Zain's Guide to Overthinking Everything

Ibn Taymiyyah's Critique of Polytheism In the seminal work Dalail Tawhid al-Rububiyah , Ibn Taymiyyah embarks on a rigorous intellectual journey, dissecting and critiquing the very foundations of polytheism. Ibn Taymiyyah’s argument against polytheism, or the idea of multiple all-powerful Gods is as follows: If there exists two equal creators of the world, they must be equally powerful or have power to create. Furthermore, they must be either powerful on their own or powerful only with the other. Ibn Taymiyyah explains that the latter option is an impossibility because if neither has power when existing on their own then either something occurs when they exist together that does not occur when each is on their own or nothing occurs. The first possibility is impossible as,  “If some power that does not exist when each marker is on his own occurs when both are existing together, this power will either occur from the two makers themselves or occur from another. But both are impossible...

  Notes on the Basics of Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th-century German philosopher, is known for his radical and thought-provoking ideas that continue to influence modern philosophy. In this blog post, we will explore the fundamental concepts of Nietzsche's philosophy. Nietzsche constructed a genealogy for morality that is upheld in modern society. The initial form of morality was set by a warrior aristocracy and other ruling castes of ancient civilizations. Aristocratic values of good and bad coincided with their relationship to lower classes. Thus the moral values were that of strength and power. He believed that those who lacked power and authority resented those who held it, leading to a moral inversion. This inversion resulted in a society where once-weak qualities became virtues, and attributes of strength and pride were deemed immoral. This is known as the “Slave Revolt in Morality”. He believed that those who were historically powerless i.e slaves, such as the Jews a...