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des n ve he waseu. (7:31)

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Ea he whesme hings We have prvided r yur susenance, bu cmmi n excess herein, es

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pp p by b ml “ Kiab al-Riqah ,” ahih al-Bukhari.



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is is he simiiude Paradise which he gdearing have been prmised: herein are rivers waer unsa-ing, rivers mik unchanging in avur, and rivers

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cpc g cu , bu c . T c wl lwyg pc. ll lg bg —xcp w, y c

by —y lg u c c.Oly gu ly u c w G.

T — cu by — cu, plc cuc c—u plgy. T g G g pcp. m

l l G ug pu- by . Bu g G x-p w. ’ll pg y



36 | Ant

wc w cc c:

en 9:1-7: “1 nd d bessed Nah and his sns,and said hem, ‘e erie and increase and he

earh. 2 Dread ear yu sha pssess a he animas he earh and a he birds he sky—everyhing wih which he grund is asir—and a he shes he sea: hey are paced in yur hand. 3 very creaureha is aive sha be yurs ea; give hem a yuas did wih he grasses he ed. 4 ny esh wih

is iebd si in i sha yu n ea. 5 S, , wi require an accuning r yur wn iebd: wiask i every beas; and man in regard his e-w man wi ask an accuning r human ie. 6 ewh sheds he bd man, by man sha his bd beshed; r in he image d was man creaed.”

g w w ccu c. Tc “B l c ll ” w. Bu u lu— u l— cg. w p l; : bgg c—bu ly ul . l plc

w cx:“e wh sheds he bd man, by man sha his

bd be shed; r in he image d was man cre-



Ant | 3

aed.” en 9:6.h lg ly p G w c-

, wc gl g

g G. “g G” w b, pc-u uqu gy . uqu gy u b pc. T, l b gpcl pc—pxclly, by ply. T cc, w—bu ply uc p u ppl.

T bblcl w bgg G-

. L uz c.Pp Ol wl l ()

ly ( pl Jul). O cu y xp x, llw u g lgu xp-c u w c l Pl 8— l v:

“1 lo ur Lrd, hw exceen is hy name in ahe earh! wh has se hy gry abve he heavens.

2 u he muh babes and suckings has hurdained srengh because hine enemies, ha humighes si he enemy and he avenger. 3 hen cnsider hy heavens, he wrk hy ngers, he mn

and he sars, which hu has rdained; 4 ha isman, ha hu ar mindu him? and he sn man, ha hu visies him? 5 Fr hu has made



3 | Ant

him a ite wer han he anges, and has crwnedhim wih gry and hnur. 6 Tu mades him have dminin ver he wrks hy hands; hu has

pu a hings under his ee: 7 sheep and xen, yea,and he beass he ed; 8 Te w he air, andhe sh he sea, and whasever passeh hrugh he

pahs he seas. 9 lo ur Lrd, hw exceen ishy name in a he earh!”

Bu w G mx Wb, u Gclg l cuy, p cx “e-zubug Wl”—c wl, wc

w by Ol w cpl by P c p cpl. cu, ccg G wl u -u by u bg. “B l c, ll

ubu ”. T c b u y g-u c, gu plu e—w g cquc w w u . T wl l ly Ol -—bu ly c, w c G Pl 8. uul ju pc up , wc cc w g G, w

w gy wu . y b g b lgu bw lg culu . �



Mit | 3

Cii Ccpi f Ci,ei eic, ecgic

Cg t d m (P. . C cl ec, U-y übg Fllw mx Wb C

c cl Culul u, Uy eu)

Astat

I cu y C lgy l-p ccp bl c. Occp pz c bgg l-

y. ccp cu c bw u l c u, cb w l ccp -l cu c ul bg. Culy, ccp b-g cllg w b pc pyc. T uy u ul wl u u wp l p

uy pbly . Tlp G g p-

bly, bu ccp.



4 | Mit

ppc C lgy p x-pc c, wc C yc cp “b c” (“lb cuu”), c ug-

Bbl (“b l”). c u- pc G gg l, c gc, pc p u bg, w pbl bl - gc b w w cl cllg l juc pc.

C l c , , -

gg by g lgcl , bu, , l pcpl cc pplc cpbl ll u bg lly jubl. Pcpl l uccy, ubly, - gw, g ul uc, pc l, pcu, cgcy, pc c-

cl qu pcclly C lguu, bu y c b c by lgu - l bl c.

Intotion

Cpy l Cl éy l Cy

pbl bl lc u g c;C lg l ec Gäß l lc u p c Cuc. h w -



Mit | 41

b u pcc lc l G, “lb cuu” (b c b cu)? h ccl bly cx

glblz cplly plc lgu bl?hw gc l pbl bc

C cl c , xpl, r- Clc “Cpu cl dc Cuc,” publ 00, wc ,g w pc juc, c cl g

uy, l cucl 980 p pp “F Fuu Fu ly Juc” u by G Cuc 997. T -cl pcpl— p u gy, juc ly, wll-bg— b ug w p-cpl ubly. T p l

uc cpcy c uu g wll qu l w g l pbl wl : w c lw w glbl wg clcg, bu w c lg l pbl cplly.

g y pg l cc -cgly bcg cl w c g pb-l w pl g cquc u

c. T p c : w ul l pbl uc wy pbl g lu g gl pbl bg



42 | Mit

l. T ul -cll pcuy pcpl, wc cgly p c cl-gy g w c ucy

plc . cucl pc pg- ccu “ pw c,” ly, ppl pllu pbl wu c cquc wu p c.T pcpl ubly pcu l c-p lgl cquc, g

uu p c. c w lg cu juy u c , xpl, plcy-g c c, l, u, ppp c l plcy wll. T clly ccpbl C ppc, c G c ll u bg

p. ubly, pcuy pcpl, pcpl p ll w g lc. T j pbl cc cl c l : pbl glblz, pbl

wgg l, pbl . m-u pc qu glbl pbly cl, bu, lly, c ul u bg ul

bg w l l. m, u u b wg g g g g pc-, lug, , py g



Mit | 43

cll cly cg clly. F-lly, wl ppulc, w y p c, g w

pbl wll l ul cz cu-lly xp l ccy.

. A o nia Dvont,noo & oo

ccl lp cl l-ug W u bg. T pcl ccl lp- ly uc G llc-ul lp— gg c, “c” p-p, xpl, l y— ly cl cg lg ml g

g, bu l lp Cy. Tccp u bg cclly cg , , llly cg wl, by Cccp c wll by pbl l pg wl g cllg g G. T wl ccl wl l, g -cll W wl, w c

plubly w pbl ly x bgg lp.

W l u bg w ccl



44 | Mit

cpc, bc u c wc lp u-g l cu, cucl gu w pc-clly lp ccu u

bg. ccl lp ly y pbl- u c bc b -ly. T “clgy” xp w- pcly. ccl Lg, wc culy p ll ccu:bly, pucbly, ubly, pucbly c. h l p bw b -

w ccl cy u bg clgcl w pucbly, bly, wc l l w u y. T c l ul gy, ul jc ccl wl l, wc w bl xpc w cu c-

lgcl lp. u u wl l ly ccl l ccl lp.C c c b cp c b-

l, , cl z b clgu bl. g w xpl: G ul l , , u bg g G. w

w l cc x, , pc-

cl ul c, w c ppc c bl. hw, l ccbl u bl-y lly l clu bly jug



Mit | 45

c lly, c b ll l l-c u bg, w, cquc w u bg u l

l, lly p lgu l-. T uqubly c u u-g ug u lgu bl, bu y g pplg u gy, u g, pcc u-g u bg, ccug wucu lgu cc. O cu, lp

lly g c ul pbl - c w pbl.

pbl cly l cc l-gu cc? e cly up- C lgy, lgu b-l wul y l cquc. T “”

ju by c y p l- lgu bl; y c ly b ju ll u bg y l. rl juc “” u up ccl x by l c; xpl, gu ul b cc, jugul b glzbl. T ul

ul k’ c uy. hw, quply w l cul cc- blc l g. T c b l by



46 | Mit

lb ug bl. rlgu bl p l , bu c lp g ug bl,

by pl cpy .

. nooia Mntait& Rsonsiiit o t onsns

u p ccpy clgcl ly.O “bug” ppg by uul-g h k. T p p u-

bg, b bly puc c-cl lp, wll cully b bl b ug bu bl by ccl c,

w w ccl c. G wpclgcl g g clgcl b-w, w wll puply lp l c-

lg bl u g by g. 998, cp gculu C Wg, d.C., rc Lug, ul

bug gup G xp g U , wc blg, llw: -publ ccl lp wll cu pbl, bu

w wll l pbl w y . W gl

pl g cquc, xpl, clgcl cquc wll p- - pl lg- clgcl c-



Mit | 4

quc cpc l pll Gul mxc 00.

T c yc qulbu,

y . dyc qulbu u : pc uul p cully g plc. c-cg , pc c b b pbly u bg. F xpl: wcl ply cpu g, ly llc b p l cplx c ( l x), bu cl l

lp w cpbl cg y l. O b pbl-y, u bg c lp w pw lg w g.

T clgcl ly b , uly. uly, , ply

ub g, x ll ccl , xpl, “wp-ubl l ul-u g clg,” y c pcg, y yp ucl clgy, w cblgclubc, c. ccg ccp, ll ccl pl, ub, bu w u pbly. W c lp bclgcl b-

lgcl wp, xpl— wul b clly u-l—bu u pbly c w w wllcully pl wp. plc, wll



4 | Mit

plp, lly c bw c bb pc x. p, p w w u

wp. g plc w wp wy yg g clgy p- cc cl pg lg w wllg cy cuy c.clgy cgz cp- plc. Bu c w cp yg, , y bgg, w pl g w

u pc pl cquc?T lg llc (97/97) l lly -

p clgcl ly, glz by yw l-l “cly” ( gly pclz ), , bg bl l cjly wpbly l ccl l cy. T

bly p l wul b c-cl lp. l-l u bg ul u bg ly p c-p w ly g ywy, bu c cpl w ulyg lly . T pbl

wc cul l— qu lu—

; w u lp wlg ccl cpc g w -cy w cc bly.T c



Mit | 4

w, wc c b ulll. Bu (lly) c-cpbl u ulll wy?

l-l p l y

wy ppcg p uu. T uw clgcl ly qu w. y ppl ubcb bug, yc qulbu, uly, qu l clgcl ccu u bcu . bu pbl ccl - lp l bl xpc

c l lg uc upg clgcl ly.

Fu, w c “ c-cu,” w c ully bjc c u bg g p, u

bg, g g, l “ ccu”

uc cclly plz wy l.T ly “ ccu” Ju ll u pbl: ul buy “l-” ( g r cucy); ul c, ulply . O cu, Ju l l g, p, bu ly xz p, wc p x p-

ul-llcul g. T puu p jpbl (lug cu b u pbl); plcl c cc l wlg



5 | Mit

, wc bclly uc qu ly ug ul, xz uly, l pbl. ub cl -

cc, wc, cy , c-ully cl pbl cp clqu uul l wlg culy gg cc y. l c, cc g uc, x-pl, ug c p xcly clcul u w. g uc, cc g

uc ubl uc -pl c u’ “wl.” y w p-l xpc , pyc ccculy b, xpl, w l u- c. expc w u bg c bqu, bcu u bg c b qu.

W ly w quy, l pbl cx clcul uclly. T cy clcul ubl l-g xpc.

Fquly, bu c l gly ul, , cquc ccg pg- w qubl gu. b “d Pzp

wug: uc e ü clgcZl,” publ 97, h J p u w ul l pcuy pcpl,



Mit | 51

, w ul u ubl pg bl pg. Pg, , c qubl. W cy b g

quc, , l. hw, u qulcc ly b c u w wlg c g by ul cg. rlgu c ,ply llc w u ppc plpclc ( xpl, lgy, -l, -cu c).

. istian ontions o t i ination & t Etis o ation

3.1. Te bibica beie in creain – m a cnemprary perspecive

T u bg cu g (-u) cu w lp by Fz Bl, -lg Zuc. y, cg gy (c. Pl 8.7 .) p by xg l Ol hc ec Zg, w c G . – ., u bg’ l p. hw, b-w l— cu g (u)

cu g—pl x g g p qu hbw Bbl clu pbly l



52 | Mit

wl u l. T pbly pbly G, C (c. .9-).

W u bg c w pu

c x : l ( ) ( l), wc u bg (G .7); c ul, hbw: “p” (G .0; .7); pcl bu w l (c- x y, G . .); bb, y (G . .) llwg c.

l pl ugu Ol l-

gy cp: ju G w cp w u bg, u bg ly pbl lg g, bu ul l w cp w .T c b u (c. duy 0.9 . wll Gg Bul’ cl), g l (c. Bu-l, p. ), pcully l g u

g cup u c ( bblcl y , G 8.-7) c u bg l (eccl .9-), gyg g G u bg wgcp (c. Pb .0). “T upg cp- l, bu wc ul.”

w , g w c

bl c, upu, w wc J-u u gc u u bg, u ypc Gpl ( xpl, c



Mit | 53

ll l, b y). pg r (r 8.9-) c c wg lb; u bg llcully u-

p cu c (8.), bu uqully clu l c cpg lb.F ppc bblcl lgy, lgy b-

w pbly cp b c u bg g G, wc ccu G’ c c. T cly w ll c, u bg cu g (-

u) cu, x y pycly u bg; w c u bg c w - c bg pycl u bg . T wy l w lg wu b u bg l u (c. duy 0.0).

3.2. Meaphysica creain hegy andan ehics creain

m ec (0-8): “d câu b, öf g u pg, w glcu câu l g u buc.” (DI

i, , 7-9): “W cul w cu g wy, wul y ll, bcu -y cu ll w G c b b



54 | Mit

G.”Ccc pycl lgy ml

g c “lb cuu” (b

c b cu) g w “lb -l” (b l), , Bbl. B-g b cp l pc: m ec’ lgy “z bg,” g b l. m, lgcl x-p ”g G ll g” “u c” -lly c p G’ c C

g u c w pplc. ccg ccp, c ccu c

pc g, bu cully ccug, y -, y , w. c c u by G, c b y wll l p. F ppc c, p-

c cu ; pc lg, m ec w pbl lg w: lg c, ly w lg - , wc p wy l -g l, ly, lg (c. D V, , .)

C pupp c cul G b-cg u. T g c. G

u l u bg; p-g, lf l (c. Plpp ), wu -gg wu lqug l.



Mit | 55

W c “c cu”, , p y c, ug by c- “c cu,” , pcp

y u bg G bcg u (c. m,99), w g gl, uqu c c- “b ll ,” l bl l

W wl, ug w ccl b clul g cpy pc G. W qubly wll ubly c

wl ccg lw u c Bc d-

c l, pycl c lgy c c bc l. T u bg -plc G, ug l c G gf G.

3.3. savain-hisrica creain hegy

T lgcl cy l ly lp c. hw-, lgy l y l c wgul plc u, cp - c w gl, by y. ppc c xcluly bgg y

p puly plgclly ( u bg cw c, c G.) dp y c-bu, l-cl lgy lc py-



56 | Mit

cl , xcp w p cl quc pycl c (c. l C’ pz lp wl

C .)

3.4. ranscendena creain hegy

cl c lgy “u” ully b-c plgcl u bg wl. (h “cl”

plpcl ug pcul bu pbl gu “c” lgcl ccp). pgu cl pbl u x-c, pbl u bg’ cul-cc. pc plc u bg cu g (u)

cu. b g: T g py-cl c lgy l pu cly ( , pycl g b blw, , wu cl ). T g l-cl c lgy l uc clly- y uy. T -

g cl c lgy l pc.

h y ccz u



Mit | 5

C lg; cc wul juc pc uc . Fquly, g xcb by ppul cp, wc c

b cc uc by gly lgcl ug.

3.5. Te dcrine creain in prcess hegy r he reurn adynamic meaphysics?

T pupp pc lgy ( ul

by W. Cl, qu by Jp Bc C-clu 7, Fbuy 98):

“G lly l wl ”;

“ cgly , pp ubl, b-cu w pp c ”;

“ , ccgly, c w bg by -p (l) cu lg cy .” (p. 0)

T pupp c b cp c- pyc c b:

W cucl c “c cu”( , p y c) G’cl w b c, wc g



5 | Mit

cl l. c “c cu” ( ,

p ccuc G bcg u -

“u” u bg), G “bc,” w cu l G l G (ug u bg). O cu, “G” uc puc wlg. h bg blg l, bu l b c, l, p lgu xpc (“yc”).

T u bg, w -

p by G bcg u, c p by -cg ll cu G pcly by llwg u F’ wb.

c c ppg by pc lgy, , c x, u pycl g,

bu wu ccz ccl l b-

g clgcl pyc. W blc ly b by xg p pccu cg lgy y.

3.6. ssues acing creain hegy day

Blg. -clc, pu u -

u c. Clgcl pycc p- f cl p y lz.

ul. T u bg plc G



Mit | 5

“c cu”; lg w c pbly, ly p c: l l. T wy u bg u cly gu bw

l l p cg p bgc , wy u l cly gu bw u bg . T c- ccbly.

C. W , , p - b bw pyc pc (l u ccg gu), gu ug

lwy clu ul g: ccl p. Tgu ug c xp ppc plul-c cp. u cp w yy ucul lgy. c w l-p w bl p c cp clly ccp cplx ly

l .G u, c c by p-c lgy bl, pcully xpg lg cl G u bg cu g (u) cu.

. onsns o a

tooia tis o ation

4.1. cnsruc meaning r discver meaning



6 | Mit

cc clgy x u pg cucg g. T ul py -lgcl c cu b plc. T l-

p bw b u wlg c b u. Cuc g cp pup l c juc l l g l. T xpl cy -w u w lgy ( ) cc-zg w lg y.

4.2. nsrumenaiy r signicain?

T qu c b xpu wy: pc l b pc lly-llgclly,

, g uly, y l b g buc c,

’ ?hw w p cpcy (u) l xpc u p l xp- l gculu: ully, , -c cy uly, g, , g l u u, lclly?

d pg b pup c ll

x u puc ly cgl pl u , ccg wc puc c b c u uly, ?



Mit | 61

4.3. Prgress r Meamrphsis?

T g pg l (lw w: pl);

g p cycl. w xpl p : ccg m ec (c. m, 008): T

g w u u (eccl .0), bcu y-g w ully bc l. ec l - pgly: “ w g w, wul b yg l!” Bu w cl

bug x ly l, pcclly, “c cu.” g u bg w blu .

J Wlgg G c u cycl lz l: “u! W ugb u uclug – uög u -

uzu, u uög, zu-. Ugb u ugw u k-lu z u u b c u , b wü u ll. c wg uGl: w , w c , w w, c w – ll u u c l.” (Fg“d u” 78) – “u! W uu -

bc by : pwl p ul , pwl p by . Wu g, w-g, c u up cclg c, wl u



62 | Mit

ul w , p . p-g w : w , y b; w b,c g. eyg w, y ug bu

l.” (T c l by T hy huxly, B blg w cp dw’ y lu-, w publ u jul “u” b , 89). - G’ g w

“u u” ( G u xp ), p Buc pz.

T g pg— l— p

b clgcl ccp qulbu cc,clgy, cy. eb Jügl, pu uc yc lgy P Tlgcl cl Uy übg, ccly c pg ly x pluly, ly.

T g p— cycl— x-clu ul cc clgcl c, - ul p g pg; clly clu .hw, p qulbu, wc u bg pbl wc bl l l.

. Einin ation in t iiossns o tnsiv & o



Mit | 63

5.1. d wans ie hrive

w bblcl b c, b G-

, w l u x b u bg, bu w u u bg. u w l by u bg p by u bg. G’ w c w gg p: yu y, yu llw “ ll g.” (G.)

T u bg “y”— g c—

u bg llw b g pl, gcc , wc w ; u- bg y l buc c, y l -, c , p, cully p c. W- cp u u l, w G’ w wl. By cp u u l-

, w g y, , u ,, u wl l, u b, , lly, ul.dy uy yy c. T

w Bbl w bul cc y uy (c.G ). g g, bu pl gul-y, pl gy w pblc. ccc

w wll C ppul , G

c ppl Bbl— lguc c cu—ugu glb. hw, y lgug pclu uy. Pc :



64 | Mit

u cc, w hly p c cpl, y p w lgug, bu u- y l ll . Ju C ug-

u wl u c y, w y y L’ Py, c w lgug. W u p y cu, w u

uc y u. T g u, c g u , u . W pc w u, w u . W w -

cllbl pulbl lby ubjcug u ly, w p gc by c-gzg ly ucl lu. O ul-z u w clgy mu r lly U..., w u gl cc, cpg b buzzg

b; w ly l g wl blwg w, w c u-ug g b C l. ly uu lf u uu bw lby cy, bw uc cy?

5.2. re he “rds” creain sing hemseves?

W u bg g bu c ubjc, c-pu b y . c, gup c-



Mit | 65

, w p plc u bg by cl -llgc. T c, w w c l u bg, w b l G.

W ll pcg blly wy, w w w lg g, pl, l ccg lu b c, lg ccg c lu cu g cu. T u- bg, w y u, y wpycly, w pycl bg. F w lly cu, lly u, lly by, ulbl uc-

bl l ll lg g, c, p llbl. Oly ug cg u -ul l u pycl b w cpbl xpcg u bg. w w b l G, w w b “l G” ll, w g u u w cp, w, w

u l…my lgu p bl G plc c- c w c cgz . W uclly C. Bu pcul c G -pc u llw u bg. u c . T c cc g

ul b l ul w cb u bg. T l u bg w u ug pycccl cpu; l-



66 | Mit

ul.T u ul ply blgcl l, culy l-lc, wc l-p l- u bg. dp

y lu, wc p l wy, w ll w ul pl blg-cl “l” l lglly pppbl “g.”

T u ccp bu l-wlg, , lu cgz u u bg cu. Wy ” wlg g l”xclu l “ pbl” P?

p u bg G, bu cu. T u bg c ly “ ” c l yy c (c. C .).u wlg c b pc . T wy u bg u l p xc l-.T l bu c c ly

g cquc u bg. f -g p b l G, u bg cgz lwy p b.

Oly w u bg pgclly ll l , lug ll - yy l l, w u bgg u, ly, pc, ulbl-

y, llbly, w lg w w c w gg, lg l pbly, bu l



Mit | 6

l-ucy. u y wll ully u: cc u ll w u- bg u ; G gu

b , cu g. hw, u bg l l l, w xc bu w pbl. T uggu xpl u y u glblz wl l y.

. Rsonsiiit – anin o

t nvionnta isis

T lg pc p by l c plc ub wy. w pz -c l, w c gu, x-pl, ppc cu g lcc ( llc),

ppc cu bg (e Fc cuc), ppc cu y y ( xpl,h Cp Bwg). dp lgclc, u l buly . Tppc ll w ul ( ply -ul) y u cl, u pp, wc, uly ul—l-l ( llc),

“ug ” (e Fc cuc), qulbu(h Cp Bwg)— glly cpbl clly l clg c



6 | Mit

cu, ccpc, pplc lccp. hw, cl cculy - lp y cl y. T g x

plc by c c xpc, by c pcclly l cc ( l l), by c ul. Px u pp cquc cuc lg pc, wccplz gc (l) px. l - w w ul w w c , l g jug cy px (cy

g cy!).ecl ppc u b lp px-

lg pc. W ul b c b p w c b . hcl pxglly pc cl c. ecl pcpl ul py lwy by pccl xpc.

Wy pc cl juc cy b by lg pc by c l c? Bcu juc ly pbly g lg pc uully p , cquly, c. lug lgcl juc lwy ubqu px-- pp pcg px--, cpgly, ly cp-

cl c, , qu, y c-y cp. g xpl: G g xly pcc b x-



Mit | 6

ly ( xpl, gly -cz w u, w lgy, cl c-c). bc p c ,

qu c lgcl juc, wc g by cu pc pccl gl. Glly pg, c c lgy (wlw) c lgcl juc l pbl b upucu: ly c ly b cp uc p.

y p, lgcl juc cl

u qulz wlw -lg; u uclz pupp g xpc, , x uc g. ec cl ppc c b bl, bu bl l.

Cucl cl y lp

u bg l l wl, y, wc w “” ly guly c. Tyw y by cl ccppp by llc (l-l) e Fccuc (“bc u cl”) wll c-cp juc pp by y y (qu c-plxy). Ully, w lp

u bg l l wl, w “glbl c.”

G qul ccp, cul x-



| Mit

c x c, wll lyc uppl ccp ( ju-c pcpl ul py), , lly,

uy pccl cgc ul py p.

6.1. van ich: Se-imiain (1973/1975).

llc’ ccp plgclly . T clccp uy yg, c l-lz-

. T pcpl c xpc w “ ccu” (yw: pwl,pul, py), bu l c clcl c c k. h l qu- uy ly ly u-y (c. J cwlä, 980). T ly u-

y l-, bu l-l u bg. T x lp l u bg u yy y pg. h, , cl c xpc clcl, c, ly p , cg: c u w .

c clcl , l-l

ply ul’ pycly ( xul-y), bu , u, u, wc u bg l wl. T -



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u u ul b ucu llw u-y , quly, y (c. x cly). T ly l;

bc cl wll pccl l xg lu u lu ( l mx ug). T ccp px c u l-u, bu ug cl uggl cl cp (ly py pwl ll upp ), bu ug pccl l glclgy. gclly, l cll bu

pw ppy.

6.2. rns Friedrich Schumacher: “back he human scae”

c c, cuc ulz lgug plpy, bu lguly

pyc c, wc gly c l c bg. T l y w l lgy: wll-w b, “ll buul: ecc Ppl m” (97/977),cuc clu mu l gul pp pl clgy (p.7 .) l pp juc cucul

c g ly (“c,” p. 87 .) u xc.T wy gu p g g bug juxp g gu p



2 | Mit

ug (p. .). (clly, b gu yc). T u lgu g(Bu, mu), pyc,

cpgly c l c wul blg w w cpbly, wy bg. W ug “ml Wy” lb- lc pcy (p. ), c l

b, lc uc (p. 8; p. 8 .), u cl pp clgy (p. 8 .; c. cuc99,), wc, llc, l l-l. c-

lgy u b wy w yc, wcy ll qulbu, u b c - w u uly (c. llc). T “clgy w u c” (pp. 8, ) qu gul (p. 9), w l pggy. L ec F, e Fccuc, , u bg b-

jc l w. T u- bg u uc w c (p. 87) u c cc w c. “T c-, buly, plc w c l ly y bu l wl wcc gul c u g” (p. 88).

W l u u uu c-

bu cl y cl, cl y p-p? F, ccl uc u xp-c l. cuc’ ppc c b l



Mit | 3

l-lgcl ppc y cc c übg, l u, cjuc w “ly ly.” F u, ly c w

lz lp p: ly c, w g u bg, - plgcl ugc cl p.

ll ulz uy pclly clccp ully bu cl y cl, pp, y pycl c u xc. kl r ccz c-

pg u uy l ug (c. r/ Wl, 979). W pblc bu ppc bu g bc bublg ug pcl ly, quly cl. F , ppc qu uly ( blw).

6.3. ans hrisph inswanger: Te adequae cmpexiy grwh

T g pp y l ly pcclly ju clly. T y u b-g – cy ( W ) ul u

p uclly u. Ccp buy b cl-lbl cu, wc cu xplcly. T g u-



4 | Mit

cy u cy ul l qulbu ( gc gl: pucy, blc py, ply). m pcy, -

uc, c , , ly, puc juc, cc lu, ccy: llbl cl lu, wc gc c-, bu w p gl b c-cp jc.

ey y u , g puc

lu l pbl. T lu llw: u p y ( xpl, bu lb bly) , bu b

blc w w wp (l pc,gy c). Cquly, y bc cplx, , l cplx,

, bcu y c cplxy u bcp, , blc w c cplx-y lw. T y u p bl w qulbu u . T c-p y’ wll l: u p cg c w .

T ccp qu cplxy y (-

ul by clg l Lu) pcly.hw, y c ly cplxy ppp- w ululy puc



Mit | 5

g c c w qucy cplxy - w c. cl (pp), l-l, qulbu cuc g. uc cuc

g cy, bcu c c ly b by c cplxy, bcu y y b “lc” ug c cplxy. T cuc g c-pg l x uul y . (FLu, wy u bg ly lg).

cl y cl, pp, b ll, yc qulbu, p p cy cg y. T cg y- puc cg c l, .T yg p qu cplx-y y. T ppc c b cu

ppc cl u (pcully -). exly cl w cully u-c cl y juc. (T pbl ju bu cl ll l ly). cjuc w qu y-, b xly lubl.

lz uc quc cplxy y

y- lp, cl c- clly cy. Oly w w bcl y wll w bcl u bg



6 | Mit

ccp, l lly bg ( P Ulc, p- cc c . Gll ). T c-c c y l llw l gu.

6.4. n envirnmena ehics inrmed by he hugh m-arya Sen (c. Fabian Sches)

Fb cl (007) u y ’ cc -c pp cclly pbl lplcy. c cp b, cl cu

qu pw cl ,g w “ u” -lly -cl uc gl, l,culul, pl c bu by pc. O c p “xp” c-quc pc cquc c u,

wc p p l ubl uw ug ( l p) blg lbl. W pc c g, u quly -qug juc , wc pblu bc w bg u c.

T l plc cc c :

uy, cucbl p cc, juy “u-g cc pcc” wpc p ;



Mit |

ccpbly p cc ug clu l-ly pc-; wul qu cu w ( p

b quly cu); cgcy g ju-c ccpc.

cl’ cc cc cu cg pcp u (uc cpl)

ul l lu l cc ccp u, bc, lbl ccp xcg wll ul ccp wll-bg.T cl ccp , wll-bg, xcg cp pcc ul c, wcc cc ucclly. hw, lwy qu-

c pc l , wll-bg, xcg. T “ c ply b u - c, wc w lly ugu c, ccp u c ul u- pc cc pcc b u , y pl by -l cy” (p. 8 .).

T cl : “ clgcl cc w wll-bg by g -c, by lg plubl c



| Mit

c ul cpl c pcly ubu c ul g, cu l clcl l c-

c clly ccpbl juc -l c” (p. 9).’ ccp “ cc c” (p.

0) uppl w ccl g mubu (c. pp. 00, ). bclly ccl l lgcl, plgcl, cl pupp wl . T j ccp g l-

ccp “gu ccp cc pcc” (p. 0), wc xcluly bl, ubjc pc. F, u bcly-clly ( uguy ccp c u-ug , pp. 0-), bu cp l

gu, ul ppc u l: “l;” qu cc “cpbl” pcp bl c (“ucg”) lp. T quly gl p y juc l . O , ’y -cllcc plulc, wg cc g (c. p. .).

F l, cc . h cp- gg by lbl, g , ly, p b p ulll pcu-



Mit |

lly cqully. T qu g cpbl, g pc, g ppu. ’ c-cp cp “cl c,” wc

x u b ccp pbly (c. p.0 .). T u cp pbly ll p ll “pc” blg- (pc w g l ). m, l cp ccp juc cl, , p bl “ul qul-y” (p. 8 .), wc, llwg Gp, lwy

b “llly.” O , ’ c-cp cplxy c ,clug “culul c” (p. .). Culu “cplx lu” wll “cuc -g pcp g” (p. ). h - ccp llw bu

culul ccpc.T lz l pculz- lb cc c l b -

lp l c. T cc pcg pc xpbl “b” l . cl lu -u, wc llw -l c u

b cp wc cp llg pc. c lb c ly b c-pl ug ccy, gl ccpc by p-



| Mit

cc.

6.5. ncuding naysis

T clgcl p ul by hu Bl c b gl lyc ul py: “c g p lp ll -quly gul p uu y g c-u b gu” (Bl, 978). T ul p lly cul pbly pu wl,

p wl (clug b), -, uu wl (clug uu g).w ucl, w, w xp “-quly gul” cully w c y g. T p l pz u lugly ug, g c cclu p-

c z ( uz!) wl bl.T gl ul py gl ul l-

p u bg wl pc -l (u) pycly cul bul llw: “c u u lp p pycly

ul u bg uc wy , , c lu pu wl p, c-u, p g g pbl, ,



Mit | 1

, pcclly u l pbl c uy.”

T c lu pu wl u u-

y cu c pycly, wc u bg . T wy gl ul py p bl p-cy bw pycl l-pul lpul l u bg uc wy c lu pu uy u cu b c. T c l

b cuc ug lgcl pugul b.

T c gl ul py c b cc-z ppl ul l lu. F xpl, lgu lu u cgcy u, wc g pcly by u pycly. T p-

wul : “c cgcy, ply, ulbly u bg u l u lu c ll u by ll u g.” b : “c c l xc u u p lp lc- xpc cg pycly u

bg, x uy u bgc b ccll ul.”

w pply gl ul py pbl



2 | Mit

bl bu bl uly lg w g pu l ccz l-p u bg wl, p

wul llw: “c u -yg c l-lz u bg ( ,ccl cl u) g wpycl blgcl uc, bu p pl u bg ccc w pcc.”

Flly, w pply ul py l lu

qulbu bw lp w y l lp ( “qucplxy” ul by y y), p- wul : “c qulbu bw u pu y c ly p cplxy, bu l plcbly c ul

y ( p lw u -gbly) u y u ul l l (wu ccg u gy). �

iioa l, Gü. chöpung am bgrund. d Tlg

Uwlg. uc 977. l, Gü. Die Überlebenskrise in der egenwar . äz

zu dlg u uwcf u T-



Mit | 3

lg. d 988. éy, Cl. Das Ende der Vorsehung . d gl Flg

Cu. rb 979.

éy, Cl. aur als Poliik: Die ökologische Chance des Men-schen. rb 978. u, l. mwelehik. Ein heologischer Beirag zur ökolo-

gischen Diskussion. dul 98.B, k; L, G (.). chöpungsveran-

worung konkre. us der rbei der kirchlichen mwel-beauragen. uc-luy 98.

Bu, dl m.; , Gü (.). Für ein ebensrech der chöpung. nalysen, Visionen und raegien zu Bewäligung der mwelkrise. ufg k Ju Px.

987.Bwg, h Cp l. ege aus der ohlsands-

alle. Der NAWU-Repor: raegien gegen rbeislosigkei und

mwelzersörung . Fu 979.Bwg, h Cp l. irscha und mwel. Möglichkeien einer ökologieverräglichen irschaspoliik.ug 98.

Bbc, d. (.) Ökologie und Ehik. ug 980.Bbc, d. Veranworung ür zukünige eneraionen.

ug 988.

Bl, Fz. U wlc ggüb cöpug. : Der urag der Kirche in der modernen el.Fesschri ür E. Brunner . Zuc (99) 9-98.



4 | Mit

Bl, hu. Bürgeriniiaiven enweren die Zukun. eue eibilder, neue ere. Fischer alernaiv. Fu 978.

Bc, Jp. expl W Tlgy g

my uly: “Pc Tlgy.” : Dieren Teologies, Common Responsibiliy, Babel or Penecos? C-clu 7 (98) 0-.

Bul, Gg. d duu u mcc.: TQ (98) 8-.

dc, gu m (.). mwel. (Ehik der Religionen - ehre und eben, 5). muc Gg 98.

G, J Wlgg . Fg “u”. -l by T hy huxly. : aure ( b89).

häl, Uul m. (.). ierschuz –esall unserer Men-schlichkei . Fu 98. hlgg, (.) Ökol-ogische Ehik als Orienierungswissenscha. Von der Illusion

zur Realiä . Fbug/wzl 997.llc, . elbsbegrenzung; eine poliische Kriik der echnik.rb 97. [l Cly. w Y 97].

llc, . Forschritsmyhen. rb 978. J, h. Das Prinzip Veranworung: Versuch einer Ehik ür

die echnologische Zivilisaion. Fu 97.kb, gl. u. rundexe der gegenwärigen ier-

und ökoehischen Diskussion. Fu . m. 997.klz, U. mwelkrise – Folge des Chrisenums? ug

979.



Mit | 5

Lu, l. Kann die moderne esellscha sich au ökolo- gische eährdungen einsellen? Opl 98.

m, d. Die Einhei von via aciva und via conempla-

iva. rgbug 99. -8.m, d. d u ug. dul 98. -.

m, d. Meiser Eckhar . dul 008.ml, Jüg l. Versöhnung mi der aur? muc

98.P, d . Ökologische Ehik. Zur Recheri-

gung menschlichen Verhalens gegenüber der aur . muc99.

r, kl; Wl, B (.). Mu zur ugend. Über dieFähigkei, menschlicher zu leben. Fbug 979.

cz, Plpp (.). Mach euch die Erde uneran? chöp- ungsglaube und mwelkrise. Wuzbug 98.

cz, Plpp. Is die chöpung noch zu reten? mwelkriseund chrisliche Veranworung . Wuzbug 98.cl, Fb. mwelherrscha und Freihei. aurbewer-

ung im nschluss an marya K. en. cp 007.cuc, e Fc. T g Ply. C-

w. : dly, h; w, k (.).Valuing he Earh: Economics, Ecology, Ehics. Cbg

99. 9-8.cuc, e Fc. Die Rückkehr zum menschlichen

Maß. lernaiven ür irscha und echnik. rb 977.



[mall is beauiul: Economics as i People Matered. w Y 97].

cwlä, J. c u u ml,

ml u. : eber, elmu; Mieh, Diemar (.). nspruch der irklichkei und chrislicher laube. dul 980.

-Fc, k . cience policy, ehics and economicmehodology. ome problems o echnology assessmen and en-vironmenal impac analysis. dc 98.

pc, Plc. Energie, mwel und esellscha (erechig-

kei und Frieden. Ehische udien zur Meinungsbildung I). Jus-iia e Pax. Fbug/cwz 98.

c, Ol h. el und mwel (Biblische Konona-ionen). ug 978.

c, Ol h. Zwzg T. : Kerygma und Dog-ma (977) 77-99.

yl, Pul W. Respec or naure: a heory o environmenal eh-ics. Pc 98.



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n Cibu

Ingrid Matson (Pd, Ccg) P lc u-

c mcl C lc u- C-mul rl h y h, , SA. F 00-00, d. m w p- lc cy c (ISNA); p- uly w c-p. u ppul uc Qu’ l, Te ory o he Qur’an: Is isory and Place in Muslim ocieies. my

cl lc c, l mulcpy l c b u l :p://cl..u/cl.#

Wilried A. Homann w b cbug ( B Gy) 0 July, 9. h puu lgl

u (culg b x c) mu-c 9, h Lw cl Cbg,mcu, SA (99-0). ubquly, 9 -99, w G Fg c g, .g., NA dc dp FgOc B, dc NA Bul, wll G b lg (987-990)

mcc (990-99). m. h c l 980, pg jj wc u . m. h- publ ub b clug Diary o a



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erman Muslim; Islam: Te lernaive; Islam 2000; Religion onhe Rise: Islam in he Tird Millenium; Islam Qur`an; G l Qu’.

Marin Arneh , d. Tl. hbl., w b 97, u- P Tlgy mz hll. 999, b- d. Tl. Luwg-mxl-U-y, muc; 00 b hbl. Culy, Lcu Ol u Uy muc, Gy. h publ l u Ol

lu hy rlg c e .

Dr. Diemar Mieh , b 90 Bl, l C Tlgcl ec/cl ec U F- bug, wzl (97–98) ubg, Gy

(–008). h w eg dc l T-lgcl Jul Concilium , Fu/C C ec cc Uy ubg,Cull Gup ec cc w clg E-C (99-00), eu-p Cucl, G Pl. h Fllw mx Wb C c u Uy

eu, Gy (009-0). h publ 0 B u ( 0 e) C myc, ec, cl ec ec cc. �



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u xc. T ppl buul pcu pl-

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ppl wl lg, w ug g l g pp g up c-p cl gy. T gy u b bu

ug p cl cg blw ° Clu, -bu bu qubl wy ccc w pcpl c bu pbly pc cpbl. Gu dlp rg - cc l uc bu g. W ug llc cc plclly ccpbl l lz. W glbl plcl lp :

• Rapid and large emission cus in he rich world. d- lp cu, pclly eup c, u l wy. lp cu ul b uc by l 0 p c by 00 90 p c by 00 g 990 ll.

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ions by developing counries , pclly cu w

gwg c.• Massive ransers and sharing o imporan echnology .

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cl lp l cl.• Adapaion o climae change. ccg

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l w y uc.

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wlg clgy. Ppul c g w c u b gwg.

W cllg w lu, plp, b-



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l l ccp wc p u bu u yucl lp wu ul .

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w bl ppl .

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