ALLAMAH SAʻD AL-DĪN AL-TAFTĀZĀNĪ’S METHOD OF INTERPRETING THEOLOGICAL ISSUES

Abstract

In the development of Moturidian doctrine, Saaduddin Taftazoni, a prominent scholar in the palace of the famous Amir Temur in Samarkand, has a special place. The full name of the scholar is Mas'ud ibn al-Qadi Fahruddin Umar ibn al-Mawlah al-Azim Burkhonuddin Abdullah ibn al-Imam al-Rabbani Shams al-Haqq, ad-Din al-Qari as-Samarkandi al-Hanafi. He is the leading scientist who has written more than fifty works in the fields of in the fields of morphology, syntax, maaniy, bayaan, usul al-fiqh, furu’ al-fiqh (hanafi and shafi’i), logic, aqidah, tafseer, geometry, astronomy, and others. In particular, his works on the science of kalam play an important role in understanding the doctrinal issues in their original nature, and in interpreting and understanding the facts concerning them. That is why they have been used not only as a basic textbook in the education system, but also widely read in the public. In particular, the scholar used a particular method of dividing the dogmatic issues into their own categories, classifying and describing the Shari'ah rules, and classifying them according to certain criteria, such as doctrine and jurisprudence. Especially, the scholar used his own method of dividing creedal matters of thesis into categories, classifying and describing the Shari'ah rules, categorizing them according to certain criteria, such as doctrine and jurisprudence and interpreting the doctrinal evidence.