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Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Theologian of Samarkand

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ScholarTheologian of Samarkand

Abu Mansur al-Maturidiأبو منصور الماتريدي

Approximate dateSamarkand

A Hanafi theologian whose creed became the school of most Hanafis.

Working in Samarkand under the Samanids, far from Baghdad, he defended Sunni belief against the Mu'tazilis and others. His Kitab al-Tawhid and his tafsir Ta'wilat al-Quran survive. His school differs from al-Ash'ari's on only a few points.

What grew out of it?

The Ottomans, Mughals and Central Asian Muslims followed his theology.

Who else is linked?

SamarkandAbu al-Hasan al-Ash'ariAbu HanifaSamanids

Who lived at the same time?

Ismail ibn AhmadAl-MutadidAbdallah ibn MuhammadAl-MuktafiAl-MundhirAl-MutamidAl-MuqtadirAhmad ibn Tulun

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