Al-Maturidi and the development of Sunni theology in Samarqand /

Al-Maturidi and the development of Sunni theology in Samarqand /

Al-Māturīdī (d. 944 CE), the prominent Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, succeeded in formulating a theological doctrine which is widely accepted in Sunni Islam to this day. The present volume which is a revised English translation of the German original published in 1997 examines his teachings by desc...

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Main Author: Rudolph, Ulrich.

Other Authors: Adem, Rodrigo.

Format: eBook

Language: English
German

Published: Boston ; Leiden : Brill, [2015]

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 100.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262485.

Subjects:

Maturidi, MuhĐammad ibn MuhĐammad, > -944 or 945.
Islam > Doctrines > History.
Islam > Uzbekistan > Samarqand > History.
Maturidiyah.

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Call Number: BP166.1 .R8313 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Foundation and Establishment of Ḥanafite Theology in the Second/ Eighth and Early Third/Ninth Centuries
  • 2 Development in the Third/Ninth Century
  • 3 The State of Theology during al-Māturīdī's Lifetime
  • 4 Life and Activity
  • 5 Theological Opponents
  • 6 Works
  • 7 Structures and Their Forerunning Models
  • 8 An Outline of al-Māturīdī's Teachings
  • Concluding Observations
  • Appendix: Inauthentic and Doubtful Texts
  • Bibliography
  • Index of People
  • Index of Religious and Political Movements
  • Index of Arabic Terms.