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A brief biography of Imām Abū Mansur al-Māturīdī

Though he is the foremost codifier of Ahl al-Sunnah creed, remarkably little is recorded of al-Maturidi's life; this study gathers the scattered notices of al-Nasafi, al-Zabidi and al-Kawthari.

IHShaykh Issarar Hussain Al-Azhari · July 20, 2026 · 3 min read
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