944 CEmajor
Death of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
وفاة أبي منصور الماتريدي
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, the founder of Maturidi theology, died in Samarkand. His theological school became the dominant creedal tradition among Hanafi scholars, particularly in Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Ottoman Empire. His major work Kitab al-Tawhid systematized orthodox Sunni theology using rational methodology.
Sources
- Al-Jawahir al-Mudiyyah