Traditionalist theology (Islam)
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Traditionalist theology (Arabic: الأثرية—al-Aṯharīya) is an Islamic scholarly movement, originating in the late 8th century CE, who reject rationalistic Islamic theology (kalam) in favor of strict textualism in interpreting the Quran and Hadith. The name derives from "tradition" in its technical sense as a translation of the Arabic word athar. It is also sometimes referred to by several other names.
History
[change | change source]Traditional theology spread in the late eighth century AD among muhaddiths, who regarded the Qur'an and pure hadith as the only acceptable source of law and religion.
Beliefs
[change | change source]The beliefs of Athariyya is the same as the creed of the Hanbali madhhab, due to its strict adherence to Tafwid, the ideology which Atharis follow strictly.[1] For this reason, they are also called Muffawidh (Arabic: مُفَوَّضٌ), which is the one who practices Tafwid.[1][a]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ The one who does Tafwid is lingustically called a Muffawidh, as both have the same root: ف و ض f-w-d, which connects their meaning.
References
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- 1 2 يقرر علماء السلفية (المدرسة الأثرية) إثبات صفات الله الواردة في القرآن والسنة من غير تمثيل ولا تكييف، مع تفويض الكيفية إلى الله تعالى. قال عبد الله بن محمد بن عبد الوهاب: «نقر آيات الصفات وأحاديثها على ظاهرها، ونكل معناها مع اعتقاد حقائقها إلى الله». ويبين علماء السلف أن التفويض المقصود هو تفويض الكيفية، لا تفويض المعنى اللغوي، إذ إن معاني الصفات مفهومة من حيث اللغة والسياق، وإنما المجهول هو كيفية اتصاف الله بها. (انظر: مركز سلف، مادة التفويض؛ والمكتبة الشاملة، كتب العقيدة السلفية).