al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn
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al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn is a major theological treatise by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi that systematically presents and defends core principles of Islamic creed within the Ashʿarī tradition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashʿarī theological work
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Islamic theological treatise ⓘ kalām text ⓘ |
| aim |
defense of Sunni orthodoxy
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reconciliation of reason and revelation ⓘ systematic presentation of Islamic creed ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shāfiʿī–Ashʿarī scholarly tradition
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post-classical kalām ⓘ |
| author | Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
core principles of Islamic belief
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creation of the world ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ divine omnipotence ⓘ doctrine of God in Islam ⓘ epistemology in kalām ⓘ eschatology ⓘ human acts and responsibility ⓘ imamate and leadership ⓘ miracles ⓘ proofs for the existence of God ⓘ prophethood ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman-era kalām curricula
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later Ashʿarī theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ashʿarī
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al-Ghazālī NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Juwaynī NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier Ashʿarī theologians ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical reasoning
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philosophical analysis ⓘ rational argumentation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of philosophical terminology
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integration of Avicennian philosophy into kalām ⓘ systematic treatment of uṣūl al-dīn ⓘ |
| period |
12th–13th century CE
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6th century AH ⓘ |
| regionOfReception |
Arab lands
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Persianate world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Asās al-Taqdīs
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al-Maṭālib al-ʿĀliya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | organized into sections on major doctrinal themes ⓘ |
| subject |
Islamic creed
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Islamic theology (kalām) ⓘ uṣūl al-dīn ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Ashʿarī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Forty on the Principles of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | madrasah instruction ⓘ |
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