Existence in philosophy and theology - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Adamson, Peter
Leiden
Brill
(5,377 words)
Wujūd , a fundamental notion in Islamic metaphysics, is normally translated as " existence " in philosophy and theology . It plays a role also in the consideration of the nature of created things, which are often taken to consist of two aspects, the essence of each thing and the existence that comes to that essence. 1. Terminology This basic conception and the term wujūd are both associated with Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna, d. 428/1037), on this topic as on many others the most pivotal and influential thinker of the Arabic philosophical tradition. Wujūd