IMAN PRINCIPLES IN THE AKAID TREATISES OF IMAM-I AZAM EBU HANIFE ACCORDING TO SYSTEMATIC KALAM

Abstract

In this paper, which is titled as Iman Principles in the Akaid Treatises of Imam-i Azam Ebu Hanife according to Systematic Kalam, Ebu Hanife's thoughts about iman principles are examined. Imam Azam's five works of the el-Fikhu'l-ekber, el-Fikhu'l-ebsat, er-Risale, el-Alim ve'l-Muteallim ve el-Vasiyye keep his thoughts in a random and scattered order. In this work they are assessed systematically under the titles as belief in Allah, angels, scriptures, messengers, hereafter, and divine providence and destiny. It is aimed in this research to understand Ebu Hanife's thoughts about iman principles better, contributing to articulate his theological aspect.