Ash'arite theology

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:emphasizes rejection of anthropomorphism
divine omnipotence
occasionalism
rationality within faith
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Abu_al-Hasan_al-Ash'ari
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ash'arite theology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Maturidi_theology
gptkb:Sunni_orthodoxy
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:majorWork gptkb:al-Ibanah_an_Usul_al-Diyanah
gptkb:al-Luma'
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:al-Baqillani
gptkb:Fakhr_al-Din_al-Razi
gptkb:al-Ghazali
gptkb:al-Juwayni
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Mu'tazilite_theology
gptkbp:originatedIn 10th century
gptkbp:practicedIn Sunni Islam
gptkbp:region gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mu'tazilism
gptkb:Atharism
gptkb:Maturidism
gptkbp:school Sunni Islam
gptkbp:teaches faith increases and decreases
miracles are possible
reason is subordinate to revelation
literal interpretation of ambiguous verses is avoided
God creates all acts
God's actions have no cause
God's attributes are eternal
God's will is absolute
Qur'an is uncreated
acquisition (kasb) theory of human action
humans acquire acts
predestination and free will coexist
use of kalam (theological discourse)
attributes of God are neither identical nor separate from His essence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mu'tazilite_theology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6