Ash'ari theology

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Maliki_school
gptkb:Shafi'i_school
gptkb:Al-Azhar_University
some Hanbali scholars
gptkbp:allows gptkb:beatific_vision
miracles
predestination
intercession
occasionalism
God's will as absolute
Qur'an as uncreated
existence of angels
existence of jinn
existence of prophets
punishment and reward in afterlife
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Maturidi_theology
gptkb:Mu'tazila
gptkb:Salafi_theology
gptkbp:emphasizes divine omnipotence
occasionalism
revelation over reason
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Abu_al-Hasan_al-Ash'ari
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ash'ari theology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sunni_orthodoxy
Greek philosophy
Mu'tazilite thought
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Al-Ibanah
gptkb:Al-Luma'
gptkb:Al-Maqalat_al-Islamiyyin
gptkbp:mainlyFollowedBy Sunni Islam
gptkbp:majorScholars gptkb:Al-Ghazali
gptkb:Al-Baqillani
gptkb:Al-Juwayni
gptkb:Fakhr_al-Din_al-Razi
gptkbp:opposedBy personification
rationalism of Mu'tazila
gptkbp:originatedIn 10th century
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:teaches God's attributes are unique
acquisition (kasb) theory
faith increases and decreases
human free will is limited
miracles are possible
reason is subordinate to revelation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tawhid_al-Asma_wa_Sifat
gptkb:Abu_Abd_Allah_Muhammad_ibn_Abd_Allah_ibn_Tumart
gptkb:Almohad_movement
gptkb:Taqi_ad-Din_Ahmad_ibn_Taymiyyah
gptkb:al-Tafsir_al-Kabir
gptkb:Abū_Ḥāmid_Muḥammad_ibn_Muḥammad_al-Ghazālī
gptkb:Al-Juwayni
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6