Ashʿarī Creed
A creed that preserves tanzīh and transcendence while engaging the language of kalām in defence of the transmitted texts.
Overview
Virtues
- Mastery of both transmitted and rational sciences.
- Courage in defending Sunni creed against rationalist attacks.
- Clarity in explaining the doctrine of divine attributes.
- Preservation of tanzīh (transcendence) without denying the meaning of the revealed attributes.
- Influential systematisation of Sunni theological principles.