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Also known as Athariya, Al-Athariyya, Aṯari, Athariyah, Discipline de science islamique, croyance traditionnelle, Hanbalism

Atharism ( / , "of athar") is a school of theology in Sunni Islam which developed from circles of the , a group that rejected rationalistic theology in favor of strict textualism in interpreting the Quran and the hadith.

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21 sections
Contents
  • Terminology
  • History
  • Origins
  • Formation
  • Emergence of ''Kalām''
  • Traditionalist response
  • Modern and contemporary era
  • Beliefs
  • On ''Taqlid''
  • On reason
  • On Quran
  • On ''kalām''
  • On attributes of God
  • On ''iman'' (faith)
  • Categorisation of ''tawhid''
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Atharism ( / , "of athar") is a school of theology in Sunni Islam which developed from circles of the , a group that rejected rationalistic theology in favor of strict textualism in interpreting the Quran and the hadith.

Adherents of Athari theology believe the (apparent) meaning of the Quran and the hadith are the sole authorities in matters of and Islamic jurisprudence; and that the use of rational disputation is forbidden, even if in verifying the truth. Atharis oppose the use of metaphorical interpretation regarding the anthropomorphic descriptions and attributes of God () and do not attempt to conceptualize the meanings of the Quran by using philosophical principles since they believe that their realities should be consigned to God and Muhammad alone (). In essence, they assert that the literal meaning of the Quran and the ḥadīth must be accepted without a "how" (i.e. "Bi-la kayfa").

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