Tradition and Transformation in the Maturidiyya of the 6th/12th Century

Nur al-Din al-?abuni was a prominent jurist and theologian in Samarqand in the late 6th/12th century. His theological works are in the tradition of the ?anafite-Maturidite current of Sunni kalam. In addition, al-?abuni's argumentation reflects the increasing engagement of Maturidite mutakallimun with their wide intellectual-historical environment. His discussions with the famous scholar Fa?r al-Din al-Razi are attested.

In the present volume, Angelika Brodersen uses a text-critical edition of al-?abuni's comprehensive theological work, the Kitab al-Kifaya fi l-hidaya fi u?ul al-din, to analyze, based on selected thematic examples, how both elements of Maturidite theological tradition and transformation processes occur in al-?abuni's work, which contributed to the consolidation of the Maturidiyya as a Sunni school of thought.