M?tur?d? Theology : A Bilingual Reader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demiri, Lejla.

Contributor:

Dorroll, Philip.

Correa, Dale J.

Series:

SapI

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic philosophy.

Muslim scholars.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2022.

Summary:

This book explores the theological, philosophical, and mystical dimensions of Māturīdī theology, a significant school of Islamic thought originating in Transoxania. Edited by Lejla Demiri, Philip Dorroll, and Dale J. Correa, it brings together a collection of essays that examine the works and influence of Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī, a key figure in the Ḥanafī tradition. The text provides a comprehensive analysis of Māturīdī's contributions to Islamic theology, covering topics such as epistemology, metaphysics, divine attributes, prophethood, faith, knowledge, and free will. The book is intended for scholars and students of Islamic studies, offering insights into the historical and intellectual context of Māturīdī's thought and its impact on contemporary scholarship. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Table of Contents

Note on Transliteration and Dates

Introduction

1. An Overview of the Current Scholarship on Māturīdī Kalām in Arabic, Persian and European Languages (Dale J. Correa)

2. Māturīdī Studies in Turkish: Historical Outline and Main Contributions (Philip Dorroll)

3. Introducing the Volume (Lejla Demiri)

Part I: Epistemology and Ontology

Hureyre Kam — Dual Epistemology: Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944), Kitāb al-Tawḥīd

Mürteza Bedir — Reason and Revelation: Abū Salama Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Samarqandī (c. 4th/10th century), Jumal uṣūl al-dīn and Muḥammad ibn Yaḥya al-Bushaghirī (c. 4th/10th century), Sharḥ Jumal uṣūl al-dīn

Sümeyye Parildar — Mental and Extra-Mental Existence: Ismail Gelenbevi (d. 1205/1791), Risāla fī l-wujūd al-dhihnī

Part II: Metaphysics

Angelika Brodersen — Divine Attributes: Abū Shakūr al-Salimī (c. 5th/11th century), al-Tamhīd fī bayān al-tawḥīd

Lejla Demiri — God and Creation: 'Ubayd Allāh al-Samarqandī (d. 701/1301), al-'Aqīda al-rukniyya fī sharḥ la ilaha ill Allāh Muḥammad Rasūl Allāh

Part III: Prophethood

Hülya Alper — Proofs for Prophethood: Abū l-Muʿīn al-Nasafī (d. 508/1115), al-Tamhīd li-qawāʿid al-tawḥīd

Harith Ramli — Prophethood and Divine Wisdom: Jalāl al-Dīn al-Khabbāzī(d. 691/1292), al-Hādī fī uṣul al-dīn

Part IV: Faith, Knowledge and Acts

Kayhan Özaykal — Human Nature and Knowledge of God: Abū Manṣūr al-Maturīdī (d. 333/944), Ta'wīlāt al-Qur'ān

Dale J. Correa — The Intellect as Instrument of Knowledge: Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī (d. 493/1100), Uṣūl al-dīn

Najah Nadi — The Nature of Faith: Sa'd al-Dīn Mas'ūd ibn 'Umar al-Taftāzānī (d. 792/1390), Sharḥ al-Maqāṣid

Part V: Free Will, Predestination and the Problem of Evil

Racha el Omari — Divine Justice: Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī/al-Ka'bī (d. 319/931), 'Uyūn al-masā'il wa-l-jawābāt

Philip Dorroll — Knowledge and Free Will: Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944), Kitāb al-Tawḥīd

Philipp Bruckmayr — Knowledge of Good and Evil: 'Ubayd Allāh ibn Mas'ūd Ṣadr al-Shariīʿa al-Thānī al-Maḥbūbī al-Bukhārī (d. 747/1346), al-Tawḍiḥ fī ḥall ghawāmiḥ al-Tanqiḥ fi uṣūl al-fiqh

Tim Winter — Evil and Divine Wisdom: Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Kamāl/ — Kemalpaşazâde (d. 940/1534), Risāla fī bayān al-ḥikma li-'adam nisbat al-sharr ilayhi ta'ālā

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ISBN:

9783161612862

3161612868