The impact of Greek thought on the philosophy of Mu'tazilah )The concept of natural law as an example(

Abstract

The concept of natural law and its implications are among the topics that have met with great controversy throughout the course of philosophical thought, as Greek philosophy has been concerned with the significance of natural law and the categories and values ​​it contains such as justice, its types and its relevance to justice and positive law, because human thought in general and philosophical in particular is closely related to the preceding thought and following it Through the process of influencing and influencing both from a positive or negative perspective, as well as the mutual influence between the main currents of thought during the same age, despite the diversity of races, languages, cultures and patterns of thinking between nations and civilizations the brain Damage, but this was not a barrier in the way of the interactive dialectical process of the mutual effects between them.

     With the emergence of the Mu'tazila sect, their belief in the mental approach, and their knowledge of the sciences of Greece, it was natural for the process of intellectual and methodological influence to take place, Mu'tazilah spoke about the concept of natural law through their concept of justice, justice and human actions in what is known as the problem of "good and rational ugliness”.

     Therefore, this research aims to clarify the concept of natural law among Greek philosophers, the extent to which the Mu'tazila sect was affected by this concept, and how to adapt it to suit issues of Islamic thought in the light of the nature of the true Islamic religion.