An Explanation on Creation of the World from Allameh Helli's Point of View

Theologians` view of the creation of world in time has been faced with philosophers’ serious challenges and the essential creation has gained a particular momentum in philosophical thoughts. Referring to various books written by Allameh Helli، the Shiite scholar and theologian aware of philosophical principles، one may argue that the view of essential creation، being corrected with non-essential eternal state of the world، would be rejected. On the other hand، he denies the interference of “time” feature by the meaning of creation and like philosophers، he sees the view of creation in time and the world’s precedence in time from invalid and unacceptable. Therefore، Allameh’s viewpoint regarding creation of the world is apart from the essential creation and creation in time. He believes that the world is created in that God was existed from the beginning in reality of existence without commitment to time; however، the world and time were not realized i. e. not-existent was dominant and simultaneous with the origin of the nature it was created from the depth of not-existent in an innovative way. In other words، the existence of the material world has had a meta-time commence and in terms of time continuum، it is limited and finite to absolute not-existent in the context of existence. The not-existent، not being in gradual and continuous time، is in contradiction with the universe existence in the form of the opposition of negation and affirmation and not being capable to be united with it but is rejected and excluded with counterfeiting the existence. The present paper explicates the dimensions of Allameh’s theory about creation of the world.