Atharism

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Atharism is a traditional Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes strict adherence to the Quran and Hadith while rejecting speculative theology and metaphorical interpretation of God's attributes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Atharism canonical 2
Athari creed 1
Athari theology 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theology
Sunni Islamic theological school
aimsToPreserve original beliefs of the first Muslim generations
approachToScripture textualist
associatedWith traditionalist Sunni scholars
contrastsWith Asharism
Maturidism
linked to: Māturīdism

Mu'tazilism
denies allegorical reinterpretation (ta'wil) of divine attributes
doctrinalStance rejection of anthropomorphic likening (tashbih) while affirming attributes
emphasizes strict adherence to the Hadith
strict adherence to the Quran
epistemology reliance on transmitted texts (naql)
geographicalContext Islamic world
goal preserve purity of Islamic creed based on texts
historicalOrigin early centuries of Islam
influenced Hanbali school of jurisprudence
linked to: Hanbali school
influencedBy early hadith scholars
languageOfDiscourse Arabic
methodology literal affirmation of revealed texts
normativeModel beliefs of the companions of Muhammad
beliefs of the early generations (Salaf al-Salih)
opposes extensive rational speculation in creed
regardsAsPrimaryAuthority Prophetic traditions
understanding of the Salaf
rejects metaphorical interpretation of God's attributes
overuse of rational analogy in creed
philosophical kalam
speculative theology
relatedConcept Salafi theology
religiousTradition Sunni Islam
scripturalSources Hadith
Quran
selfDescription Ahl al-Hadith
theologicalFocus God's transcendence
divine attributes
preservation of scriptural wording
viewOnGodsAttributes affirmation without asking how (bila kayf)
viewOnGodsNature affirms what God affirmed for Himself in revelation
viewOnInnovation opposition to religious innovation in belief
viewOnInterpretation acceptance of apparent meaning without delving into modality
viewOnKalam unnecessary and potentially harmful
viewOnReason subordinate to revelation

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athari creed alsoKnownAs Atharism
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali movement Athari creed
linked to: Atharism
Sunni theology includesSchool Athari theology
linked to: Atharism
Sunni theology majorSchool Atharism