ʿIlm al-Kalām

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Islamic scholastic theology
Kalām
gptkbp:concerns philosophical theology
doctrinal theology
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Fiqh
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Ibn_Taymiyyah
Hanbali scholars
gptkbp:etymology Kalām means 'speech' or 'word' in Arabic
gptkbp:field Islamic studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ʿIlm al-Kalām
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:theology
gptkb:Jewish_Kalam
Modern Islamic thought
gptkbp:influencedBy Greek philosophy
Hellenistic thought
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:method dialectical reasoning
rational argumentation
use of logic
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Abu_al-Hudhayl_al-Allaf
gptkb:Al-Ghazali
gptkb:Al-Ash'ari
gptkb:Al-Maturidi
gptkb:Fakhr_al-Din_al-Razi
Abd al-Jabbar
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Maturidism
Ashʿarism
Karramism
Murji'ism
Muʿtazilism
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:practicedIn Muslim theologians
gptkbp:purpose defend Islamic beliefs
explain theological doctrines
refute heresies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tawhid
gptkb:Iman
gptkb:Aqidah
gptkb:Usul_al-Din
gptkbp:topic gptkb:theology
free will
predestination
prophethood
existence of God
attributes of God
nature of the Quran
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:kalam_(Islamic_speculative_theology)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7