Al-Māturīdī and the development of Sunnī theology in Samarqand

Author(s)

• Rudolph, Ulrich
• Adem, Rodrigo

Bibliographic Information

Al-Māturīdī and the development of Sunnī theology in Samarqand

by Ulrich Rudolph ; translated by Rodrigo Adem

（Islamic history and civilization, v. 100）

Brill, c2015

• : hardback

Other Title

Al-Māturīdī und die sunnitische Theologie in Samarkand

Note

Translated from German

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Al-Maturidi (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 describing their principal characteristics and situating them in the history of kalam. Part one investigates the development of Hanafi thought in Transoxania before Maturidi's time. Part two deals with the other religious groups (in particular the Mu'tazilites) which emerged in this area during his lifetime. Part three shows how he explained and defended the position of his predecessors; in doing so, he reformed their traditional views, thereby developing his own theology which then became the basis of a new tradition, viz. the Maturidite school.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction PART ONE - PRELIMINARY HISTORY AND CONDITIONS: THE HANAFITE TRADITION IN NORTHEASTERN IRAN 1. The foundation and establishment of Hanafite Theology in the 2nd/8th and early 3rd/9th centuries 2. Development in the 3rd/9th Century 3. The State of Theology During al-Maturidi's Lifetime PART TWO - THE EMERGENCE OF AL-MATURIDI 1. Life and Activity 2. Theological Opponents 3. Works PART THREE - AL-MATURIDI'S THEOLOGY A. Structures and their Forerunning Models 1. The Structure of the Kitab al-Tawhid 2. The Bipartite Nature of the Work 3. Possible Sources B. An Outline of Maturidi's Teachings Prolegomena: Epistemology 1. The World 2. God 3. Humans Concluding Observations 1. Maturidi's Position in Islamic Theology 2. The Relationship to Abu Hanifa 3. The Relationship to Ash'ari 4. The Formation of the Maturidiya Appendix: Inauthentic and doubtful texts Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB1754643X
• ISBN:
  • 9789004234154
• LCCN: 2014034960
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 362 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BP166.1
  • DC23 : 297/.204109587
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Islam -- Doctrines -- History
  • LCSH : Islam -- Uzbekistan -- Samarqand -- History
  • LCSH : Māturīdīyah
  • LCSH : Māturīdī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, -944 or 945
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA22827088