TY - BOOK AU - Rudolph,Ulrich AU - Adem,Rodrigo TI - Al-Maturidi and the development of Sunni theology in Samarqand T2 - Islamic history and civilization / Studies and texts SN - 9789004261846 AV - BP166.1 .R8313 2015 U1 - 297.2041 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Boston, Leiden PB - Brill KW - Maturidi, MuhĐammad ibn MuhĐammad, KW - Islam KW - Doctrines KW - History KW - Uzbekistan KW - Samarqand KW - Maturidiyah N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Foundation and Establishment of Ḥanafite Theology in the Second/ Eighth and Early Third/Ninth Centuries -- 2 Development in the Third/Ninth Century -- 3 The State of Theology during al-Māturīdī’s Lifetime -- 4 Life and Activity -- 5 Theological Opponents -- 6 Works -- 7 Structures and Their Forerunning Models -- 8 An Outline of al-Māturīdī’s Teachings -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix: Inauthentic and Doubtful Texts -- Bibliography -- Index of People -- Index of Religious and Political Movements -- Index of Arabic Terms; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - Al-Māturīdī (d. 944 CE), the prominent Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, succeeded in formulating a theological doctrine which is widely accepted in Sunni Islam to this day. The present volume which is a revised English translation of the German original published in 1997 examines his teachings by describing their principal characteristics and situating them in the history of kalām. Part one investigates the development of Hanafi thought in Transoxania before Māturīdī's time. Part two deals with the other religious groups (in particular the Mu'tazilites) which emerged in this area during his lifetime. Part three shows how he explained and defended the position of his predecessors; in doing so, he reformed their traditional views, thereby developing his own theology which then became the basis of a new tradition, viz. the Māturīdite school UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261846 ER -