Consept of time in Islamic theology

ABSTRACTCONSEPT OF TIME IN ISLAMIC THEOLOGYlknur DEM RMaster Thesis, the Department of the Basic Islamic SciencesSupervisor: Yrd. Doç. Dr. smail YÜRÜKDecember 2006, 213 PagesConsept of time in Islamic thought has been argued in the frame of opinions oftwo different schools which one of them perceived concept of time as a creature, andthe other considered it speculation of mind. The first one shows the interpretation oftime of philosophy and the second manifests the perception of time of theology. This iswhy, first, we dwelt on literal and terminological meanings of the concept, then, weexplained the information related to time in Qoran constituting the mainstay of Islamictheology, including their exegsis.To show the way of study and perception of concept of time in philosophy, wedealt with eminent philosophers? opinions related to the topic. We also tried tointerprate the varioss opinions about time in theology by qoting them from the Works ofprominent theologs. Meanwhile, we discerned that the theologs, generally, did notaccept the truth of time and movement.We reached the opinion that the method of theologs, of Qoran as well, the effortsfor giving prof, from physical word for metaphysical things are more much tounderstand the topic, because it makes use of the exact sciences? datum possible.In this study, it is discerned that theology, did not accept the truth of time andmovement, because they had some problems with the pieces of time, past, future andpresent which their existence is accepted by philosophers. According to he ologs thepast and future did not exist in the actual moment and present faded away immediately.They claimed that understanding time is possible only together with existence. Thisclaim also gives solutions for many theological and philosophical blinds.Keywords: Time, existence, movement, the truth, flow, relativity, pasteternity,cosmos, creation, big bang, philasophical comment, Islamic theological comment.