Māturīdiyyah

Muslim orthodox school of theology named after its founder, Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad al-Māturīdī (d. 944).

It is characterized by reliance on the Qurān with minimal reasoning and little scope for interpretation. On the question of free will, it once emphasized the absolute omnipotence of God and allowed only limited freedom of action, but it later stated unequivocally that humans have the utmost freedom to act. Unlike the Ashariyyah (followers of al-Asharī), who believed that only God could determine whether a person was saved, the Māturīdiyyah asserted that a Muslim who sincerely performed all religious duties as prescribed in the Qurʾān was assured of a place in heaven.

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