Al-Māturīdī and the Development of Sunnī Theology in Samarqand

Biographical note Readership Table of contents

Publication Type:

Book

Pages, Illustrations:

Approx. 390 pp. (with 1 map)

Imprint:

BRILL

Language:

English

Biographical note

Ulrich Rudolph, Dr. phil. (1987) University of Tübingen, is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Zurich. He has published widely on the history of Islamic theology and philosophy.

Rodrigo Adem is a PhD student in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago with a specialization in Islamic Thought.

Readership

All interested in Islamic theology, the development of the Hanafi school and Maturidi theology, and the history of religious thought.

Foreword
Introduction

PART ONE - PRELIMINARY HISTORY AND CONDITIONS: THE ḤANAFITE TRADITION IN NORTHEASTERN IRAN
1. The foundation and establishment of Ḥanafite Theology in the 2nd/8th and early 3rd/9th centuries
2. Development in the 3rd/9th Century
3. The State of Theology During al-Māturīdī’s Lifetime

PART TWO - THE EMERGENCE OF AL-MĀTURĪDĪ
1. Life and Activity
2. Theological Opponents
3. Works

PART THREE - AL-MĀTURĪDĪ’S THEOLOGY
A. Structures and their Forerunning Models
1. The Structure of the Kitāb al-Tawḥīd
2. The Bipartite Nature of the Work
3. Possible Sources
B. An Outline of Māturīdī’s Teachings
Prolegomena: Epistemology
1. The World
2. God
3. Humans

Concluding Observations
1. Māturīdī’s Position in Islamic Theology
2. The Relationship to Abū Ḥanīfa
3. The Relationship to Ashʿarī
4. The Formation of the Māturīdīya

Appendix: Inauthentic and doubtful texts
Bibliography
Index

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