Sunni theology
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Sunni theology is the mainstream doctrinal framework within Sunni Islam that systematizes beliefs about God, prophecy, scripture, and the unseen world, drawing on the Qur’an, hadith, and classical scholarly traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunni theology canonical | 3 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theology
ⓘ
Sunni Islamic creed ⓘ religious doctrine ⓘ |
| affirms |
Day of Judgment
ⓘ
God’s absolute uniqueness ⓘ God’s omnipotence ⓘ God’s omniscience ⓘ God’s will ⓘ Hell ⓘ Paradise ⓘ angels ⓘ divine decree (qadar) ⓘ prophets ⓘ resurrection ⓘ revealed scriptures ⓘ |
| basedOn | classical Sunni scholarly traditions ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
hadith ⓘ |
| centralBelief |
oneness of God
ⓘ
tawhid ⓘ |
| concerns |
God
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ scripture ⓘ the unseen world ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
classical kalam traditions
ⓘ
early Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom |
Kharijite theology
ⓘ
Muʿtazilite theology ⓘ
surface form:
Mu‘tazili theology
Shia theology ⓘ
surface form:
Shi‘i theology
|
| hasCreedalFormula |
Five Pillars of Islam
ⓘ
Six Articles of Faith ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Bukhara, Uzbekistan ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
Cairo ⓘ Damascus ⓘ Nishapur ⓘ |
| includesSchool |
Ash'ari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ash‘ari theology
Atharism ⓘ
surface form:
Athari theology
Maturidi ⓘ
surface form:
Maturidi theology
|
| keyConcept |
attributes of God
ⓘ
beatific vision of God ⓘ createdness or uncreatedness of the Qur’an ⓘ human free will and divine predestination ⓘ intercession (shafa‘a) ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship | Arabic ⓘ |
| majorSchool |
Ash'ari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ash‘arism
Atharism ⓘ Māturīdism ⓘ
surface form:
Maturidism
|
| normativeFor | majority of Sunni Muslims ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
rational argumentation (kalam)
ⓘ
scriptural exegesis ⓘ traditionalist hadith-based reasoning ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Day of Gathering