Maturidi
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Maturidi is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason alongside revelation to articulate Islamic creed and defend core doctrines.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maturidi canonical | 5 |
| Maturidi theology | 3 |
| Maturidi school | 2 |
| Maturidi creed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Maturidi Context triple: [Sunni Islam, majorTheologicalSchool, Maturidi]
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Ash'ari
Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.
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al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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E.
Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maturidi Target entity description: Maturidi is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason alongside revelation to articulate Islamic creed and defend core doctrines.
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A.
Ash'ari
Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.
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B.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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C.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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D.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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E.
Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological tradition
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Sunni theological school ⓘ |
| affirms |
Qur’an as primary source of doctrine
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Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ belief in angels ⓘ belief in divine decree (qadar) ⓘ belief in revealed scriptures ⓘ belief in the Last Day ⓘ oneness of God (tawhid) ⓘ prophethood of Muhammad ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
articulate Islamic creed
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defend core Sunni doctrines ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanafi school
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surface form:
Hanafi school of law
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| basedOnTeachingsOf | Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Ash‘ari school in some theological details
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Mu‘tazili school on divine attributes and qadar ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
rational theology (kalam)
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use of reason alongside revelation ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Samarkand
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surface form:
Samarqand
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| influenced |
Hanafi scholarly tradition in Central Asia
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later Ottoman Sunni theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Hanafi theologians ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlyWorks | Arabic ⓘ |
| languageOfTransmission |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Transoxiana ⓘ |
| positionOnFaithIncreaseDecrease | faith does not increase or decrease in its essence ⓘ |
| positionOnGraveSinner | grave sinner remains a believer unless denying fundamentals ⓘ |
| positionOnHumanActs | God creates acts while humans acquire them (kasb) in a distinct formulation ⓘ |
| positionOnIntercession | affirms intercession (shafa‘a) by God’s permission ⓘ |
| positionOnReason |
reason can know God’s existence and some moral truths
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reason cannot independently know all details of the unseen ⓘ |
| positionOnVisionOfGod | believers will see God in the Hereafter without modality ⓘ |
| recognizesSource |
analogical reasoning (qiyas)
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consensus (ijma‘) ⓘ |
| religiousBranchOf | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| teaches |
God’s attributes are real but not like creation
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Qur’an is uncreated in meaning ⓘ faith (iman) consists of affirmation in the heart and tongue ⓘ human beings have real responsibility for their actions ⓘ major sins do not expel a Muslim from Islam ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
interpretation of ambiguous texts (ta’wil) when necessary
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rational argumentation to defend creed ⓘ |
| widelyFollowedIn |
Central Asia
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Ottoman lands historically ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
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