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THE AHL AL-SUNNAH’S
SCHOOLS
Schools of Theology
In terms of theology, there are two schools:
1. The Maturidi school, founded by Imam Maturidi
2. The Ash`ariyyah school, founded by Imam Ash`ari
These two schools are essentially one. However, they differ
in terms of about forty matters. These differences, however,
consist only matters of detail.
The Maturidi School
The founder of the Maturidi school is Abu Mansur
Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Maturidi, who is commonly known
as Imam Maturidi. He was born in Samarkand in 238 AH.
He was of Turkish origin and was taught by students of al-
Imam al-Azam Abu Hanifah. He established a fine link between
reason and communication in his works and erected an
immovable wall against heretical ideas by training students
who were highly devoted to the Ahl al-Sunnah’s beliefs. He
made a considerable contribution to transmitting the Ahl al-
Sunnah’s convictions to subsequent generations.
Imam Maturidi is the teacher on matters of faith to all Hanafi
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