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1. Islamic Philosophy

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   Theological Critique (Kalām)
   Theologians, particularly the Ash'arites, developed elaborate systems of kalām (speculative theology) to defend revelation against purely rationalist conclusions. They often challenged the necessity of causation (e.g., al-Ghazālī's critique that fire does not necessarily burn cotton, but that God creates the burning coincidentally with the fire's presence).
   The Zenith of Synthesis