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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
The Doctrine of Karma in Indian Religions A study of its origins and contemporary applications from an Islamic point of view
عقيدة الكارما عند الديانات الهندية (دراسة لأصولها وتطبيقاتها المعاصرة في ضوء الإسلام)
 
Subject : Faculty of Arts & Humanities 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the seal of his prophets and messengers. This thesis is to study dogmatic philosophy of karma in the Indian religions, research of the concept and origins of contemporary applications in the light of Islam. The topic has been studied in the following sections: introduction, preface, three chapters and conclusion appended with indexes. In introduction, a hint about Indian philosophy is shown, the first chapter is about the clarification of the concept of Karma and its origin in two sections: the first is about the definition of karma and its relationship with the doctrine of reincarnation, and how Karma works, origins, types, and how to get rid of it. The second is about the origin of Karma in the Indian religions, and its effects on the communities in which they espoused. The second chapter is devoted to the display of contemporary Karma applications, in three sections: the first was about karma and the New Age Movement, and how it transformed from a mere Hinduism doctrine to applications - the second was about the most important concepts that have been associated (Therapy with Karma) as a philosophy of Energy and the Law of Attraction - The third about the applications of therapy with Karma. The third chapter is about the doctrine of karma from the Islamic perspective, in three sections: the first is about the penalty in Islam, while the second is about the violation of karma and applications of the Islamic faith - The third represents the suspicions raised for the (Islamization of karma) with the refute of these suspicions – the study used the descriptive critique extrapolation approach, where showing the doctrine of karma and concept, and roots of origins and images and describe what they are, then the criticism in the lights of the Islamic faith. One of the most important results of this study is exploring the reality of the term "karma" that has spread recently to many of the tongues of Muslims, through the presentation of its atheistic roots originating from Indian religions and compare them to the true faith, stressing on the facts that it is a sort of modern Esoteric faith, and all laws disavow from Allah volition as in the past it was based on compulsion, but now it’s based on the denial of destiny as believer of Karma believe on that man makes his destiny. The conclusion of the study urged the advocates and researchers to intensify efforts to educate people about the dangers of modern Esoteric thought which creeps in the form of happiness and self-improvement in books and training sessions and clarification of the Karma terminologies. 
Supervisor : Prof. Mohammad omer Mohammad Hasan 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1439 AH
2018 AD
 
Added Date : Monday, March 12, 2018 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
دعاء أحمد عبد المنعمAbdul Monem, Doaa AhmadResearcherMaster 

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