Māturīdism
E383101
Māturīdism is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason in understanding Islamic creed while upholding the authority of revelation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maturidism | 3 |
| Māturīdism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Māturīdism Context triple: [Islamic kalam, hasMajorSchool, Māturīdism]
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A.
Cārvāka
Cārvāka is an ancient Indian materialist and skeptical philosophical school that rejects the authority of the Vedas, denies an afterlife, and upholds direct perception as the only valid source of knowledge.
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B.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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C.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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D.
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism is an ancient Greek philosophical and religious movement founded by Pythagoras, emphasizing the mystical significance of numbers, the harmony of the cosmos, and the transmigration of souls.
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E.
Photinianism
Photinianism is a 4th-century Christian heresy associated with Photinus of Sirmium that denied the pre-existence and full divinity of Christ, viewing him instead as a mere man uniquely inspired by God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Māturīdism Target entity description: Māturīdism is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason in understanding Islamic creed while upholding the authority of revelation.
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A.
Cārvāka
Cārvāka is an ancient Indian materialist and skeptical philosophical school that rejects the authority of the Vedas, denies an afterlife, and upholds direct perception as the only valid source of knowledge.
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B.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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C.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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D.
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism is an ancient Greek philosophical and religious movement founded by Pythagoras, emphasizing the mystical significance of numbers, the harmony of the cosmos, and the transmigration of souls.
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E.
Photinianism
Photinianism is a 4th-century Christian heresy associated with Photinus of Sirmium that denied the pre-existence and full divinity of Christ, viewing him instead as a mere man uniquely inspired by God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological school
ⓘ
Sunni theological school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanafi jurists
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanafi school
Ottoman scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithMadhhab |
Hanafi
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanafi school
|
| contrastedWith |
Ashʿarism
ⓘ
linked to:
Ash'ari
Muʿtazilism ⓘ
linked to:
Muʿtazilite theology
|
| differsFrom | Ashʿarism in details of reason and ethics ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
authority of revelation
ⓘ
use of reason in theology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
|
| influenced |
Hanafi Sunni communities
ⓘ
Ottoman creed formulations ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
Abū l-Muʿīn al-Naṣafī ⓘ Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī ⓘ |
| keyText |
Kitāb al-Tawḥīd
ⓘ
Tabsirat al-Adilla ⓘ Taʾwīlāt Ahl al-Sunna ⓘ al-ʿAqīda al-Nasafiyya ⓘ |
| majorRegionOfInfluence |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Ottoman lands ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
|
| originatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Samarqand ⓘ
linked to:
Samarkand
Transoxiana ⓘ |
| positionOnDivineAttributes | affirms attributes without anthropomorphism ⓘ |
| positionOnFaith | īmān does not increase or decrease in essence ⓘ |
| positionOnFreeWill | affirms human acquisition (kasb) of acts ⓘ |
| positionOnGraveSinner | grave sinner remains a Muslim ⓘ |
| positionOnQadar | affirms divine predestination with human responsibility ⓘ |
| positionOnReason |
reason can know basic moral values
ⓘ
reason can know existence of God ⓘ |
| positionOnVisionOfGod | affirms beatific vision of God in the hereafter ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the two main Sunni kalām schools ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | many contemporary Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| similarTo | Ashʿarism in core Sunni creed ⓘ |
| teaches |
God’s absolute oneness
ⓘ
compatibility of reason and revelation ⓘ eternity of the Qurʾān as God’s speech ⓘ human moral responsibility ⓘ |
| upholds |
Qurʾān as primary source of doctrine
ⓘ
Sunna as primary source of doctrine ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
kalām
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic kalam
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Māturīdism Description of subject: Māturīdism is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason in understanding Islamic creed while upholding the authority of revelation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Māturīdism
linked to: Māturīdism
linked to: Māturīdism