خلاصة:
Islamic leaders about God's creation use of interpretation "not from thing" (men la shaya). This interpretation perch against two thoughts: Creation from nothingness and Eternity of matter. In the logical analysis, the interpretation "not from thing" is affirmative statements that attached of its Predicate is negative statements. In other words, the interpretation "not from thing" is contradictory of Creation from nothingness and Eternity of matte. And with Cancellation of two theories, is proved. The interpretation "not from thing" take into consideration by Islamic theologians and philosophers. They based on this interpretation, disproof a dualistic beliefs and polytheism. And they describe a God's creation from a rational point. Islamic philosophers based on this interpretation, Compliments an "Innovative actions" and described its properties. Mulla Sadra by reason of interpretation "not from thing", opine about first creature and Considers it the sacred ink that depend to nothing except the Creator.
ملخص الجهاز:
Based on the analysis of the words of Muslim scholars, the expression "la min shay'" depicts creative creation without prior matter and form based on the power, will, and wisdom of God, and demonstrates the loftiness of the Creator and His non-similarity to the created beings.
In this research, beyond identifying the sources of the hadiths containing this expression and examining their chains of transmission (isnad) and the clues of their issuance, the analysis of the expression "la min shay'" as a logical proposition and the explanation of the teaching derived from this expression, positioned between the two hypotheses of creation from prior matter and creation from nothingness, is the focus.
First, the identification of sources, chains of transmission, and core vocabulary of these hadiths as a hadith-based discussion; second, the evaluation of the proposition derived from the expression "la min shay'" and determining its direction, quantifier, subject, and predicate as a logical proposition; and third, the analysis of the teaching of "creation not from something" between the two hypotheses of "the eternity of matter" and "creation from nothingness" as a theological-philosophical research.
Identifying the hadith sources As found in written works, the first person in Islamic history to use the expression "la min shay'" regarding divine creation was Lady Fatima Zahra (sa) in the famous sermon of Fadakiyya.
The fourth hadith is narrated by Sheikh Saduq within a sermon in two books, Uyun Akhbar al-Reza and Al-Tawhid, with a connected and authentic chain through Imam Reza from the Commander of the Faithful (see: Ibn Babawayh, 1404, vol.
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