Imam Abu Ja‘far al-Tahawi and his creed in the writings of Tatar theologian Sh. Marjani
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2024-17-1-61-81
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of texts from the manuscript and printed works of Shihab al-Din al-Marjani (d. 1889), in which this Tatar historian and theologian speaks of the great Hanafiimam Abu Ja‘far al-Tahawi (d. 933) and his work “al-‘Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah” also known as “Bayan al-Sunna wa-l-Jama‘ah” Historical and theological works of al-Marjani were studied, such as “Wafiyyat al-aslaf”, “Muqaddimat kitab Wafiyyat al-aslaf”, “al-‘Azb al-furat”, “Nazurat al-haqq” and others. As a result, it turned out that Shihab al-Din al-Marjani highly appreciates the knowledge and works of this Egyptian medieval scholar of Islam. Al-Marjani considers him to be the Mujtahid of the Hanafi Madhhab and the third-century rejuvenator of faith (Mujaddid) in Hijra. And his work “Bayan al-Sunna” recognizes as the very first Sunni source in which the dogmas of the righteous predecessors (al-Salaf al-Salih) of Islam are collected and recorded.
About the Author
D. A. Shagaviev
Russian Islamic Institute; Bolgar Islamic Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Damir A. Shagaviev, Docent, Сand. Sci (History), Associate Professor at the Department of Religious Disciplines, Kazan Islamic University; Associate Professor at the Department of Systematic Theology, Russian Islamic Institute, Kazan; Associate Professor, Bolgar Islamic Academy, Bolgar
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Shagaviev D.A. Imam Abu Ja‘far al-Tahawi and his creed in the writings of Tatar theologian Sh. Marjani. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2024;17(1):61-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2024-17-1-61-81
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