Ash'ari
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Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Ash'ari | 1 |
| Asharite theology | 1 |
| Ashʿari creed | 1 |
| Ashʿarism | 1 |
| Ash‘ari theology | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunni Islamic theological school
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kalam school ⓘ |
| aimsTo | defend Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| geographicalSpread |
historically strong in North Africa
ⓘ
historically strong in parts of the Levant ⓘ historically strong in parts of the Muslim world influenced by Shafi'i and Maliki fiqh ⓘ historically strong in the central Islamic lands ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sunni legal schools such as Maliki
ⓘ
Sunni legal schools such as Shafi'i ⓘ Sunni legal schools such as some Hanbalis ⓘ |
| opposes |
Mu'tazilite theology
ⓘ
extreme rationalism in theology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
emphasis on divine omnipotence
ⓘ
emphasis on divine revelation ⓘ moderate use of rational methods ⓘ |
| usesMethod | kalam (Islamic dialectical theology) ⓘ |
| viewOnAttributesOfGod |
affirms divine attributes without asking how (bila kayf)
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rejects anthropomorphism ⓘ |
| viewOnBeatificVision | affirms vision of God in the hereafter without modality ⓘ |
| viewOnCausality |
God directly creates all events
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denies necessary natural causation ⓘ occasionalism ⓘ |
| viewOnCompanions | respects all Companions of the Prophet ⓘ |
| viewOnConsensus | affirms authority of scholarly consensus (ijma') ⓘ |
| viewOnDivinePower | God is omnipotent ⓘ |
| viewOnDivineSpeech | God's speech is an eternal attribute ⓘ |
| viewOnDivineWill | God's will is absolute ⓘ |
| viewOnEthics |
denies independent rational obligation on God
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good and evil are known primarily through revelation ⓘ |
| viewOnFaith |
faith (iman) consists of belief in the heart and affirmation by the tongue
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faith can increase and decrease ⓘ |
| viewOnFreeWill |
God creates human acts
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doctrine of acquisition (kasb) ⓘ humans acquire responsibility for their acts ⓘ |
| viewOnGraveSinner | grave sinner remains a Muslim unless they commit disbelief ⓘ |
| viewOnHereafter |
affirms bodily resurrection
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affirms existence of Paradise and Hell ⓘ affirms intercession (shafa'ah) by the Prophet ⓘ |
| viewOnImanAndIslam | distinguishes between faith and outward Islam but links them closely ⓘ |
| viewOnInnovation | condemns blameworthy religious innovation (bid'ah) ⓘ |
| viewOnInterpretation |
allows figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of ambiguous texts
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prefers consigning detailed meaning to God (tafwid) for some attributes ⓘ |
| viewOnMiracles | miracles are signs of prophethood ⓘ |
| viewOnPredestination | strong affirmation of divine predestination (qadar) ⓘ |
| viewOnProphethood | prophethood is necessary for guidance ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran |
Quran
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surface form:
Qur'an is eternal with God
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an is uncreated in its meaning
|
| viewOnReason | reason is subordinate to revelation ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ashʿari creed
this entity surface form:
Asharite theology
this entity surface form:
Ash‘ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarism
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali
this entity surface form:
Al-Ash'ari
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali