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Is process theology compatible with the Quran?

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Is process-relational theology compatible with the Quran?

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No: he says its idea that God depends on creation as creation depends on God is not the Quranic worldview.

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Mufti Abu Layth brings up the Patreon questions. The first asks whether process-relational theology, as theorised by John Cobb and David Ray Griffin, is compatible with the Quranic worldview. He says that, from what he understands, some of its core ideas, such as the ongoingness of time and reality being made of moments, experiences and events, are not necessarily problematic. But he says it holds that God is co-dependent with creation, apparently to explain free will, and that this is not the Quranic worldview, so he is not sure what the benefit of advocating it would be.

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Do you think that process-relational theology, as theorized by John Cobb and Griffin, is compatible with the Quranic worldview?

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Mufti Abu Layth says the process-relational idea that God is dependent on creation as creation is dependent on God is not the Quranic worldview.

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“so god is kind of dependent on creation as creation is dependent on god that isn't the quranic worldview”

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i'd been asked on where's my phone by miss patrioncitos uh right now this is not the one this one we've already taken a look at but all right let me just bring this bring up my the patreon questions can't have you guys looking at my pen

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so here they are right guys this is going out for all of you you're doing it much love ah right so do you think that process relational theology as theorized by john cobb uh griffin ray is compatible with the quranic world view um okay briefly uh process relational theology from what i understand it speaks about the certain core factors

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one is about the ongoingness of time like an eternality of time um that humans are absolutely there's there's no kind of free will these things i think are not so you know you know they're neither here or they're not necessarily problematic that there's the element that facts or reality is constructed not just of objects but of moments and experiences and events that's not a problem but process relational theology says that god is kind of codependent with creation he's kind of like i haven't fully understood what they

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mean why they say that i mean from what i've understood they're saying it to explain away free will so god is kind of dependent on creation as creation is dependent on god that isn't the quranic worldview so i'm not sure what is the benefit of of advocating that so yeah nick hobb says salam mufti don't know if you've seen the social dilemma um so i wonder if you could explain where the fec has any relevance to this phenomenon what uh software and what manner might it be classified given that secular society is

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, January 12). Is process theology compatible with the Quran? [Video, segment 2021-01-12-S37, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/37/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2021. "Is process theology compatible with the Quran?" Video, segment 2021-01-12-S37, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded January 12, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/37/

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  title = {{Is process theology compatible with the Quran?}},
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  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
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