Maqalat Al-islamiyyin English Pdf Jun 2026

Al-Ash‘ari, Abu al-Hasan. Maqalat al-Islamiyyin: The Articles of the Islamicans. Translated by Walter C. Klein, American Oriental Society, 1940. Archive.org , [URL]. Accessed [date].

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Al-Ash'ari’s approach in Maqalat is largely descriptive. He presents the arguments of his opponents—particularly the Mu'tazila—before offering the rebuttals of the "People of the Hadith" (Ahl al-Hadith) and the early Ash'arite position. This makes the PDF an invaluable resource for understanding the internal logic of sects that eventually died out, preserving arguments that might otherwise have been lost to history. Al-Ash‘ari, Abu al-Hasan