Parution : Ulrich Rudolph,

Abstract

Ulrich Rudolph, University of Zurich, translated by Rodrigo Adem, University of Chicago Al-Māturīdī (d. 944 CE), the prominent Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, succeeded in formulating a theological doctrine which is widely accepted in Sunni Islam to this day. The present volume which is a revised English translation of the German original published in 1997 examines his teachings by describing their principal characteristics and situating them in the history of kalām. Part one investigates ...