al-Iqtisad fi al-Itiqad
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al-Iqtisad fi al-Itiqad is a seminal theological treatise by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali that systematically presents and defends Sunni Ash‘ari creed using a balanced, rational approach.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Al-Iqtisad | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic creed text
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Sunni kalam work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
defense of Ashari theology
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systematic presentation of Sunni creed ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
al-Iqtisad fi al-I‘tiqad
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al-Iqtisād fī al-Iʿtiqād NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
balanced
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moderate ⓘ |
| audience |
Sunni scholars
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students of theology ⓘ |
| author | Abu Hamid al-Ghazali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creedType | Sunni orthodox creed ⓘ |
| doctrineDefended | Sunni Ashari creed ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic theology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| focus | Islamic creed (aqida) ⓘ |
| genre | kalam ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Sunni creed manuals
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later Ashari theologians ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | classical Islamic theology ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| method |
rational argumentation
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scriptural reasoning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of reason and revelation
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moderate stance between extremes of rationalism and literalism ⓘ systematic structure ⓘ |
| period | 11th century ⓘ |
| positionOnDivineAttributes | affirms attributes without anthropomorphism ⓘ |
| positionOnReason | affirms legitimacy of reason in creed within limits of revelation ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Ihya Ulum al-Din
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Tahafut al-Falasifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
God’s existence
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divine attributes ⓘ eschatology ⓘ faith and unbelief ⓘ human free will ⓘ prophethood ⓘ qadar (divine decree) ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Ashari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Moderation in Belief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Hadith
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Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ rational proofs ⓘ |
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