The Sharing Group Discussion on the Kalam Cosmological Argument
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following was posted, on The Sharing Group, on the 30 th December 2015, by Brother Ebu Aydin: “A fellow TSG member has suggested that we discuss what is known nowadays as the ‘ Kalam Cosmological Argument’ for the createdness of the universe. Dr. William Lane Craig, a modern Christian philosopher, shot to stardom some time ago as a result of his skilful defence of this argument. He gave the argument the above name as a mark of respect to the kalam scholars of Islam, who he feels best developed it. Dr. Craig formulated the argument in the same way that Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali ( r.a. ) did. It goes like this: Whatever begins to exist has a sabab , cause. The universe began to exist. Therefore, the universe has a sabab , cause, of its existence. Traditionally, premise the universe began to exist has been the one disputed the most by opponents of the argument. The...