21 results for “theology”
Clear filter...e in early Islamic scholarship whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisprudence, and Sufi thought for centuries.
Founder of the Maturidi school of theology, the second major Sunni creedal school.
Founder of the Ashari school of theology, one of the major Sunni creedal schools.
Founder of the Ash'ari school of theology. Originally a Mu'tazili, he returned to Sunni orthodoxy and...
The foremost systematizer of Ash'ari theology and author of Tamhid al-Awa'il. Served as a diplomat and de...
...remost student of Ibn Taymiyyah, a prolific author in fiqh, theology, and spiritual purification.
...minent student of Ibn Taymiyyah. A prolific author in fiqh, theology, and spirituality. His works on the heart and soul remain w...
...lar known for his extensive commentary on jurisprudence and theology.
... and became a leading authority in Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology. Known for his encyclopedic work refuting deviant sects and...
...awaqif,' one of the most comprehensive treatises on Islamic theology.
...ymath, author of 'Sharh al-Aqaid an-Nasafiyyah' on Maturidi theology and 'al-Mutawwal' on Arabic rhetoric.
... of widely studied commentaries on Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology.
...hor of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a famous creed poem on Ash'ari theology that is widely memorized.
Chief Hanbali judge of Baghdad and systematizer of Hanbali theology, author of 'al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah' and 'al-Mu'tamad fi Us...
...rationalist tafsir in Islamic history, engaging philosophy, theology, science, and law. A master of kalam (Ash'ari school), his ...
...st prose stylist of classical Arabic; polymath who wrote on theology, zoology, rhetoric, and social history.
...d theologian, author of Nazm al-Faraid (a summary of Hanafi theology) and a commentary on al-Manar in usul al-fiqh.
Founder of the Ash'ari school of theology, the most widespread Sunni theological school. He was initi...
Imam al-Haramayn, teacher of al-Ghazali and one of the greatest Ash'ari theologians and Shafi'i jurists.
North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard Ash'ari theological text in the Muslim world.
Zahirite scholar of al-Andalus. His al-Muhalla is the encyclopedic fiqh text of the Zahiri school, and his al-Fisal is major comparative religion.