AL-Daleel Journal

The Role of Faith in Building Ideology

Volume 1, Issue 1
Summer 2018
Pages 62-83

Author

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Aalul-Bayt International University, Algeria.

Abstract
The Search for Perfection-an inherent aspect of human existence in its quest for self-identity and true belonging-can only be realized within the framework of a cosmic worldview. It is this worldview that the human mind relies upon to establish an ideology capable of diagnosing the principle of its motion and ultimate purpose. This is due to the generative relationship between what is and what ought to be. Humanity cannot uncover its true identity or resolve the epistemological inquiry-From where? To where? In where?-except through the existential and epistemological realism embedded in the divine cosmic worldview (al-ʿaqīdah, or creed). This worldview serves as the foundation for constructing judgments, ethics, and laws, reflecting the profound interdependence between the creedal dimension and the practical dimension. This article thus seeks to illuminate the role of the divine cosmic worldview (al-ʿaqīdah) in shaping ideological vision. It does so by examining the conceptual frameworks integral to forming the article’s epistemological direction, focusing on two pivotal axes that permeate its structure: the cosmic worldview and the ideological vision. Subsequently, it addresses key issues within the cosmic worldview, particularly those pertaining to theological-realistic concerns. Building on this, the cosmic worldview is categorized into divine and materialistic frameworks, culminating in an analysis of the generative relationship between the divine cosmic worldview and ideological vision. The article concludes by outlining the epistemological premises and methodologies employed in this study.

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