Ḥanafī Māturīdīsm - Trajectories of a Theological Legacy, with a Study and Critical Edition of al-Khabbāzī’s Kitāb al-Hādī - Ayedh S. Aldosari
3. The Life and Times of al-Khabbāzī
Ḥanafī Māturīdīsm - Trajectories of a Theological Legacy, with a Study and Critical Edition of al-Khabbāzī’s Kitāb al-Hādī - Ayedh S. Aldosari
Ayedh S. Aldosari [+]
Ayedh S. Aldosari is Assistant Professor of Comparative Religion in the Department of Islamic Studies at King Saud University, Riyadh. His specialist field is Comparative religion and theological thought (Kalam). He has a BA in Islamic Theology and an MA in Theology both from King Saud University. He recently completed his PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, UK. He is the author of numerous publications, including Ibn Taymiyya and the Other, Thus spoke Ibn Taymiyyah, and The Creed of Al Haqiqa Al Mohamadia.
Description
Chapter Three is devoted to discussing the life of al-Khabbāzī and historical context. The general features of the most important incidents that took place in the seventh century Hijri in which al-Khabbāzī lived are considered first, followed by a discussion of al-Khabbāzī's life during this century. The places where al-Khabbāzī lived, studied and moved to work as a teacher are presented, up to the final stage of his life in Damascus, where he died and was buried.