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Al-Māturīdī (d. 944 CE), the prominent ḥanafī scholar from Samarqand, succeeded in formulating a theological doctrine which is widely accepted in Sunnī Islam to this day. The present volume examines his teachings by describing their principal characteristics and situating them in the history of kalām.
The first part investigates the development of ḥanafī thought in Transoxania before Māturīdī's time. The second part 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 teachers. In doing so, he reformed their traditional views, thereby developing his own theology which then became the basis of a new tradition, viz. the Māturīdite school.
The first part investigates the development of ḥanafī thought in Transoxania before Māturīdī's time. The second part 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 teachers. In doing so, he reformed their traditional views, thereby developing his own theology which then became the basis of a new tradition, viz. the Māturīdite school.
Price: $265.00
Pages: 400
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
01 December 1996
ISBN: 9789004100237
Format: Other
'Rudoph's meticulous and extremely well-written study is an important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the formative period of kalām.'
Sabine Schmidtke, Journal of Islamic Studies, 1999.
Sabine Schmidtke, Journal of Islamic Studies, 1999.
Ulrich Rudolph, Dr. phil. (1987), University of Tübingen, Dr. habil. (1993), University of Göttingen, is Hochschuldozent at the Seminar für Arabistik in Göttingen. He has published widely on the history of Islamic theology and philosophy.