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em·a·na·tion (m-nshn)
n.
1. Something that issues from a source; an emission.
2. Any of several radioactive gases that are isotopes of radon and are products of radioactive decay.
emanation
that which is given off, such as a gaseous disintegration product given off from radioactive substances, or an effluvium.
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Al-Attas cautions that this Sufi conception of the ontological degrees of divine self-manifestation is not to be confused with Neoplatonic emanationism in which the role of the divine will is diminished and the 'lower' degrees of being gradually 'deteriorates' from the source and finally acquires a kind of ontic autonomy (Mysticism, 72-3).
Al-Attas' philosophy of science an extended outline by Setia, 'Adi / Islam & Science
Despite its complexity, Netton establishes clearly that the early Ismaeli myth involves a blend of creationism (God willfully creates Kuni ex nihilo and commands him to create Qadar) with a full blown emanationism (starting with six hudud which emanate from Kuni).
Allah Transcendent: Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic ... by Ahmad, Imad-ad-Dean / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
 
 
 
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