Kalam (Islamic speculative theology)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kalam_(Islamic_speculative_theology)

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ilm_al-Kalam
gptkbp:concerns	free will predestination nature of God attributes of God relationship between reason and revelation creation of the Quran
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:Sufism gptkb:Islamic_philosophy_(falsafa)
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:Ibn_Hazm gptkb:Ibn_Taymiyyah Hanbali scholars
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:theology miracles problem of evil predestination prophethood nature of the soul eternity of the world human free will divine attributes createdness of the Quran relationship between reason and revelation nature of faith imamate justice of God
gptkbp:etymology	from Arabic 'kalam' meaning 'speech' or 'word'
gptkbp:field	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:focusesOn	gptkb:philosophy gptkb:theology rational argumentation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kalam (Islamic speculative theology)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence gptkb:Christian_scholasticism gptkb:Jewish_Kalam
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:philosophy gptkb:theology Greek philosophy
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:method	logical analysis dialectical reasoning rational argumentation
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Al-Ghazali gptkb:Abu_Mansur_al-Maturidi gptkb:Al-Ash'ari gptkb:Al-Juwayni gptkb:Al-Maturidi gptkb:Fakhr_al-Din_al-Razi gptkb:Abu_al-Hudhayl_al-'Allaf
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Mu'tazila gptkb:Ash'ari gptkb:Maturidi gptkb:Murji'ah gptkb:Karramiyya
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hadith gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Athari_creed
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7