Lumʿat al-Iʿtiqad

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Lumʿat al-Iʿtiqad is a concise classical Sunni creed text in Hanbali theology authored by the medieval scholar Ibn Qudamah.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hanbali theological treatise
Islamic creed text
Sunni creed text
classical Islamic text
affirms Qurʾan as uncreated speech of Allah
beatific vision of Allah in the Hereafter
intercession (shafāʿah) by the Prophet Muhammad
punishment and bliss of the grave
resurrection of bodies
associatedWithScholar Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi NERFINISHED
author Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi NERFINISHED
circulatesIn Sunni scholarly circles
circulation commented upon by later Sunni scholars
creedScope summary of core Sunni beliefs
creedType concise creed
emphasizes following Qurʾan and Sunnah in belief
following the understanding of the Salaf
focusesOn Islamic creed
Sunni theology
belief in Allah
belief in angels
belief in divine decree (qadar)
belief in prophets
belief in revealed books
belief in the Last Day
divine attributes
genre ʿaqīdah text
influencedBy earlier Hanbali creed tradition
language Arabic
length concise
methodology textualist approach to divine attributes
period medieval Islamic period
regionOfOrigin Levant NERFINISHED
rejects figurative reinterpretation (taʾwīl) of divine attributes
innovated theological doctrines (bidʿah) in creed
religiousDiscipline kalām criticism (from an Athari stance)
ʿaqīdah
religiousTradition Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
schoolOfLaw Hanbali NERFINISHED
script Arabic script
status widely studied introductory creed text
structure short treatise without extensive subdivisions
targetAudience Hanbali and Athari students
students of Islamic theology
theologicalOrientation Athari NERFINISHED
usedIn Hanbali curricula
traditional Sunni seminaries

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Ibn Qudamah notableWork Lumʿat al-Iʿtiqad