Ash'ari school of thought

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Ash'ari
gptkb:Al-Maturidi
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Sunni_Islam
gptkbp:emphasizes Divine attributes
gptkbp:focuses_on gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Abu_al-Hasan_al-Ash'ari
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:historical_significance Development of Islamic thought
Influence on later Islamic scholars
Debates on free will and predestination
Role in the formation of Sunni identity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ash'ari school of thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ash'arism
gptkbp:is_associated_with Legal theory
Theological debates
Philosophical inquiries
Mystical practices
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:Mu'tazila
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Wahhabism
gptkb:Salafi_movement
Atheists
Secular scholars
Modernist thinkers
gptkbp:is_known_for Rationalist approach to theology
Concept of occasionalism
Defending traditional beliefs
Emphasis on God's omnipotence
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Mu'tazila
gptkbp:is_part_of Islamic orthodoxy
Sunni tradition
gptkbp:key Interpretation of the Quran
The importance of community
The concept of sin
Role of reason in faith
The role of prophets
God's justice
Human responsibility
The attributes of God
Nature of faith
Free will and predestination
The nature of the afterlife
The concept of Ijtihad
The importance of consensus (Ijma)
The significance of the Sunnah
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Al-Ghazali
gptkb:Al-Juwayni
gptkb:Al-Baqillani
gptkb:Ibn_Furak
gptkbp:origin 9th century
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
South Asia
gptkbp:training Islamic seminaries
Islamic universities
Madrasas
The necessity of faith
The concept of divine will
The existence of free will
The role of reason in understanding faith