7. al-Hādī
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 Seven is devoted to the study of al-Hādī. It is divided into two sections. The first section studies many of the aspects of al-Hādī, such as the name of the book and why the author chose that name. Other aspects include the subject matter and content of the book, its sources and approach, the place and time of its writing and its value and importance. The second section discusses the manuscripts of al-Hādī and describes the methodology followed in editing and verifying the Arabic text.