Abstract
In this paper, the concepts of ‘the Real’ and ‘al-aqq’ employed by John Hick in his religious pluralism are examined. After briefly reviewing Hick's concept of the Real, it will be argued that the concept of God in Islam (conceived as Allah or al- aqq does not subsume under the distinction Hick draws between the Real an sich and the Real as experienced and conceptualized by human beings. It will be also shown that Hick, in so arguing, does not give a proper description of the concept of God in Islam because he ignores the relevant qur'anic context. It is then concluded that the parallelism Hick draws between the Real and al-aqq (and hence Allah) is not justified.
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