then it would not be impossible for the world to originate from a living being without a newly arising cause from something other than itself.

[Thābit ibn Qurrah’s Discussion in His Summary of the Metaphysics, with Ibn Taymiyyah’s Commentary]

Aristotle discussed this in his Metaphysics—the divine science, which is the foundation of their wisdom and the culmination of their philosophy—as reported by Thābit ibn Qurrah. In his Summary of Aristotle’s Teaching in the Metaphysics, Thābit writes:

“Aristotle presents somewhat obscure arguments in this book, all directed toward a single aim. Once that aim has received its due explanation and clarification, it is accepted on this basis insofar as the reasoning follows the demonstrative method, as distinct from those arguments that proceed by persuasion.”

He also said:

“Aristotle entitled this book Metaphysics because his purpose in it is to investigate a substance that neither moves nor is susceptible to longing for anything outside itself.”

He said:

“Corporeal substance in its entirety—existence being a beginning for what comes into being—subsists only through its own specific nature. Its specific nature subsists only through its specific form, and its specific form, which constitutes its essence, subsists only through its specific motion. Everything moving with a motion specific to it moves toward a perfection, and the perfection of each thing suits its nature and accords with it.

“And everything that moves toward what suits it and accords with