Athari creed
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The Athari creed is a traditionalist Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes strict adherence to the Quran and Hadith while avoiding speculative theology and philosophical interpretation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahl al-Athar creed | 1 |
| Athari creed canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic creed
ⓘ
Sunni Islamic theological school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Athari creed
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahl al-Athar creed
Atharism ⓘ Traditionalist Sunni creed ⓘ |
| approachToScripture |
affirmation of Quranic and prophetic texts without metaphorical reinterpretation of divine attributes
ⓘ
literalist tendency regarding divine attributes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
ⓘ
Hanbali school ⓘ
surface form:
Hanbali school of law
|
| contrastedWith |
Ash'ari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashʿari creed
Maturidi ⓘ
surface form:
Maturidi creed
Muʿtazilite theology ⓘ
surface form:
Muʿtazili theology
|
| emphasizes |
strict adherence to the Hadith
ⓘ
strict adherence to the Quran ⓘ |
| geographicalSpread | historically prominent in Baghdad and other centers of early Sunni scholarship ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
developed in opposition to Muʿtazilite rationalism
ⓘ
developed in opposition to speculative kalam schools ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | early centuries of Islam ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Hanbali theologians
ⓘ
traditionalist currents within Salafi thought ⓘ |
| keyPrinciple |
following the understanding of the Salaf
ⓘ
priority of transmitted texts (naql) over rational speculation (ʿaql) in creed ⓘ reliance on Quran, Sunnah, and consensus of the early generations ⓘ |
| language | classical Arabic ⓘ |
| methodology |
avoids technical philosophical terminology in creed
ⓘ
prefers transmitted reports from early authorities over later theological synthesis ⓘ |
| normativeClaim | presents itself as preserving the creed of the early Muslim generations (Salaf al-Salih) ⓘ |
| rejects |
kalam-style rational theology
ⓘ
philosophical interpretation in theology ⓘ speculative theology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scripturalSources |
Quran
ⓘ
Sunnah ⓘ consensus (ijmaʿ) of the Salaf ⓘ |
| viewOnCompanions | reveres all Companions of the Prophet and avoids delving into their disputes ⓘ |
| viewOnDivineAttributes |
affirms divine attributes as they appear in scripture
ⓘ
avoids asking how (bila kayf) regarding divine attributes ⓘ rejects allegorical reinterpretation (ta’wil) of divine attributes ⓘ |
| viewOnFaith | faith consists of belief, speech, and action and can increase and decrease ⓘ |
| viewOnInnovation | rejection of religious innovations in creed ⓘ |
| viewOnIntercession | affirms prophetic intercession with conditions set by scripture ⓘ |
| viewOnKalam | discourages engagement in speculative theological disputation ⓘ |
| viewOnPredestination | affirms divine decree (qadar) while maintaining human responsibility ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Quran is the uncreated word of God
|
| viewOnReason | accepts reason in its proper place but subordinates it to revelation ⓘ |
| viewOnSectarianism |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
identifies with Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah
|
| viewOnSeeingGod | affirms that believers will see God in the Hereafter without asking how ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ahl al-Athar creed