The creed “al-‘Aqaid al-nasafiyyah” as a standard of Sunni doctrine
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2024-17-2-382-390
Abstract
The subject of the article is the medieval manuscript “аl-‘Aqaid an-nasafiyya” and aspects related to its compilation. The article contains the data about the earliest version of the manuscript and its textual features. Some discrepancies with modern editions of the treatise text are revealed, the historical motive for compiling the work, as well as its connection with the main theological works of major scholars of the Hanafi madhhab are considered. The colophon of the manuscript, which provides valuable information about the date and place of composition of this theological treatise, is examined separately.
About the Author
M. M. Ovezov
Bolgar Islamic Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maksat M. Ovezov, Deputy Mufti of the Muslim Religious Association in the Republic of Belarus, a responsible person for the research department of the Muslim Religious Association in the Republic of Belarus; Doctoral Student
Bolgar
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Ovezov M.M. The creed “al-‘Aqaid al-nasafiyyah” as a standard of Sunni doctrine. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2024;17(2):382-390. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2024-17-2-382-390
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