Ash'ari

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Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.

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instanceOf Sunni Islamic theological school
kalam school
aimsTo defend Sunni orthodoxy
geographicalSpread historically strong in North Africa
historically strong in parts of the Levant
historically strong in parts of the Muslim world influenced by Shafi'i and Maliki fiqh
historically strong in the central Islamic lands
influenced Sunni legal schools such as Maliki
Sunni legal schools such as Shafi'i
Sunni legal schools such as some Hanbalis
opposes Mu'tazilite theology
extreme rationalism in theology
religiousTradition Sunni Islam
theologicalOrientation emphasis on divine omnipotence
emphasis on divine revelation
moderate use of rational methods
usesMethod kalam (Islamic dialectical theology)
viewOnAttributesOfGod affirms divine attributes without asking how (bila kayf)
rejects anthropomorphism
viewOnBeatificVision affirms vision of God in the hereafter without modality
viewOnCausality God directly creates all events
denies necessary natural causation
occasionalism
viewOnCompanions respects all Companions of the Prophet
viewOnConsensus affirms authority of scholarly consensus (ijma')
viewOnDivinePower God is omnipotent
viewOnDivineSpeech God's speech is an eternal attribute
viewOnDivineWill God's will is absolute
viewOnEthics denies independent rational obligation on God
good and evil are known primarily through revelation
viewOnFaith faith (iman) consists of belief in the heart and affirmation by the tongue
faith can increase and decrease
viewOnFreeWill God creates human acts
doctrine of acquisition (kasb)
humans acquire responsibility for their acts
viewOnGraveSinner grave sinner remains a Muslim unless they commit disbelief
viewOnHereafter affirms bodily resurrection
affirms existence of Paradise and Hell
affirms intercession (shafa'ah) by the Prophet
viewOnImanAndIslam distinguishes between faith and outward Islam but links them closely
viewOnInnovation condemns blameworthy religious innovation (bid'ah)
viewOnInterpretation allows figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of ambiguous texts
prefers consigning detailed meaning to God (tafwid) for some attributes
viewOnMiracles miracles are signs of prophethood
viewOnPredestination strong affirmation of divine predestination (qadar)
viewOnProphethood prophethood is necessary for guidance
viewOnQuran Qur'an is eternal with God
linked to: Quran

Qur'an is uncreated in its meaning
linked to: Quran
viewOnReason reason is subordinate to revelation

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Al-Ghazali theologicalSchool Ash'ari
subject linked to: al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali influencedBy Al-Ash'ari
subject linked to: al‑Ghazali
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Islamic philosophy debatedWith Asharite theology
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Islamic kalam hasMajorSchool Ashʿarism
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Athari creed contrastedWith Ashʿari creed
linked to: Ash'ari
Qadiri hasDoctrine Ash‘ari theology
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Islam in Egypt hasTheologicalTradition Ash'ari theology
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Nizamiyya of Baghdad mainTradition Ash‘ari theology
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al-Qushayri schoolTradition Ashʿari school
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Al-Nawawi schoolTradition Ash'ari theology
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Algazel followsCreed Ash‘ari
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Algazel influencedBy Al-Ash‘ari
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Kimiya-yi Sa'adat associatedWith Ash'ari theology
linked to: Ash'ari
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal associatedWith Ash'ari theology
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Ibn Hajar al-Haytami creed Ash'ari theology
linked to: Ash'ari
Al-Maqasid al-Asna associatedWith Ashari theology
linked to: Ash'ari
Al-Maqasid al-Asna theologicalOrientation Sunni Ashari
linked to: Ash'ari
Al-Suyuti creed Ash'ari
Al-Juwayni denomination Ash'ari
Al-Juwayni movement Ash'ari school of theology
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi creed Ashʿari
linked to: Ash'ari
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi schoolTradition Ashʿarism
linked to: Ash'ari
Sunni theology includesSchool Ash‘ari theology
linked to: Ash'ari
Sunni theology majorSchool Ash‘arism
linked to: Ash'ari
Muʿtazilite theology contrastsWith Ashʿarite theology
linked to: Ash'ari
Ibn Tumart theologicalOrientation Ashʿari
linked to: Ash'ari
Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars religiousTradition Ashʿari theology
linked to: Ash'ari
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini movement Ash'arism
linked to: Ash'ari
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini confessionalAlignment Ash'ari Sunni
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The Deliverance from Error associatedWith Ash'ari theology
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The Incoherence of the Philosophers schoolOfTheology Ashʿarite theology
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Qadr (Divine Decree) emphasizedBy Ash‘ari school
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Māturīdism contrastedWith Ashʿarism
linked to: Ash'ari
Zaydi kalam differsFrom Sunni Ashʿari kalam
linked to: Ash'ari