphysics still exerts a huge influence on religious ontology. The main value of this work is its practical applicability. The conclusions and ideas of this study can be applied both in the social life of the Muslim world and within the framework of various disciplines of the socio-humanitarian direction. Also, the use of materials from this study will help in a deeper understanding of the methodological ontology of Arabic-language philosophy of the Middle Ages. This, in turn, significantly expands the application of metaphysics both in the historical-philosophical perspective and in the context of modern philosophy.

Keywords: metaphysics, religious thinking, philosophical discourse, the Middle Ages, rationalism.