al-Ibāna al-kubrā

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al-Ibāna al-kubrā is a major Sunni creedal work by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari, outlining orthodox Islamic beliefs and refuting theological innovations.

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al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hanbali creed
Islamic theological text
Sunni creedal work
affirms Sunni understanding of God’s attributes
beatific vision of God in the Hereafter
belief in angels
belief in divine decree (qadar)
belief in prophets
belief in the Last Day
following the Salaf (pious predecessors)
uncreatedness of the Qurʾān
aimsTo define orthodox Sunni creed
protect common believers from deviant doctrines
alternativeName al-Ibāna ʿan sharīʿat al-firqa al-nājiyya (in some references) NERFINISHED
author Ibn Batta al-Ukbari NERFINISHED
cites Hadith
Qurʾān NERFINISHED
reports from early Salaf
distinguishedFrom al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā NERFINISHED
focusesOn Islamic creed (ʿaqīda)
orthodox Islamic beliefs
refutation of theological innovations (bidʿa)
genre creed manual
polemical theology
influencedBy early Hanbali tradition
teachings of Ahmad ibn Hanbal
language Arabic
madhhab Hanbali NERFINISHED
modernStatus edited and printed in contemporary editions
preservedIn manuscript tradition
regionOfOrigin Iraq NERFINISHED
rejects Jahmite views
Muʿtazilite theology NERFINISHED
extreme rationalist kalām
taʾwīl of divine attributes
religiousTradition Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
scholarlyReception considered an important early Hanbali creed
structure topical arrangement of creed issues
supports literal affirmation of scriptural attributes without likening God to creation
theologicalOrientation Athari NERFINISHED
timePeriod 10th century CE
4th century AH
usedIn Sunni theological education

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Ibn Batta al-Ukbari notableWork al-Ibāna al-kubrā
Ibn Batta al-Ukbari notableWork al-Ibāna al-kubrā
this entity surface form: al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā