al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna
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al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna is a classical Sunni creed treatise by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari that expounds early orthodox theological principles and beliefs.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanbali creed text
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Islamic theological work ⓘ Sunni creed treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify orthodox Sunni principles
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refute heterodox theological views ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baghdad scholarly milieu ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Batta al-Ukbari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | later Sunni creed authors ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| discusses |
Qurʾan as uncreated speech of God
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Sunni orthodox beliefs ⓘ attributes of God ⓘ companions of the Prophet ⓘ early Sunni creed ⓘ faith (īmān) ⓘ innovations (bidʿa) ⓘ predestination (qadar) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
adherence to prophetic hadiths in creed
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following the Salaf (pious predecessors) ⓘ |
| focusesOn | uṣūl al-sunna (foundations of the Sunnah) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ʿaqīda literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s creed positions
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early Hanbali scholars ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Sunna as source of creed
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community consensus (ijmāʿ) in belief ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Jahmite views on divine attributes
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Muʿtazilite theology NERFINISHED ⓘ extremist views on faith and sin ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
uṣūl al-sunna
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ʿaqīda (Islamic creed) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni traditionalism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Hanbali jurists
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Sunni theologians ⓘ |
| supportsViewpoint |
adherence to textual evidence from Qurʾan and Sunna
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affirmation of divine attributes without metaphorical reinterpretation ⓘ rejection of theological speculation (kalām) ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Athari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Islamic centuries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hanbali theological education
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Sunni creed studies ⓘ |
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