Epistemology of Sunni Kalam through the prism of “Kitab al-Tawhid” by al-Maturidi
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2022-15-1-100-115
Abstract
The object of the study is the work of a well-known Hanafi authority Abu Mansur alMaturidi “Kitab al-Tawhid”, where he examines the ways of learning. The analysis displayed the fact that the theologian, adhered to the idea of the admissibility of the world cognition, identifi ed three ways of cognizing: by sense organs (‘iyan), by tradition or legend (khabar) and by mind (‘aql), which, in his opinion, are sources of any knowledge, in general, and of the theological one, in particular. The theologian believed that all the three generate the so-called categorical knowledge, which makes it possible to substantiate the main propositions of the Islamic creed.
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About the Author
R. K. Adygamov
Institute of History named after Sh. Marjani of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences;
International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Ramil K. Adygamov, Cand. Sci. (History), Associate Professor, Senior Researcher of the Institute of History named after Sh. Marjani of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Kazan, the Russian Federation; Associate Professor of the ISESCO Department of International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan
Tashkent
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Adygamov R.K. Epistemology of Sunni Kalam through the prism of “Kitab al-Tawhid” by al-Maturidi. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2022;15(1):100-115. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2022-15-1-100-115
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