Sunni (Barelvi) Theology

In brief: Specialise in Sunni Barelvi theology and aqidah: Ahl al-Sunnah creed, the Maturidi tradition, and the writings of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, at the Islamic Institute of Advanced Research.

Study Sunni creed (aqidah) in the Maturidi tradition as taught in the school of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, with attention to history, argument and contemporary relevance.

Sample research areas

• Imam Ahmad Raza’s theological treatises
• The Ash’ari and Maturidi schools compared
• Intercession, saints and devotion in Sunni thought
• Historical study of the Barelvi movement
• Sunni responses to modern reform movements

Key sources and texts

• Fatawa Razawiyya, Al-Dawla al-Makkiyya, Kanz al-Iman
• Classical creeds (al-Tahawi, al-Nasafi) and their commentaries
• Academic studies of South Asian Sunni movements

Where graduates serve

• Teaching and community scholarship
• Dialogue and publishing
• Research

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