Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
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Abu Mansur al-Maturidi was a 10th-century Sunni Muslim theologian whose rationalist approach to creed founded the influential Maturidi school of Islamic theology.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Mansur al-Maturidi canonical | 3 |
| Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī | 3 |
| Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Maturidi al-Samarqandi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Context triple: [Maturidi, basedOnTeachingsOf, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi]
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Maturidi
Maturidi is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason alongside revelation to articulate Islamic creed and defend core doctrines.
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Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili was a 13th-century Moroccan Sufi master and scholar renowned as the eponymous founder of one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
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Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal was a prominent 9th-century Muslim theologian, jurist, and hadith scholar whose teachings formed the basis of the Hanbali school of Sunni Islamic law.
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Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah was a medieval Sunni Muslim theologian, jurist, and reformer known for his rigorous traditionalism and lasting influence on later Islamic thought and movements.
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Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani was an influential 11th-century Ismaili theologian and philosopher known for his sophisticated metaphysical and cosmological writings within the Fatimid intellectual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Target entity description: Abu Mansur al-Maturidi was a 10th-century Sunni Muslim theologian whose rationalist approach to creed founded the influential Maturidi school of Islamic theology.
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A.
Maturidi
Maturidi is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason alongside revelation to articulate Islamic creed and defend core doctrines.
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B.
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili was a 13th-century Moroccan Sufi master and scholar renowned as the eponymous founder of one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
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C.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal was a prominent 9th-century Muslim theologian, jurist, and hadith scholar whose teachings formed the basis of the Hanbali school of Sunni Islamic law.
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Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah was a medieval Sunni Muslim theologian, jurist, and reformer known for his rigorous traditionalism and lasting influence on later Islamic thought and movements.
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Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani was an influential 11th-century Ismaili theologian and philosopher known for his sophisticated metaphysical and cosmological writings within the Fatimid intellectual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Sunni Muslim theologian ⓘ founder of a school of Islamic theology ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| associatedMadhhab |
Hanafi school
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surface form:
Hanafi
|
| birthPlace |
Maturid near Samarkand
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Samanid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Samarkand Region ⓘ
surface form:
Samarkand region
|
| centuryActive | 10th century ⓘ |
| contemporaries | early Ashʿari theologians ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Samarkand ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic creed (aqidah)
ⓘ
Qur’anic commentary ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Maturidi al-Samarqandi
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| influenceOn |
Central Asian Islamic thought
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Ottoman Sunni theology ⓘ later Hanafi theologians ⓘ |
| jurisprudenceSchool |
Hanafi school
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surface form:
Hanafi fiqh
|
| knownFor |
defending Sunni orthodoxy against Karramites
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defending Sunni orthodoxy against Muʿtazilites ⓘ defending Sunni orthodoxy against various heterodox groups ⓘ founding the Maturidi school of theology ⓘ rationalist approach to Sunni creed ⓘ systematizing Hanafi theological thought ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic creed (aqidah)
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Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ kalam ⓘ rational theology ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Kitāb al-Tawḥīd
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surface form:
Kitab al-Tawhid
Asās al-taʾwīl ⓘ
surface form:
Ta’wilat al-Qur’an
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| name | Abu Mansur al-Maturidi self-link ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
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Transoxiana ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfTheologyFounded |
Maturidi
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surface form:
Maturidi school
|
| schoolSpreadTo |
Central Asia
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman lands
South Asia ⓘ Transoxiana ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | rationalist Sunni kalam ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Maturidi ⓘ |
| traditionWithinSunniIslam |
Māturīdism
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surface form:
Maturidism
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| viewOnAttributesOfGod |
affirmed divine attributes without anthropomorphism
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rejected corporealism regarding God ⓘ |
| viewOnFaith | defined faith primarily as inner assent (tasdiq) ⓘ |
| viewOnFreeWill | affirmed human responsibility under divine omnipotence ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran |
distinguished between eternal divine speech and created expressions
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held the Qur’an to be uncreated in meaning ⓘ |
| viewOnReason | affirmed an important role for human reason in knowing God ⓘ |
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Subject: Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Description of subject: Abu Mansur al-Maturidi was a 10th-century Sunni Muslim theologian whose rationalist approach to creed founded the influential Maturidi school of Islamic theology.
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