A brief review : light cosmology in Islamic and science perspective

Abstract

The light cosmology is a fundamental feature in both Islamic and modern Science worldview of cosmology which described the beginning of universe. From Islamic intellectual history, Ishriiqi (illumination) school is a major School of Thought within the Sufis tradition. In the 3rd century AD, the Muhammadan Light (Nur Muhammad) has become the most prominent cosmological point of debate among of Muslim community. So far, however, there has been little discussion and reviews carried out on the understanding of the Muhammadan Light whether dealing with theology, literature and philosophy cosmological view compared to modem cosmology. fn modern cosmology, the most reliable and significant current discussions that is directly related on the light cosmology is the Big Bang theory. This present paper conducts a systematic literature survey of the cosmological doctrine that highlight the important aspect of the light cosmology. One of the greatest challenges is to combine both cosmological postulates as discussed in Kalam as well as in Sufism, some of which might have direct connection with current modern cosmology world view. In this study, we hoped to provide a new contribution in understanding the gnosis of God and His Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) through the light cosmology approach especially with regards to existence itself.