Bukhara school of Islamic theology
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The Bukhara school of Islamic theology was a prominent Central Asian scholarly tradition centered in Bukhara, known for its contributions to Sunni jurisprudence, theology, and hadith studies within the broader Hanafi-Maturidi intellectual world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bukhara school of Islamic theology canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanafi-Maturidi intellectual tradition
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Islamic theological school ⓘ Sunni scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| associatedCreed | Maturidi ⓘ |
| associatedMadhhab |
Hanafi school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi
|
| centeredIn |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
|
| doctrinalOrientation | Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| educationalRole |
training of muftis
ⓘ
training of preachers and teachers ⓘ training of qadis (judges) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
codification of Hanafi legal doctrine
ⓘ
rational theology within Maturidi framework ⓘ systematic study of hadith ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Islamic Golden Age
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medieval period ⓘ |
| geographicalSphereOfInfluence |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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surface form:
Bukhara
Transoxiana ⓘ wider Central Asian region ⓘ |
| hasCenterType | madrasa-based scholarly networks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped transmit Sunni orthodoxy along Silk Road routes
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major node in the Hanafi-Maturidi network of learning ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic education in Central Asia
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Ottoman-era Hanafi-Maturidi thought ⓘ later Central Asian Sunni scholarship ⓘ |
| intellectualContext |
Samanid-era scholarship
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Transoxiana ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of jurisprudence, theology, and hadith
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production of jurists and theologians ⓘ role in consolidating Hanafi legal authority in Central Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| linkedTo | urban madrasas of Bukhara ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic theology (kalam)
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Sunni jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| partOf | broader Hanafi-Maturidi world ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyMethod |
commentary and supercommentary tradition
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transmission of isnad-based hadith learning ⓘ |
| viewOnFreeWill | upholds Maturidi position on human responsibility ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran | affirms uncreatedness of the divine speech in line with Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| viewOnReason | accepts use of reason within limits of revelation ⓘ |
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