old cause (الْعِلَّةُ الْقَدِيْمَة)

old cause (الْعِلَّةُ الْقَدِيْمَة)


العقيدة

التعريف :


The cause intrinsic to its effect. It can cause nothing other than its effect, and none of its effects and essentials can fail to happen. Whatever fails to happen is not caused by it, neither directly nor indirectly. This is a term used by philosophers.