THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SCHOLARS OF MAWARANNAHR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KALAM IN THE TEMURID PERIOD

Abstract

A distinctive feature of the development of Kalam science during the Timurid period is that, by this time, the number of sharhs and hashiyas on previous classical works was more than individual independent fundamental works on new topics. It can be specified that this work was written in the direction of Ahl as-Sunna, that is Maturidiyya or Ash’ariyya. It can be distinguished mainly by some of the characteristics that exist between the Maturidiyya and the Ash’ariyya. Although some sources describe these differences in different ways, from three to sixty, most researchers know that they are word-related differences. More than ten separate papers were also written explaining the differences. The article notes that the development of Kalam during the Timurid period was relatively stable and without abrupt changes and that 23 scholars of Mawarannahr were engaged in Kalam. They wrote works on Kalam, which consisted mainly of commentaries. It was a characteristic feature of this period.