Sharh Qasidat al Subki al Nuniyyah fi Bayan al Ikhtilaf bayna al Ash'ariyyah wa al Maturidiyyah - شرح قصيدة السبكي النونية في بيان الاختلاف الأشعرية والماتريدية

Brief Definition of the Book: Explanation of Al-Subki’s Nuniyyah Poem on the Differences between Ash'aris and Maturidis

This book is dedicated to explaining and clarifying the verses of the Nuniyyah Poem composed by Imam Taj al-Din al-Subki (d. 771 AH), which he devoted to delineating the issues of divergence between the two schools of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'ah: the Ash'aris and the Maturidis.

Key Features of the Book and the Poem:

Enumeration of Issues: Imam al-Subki confined the controversial issues between the two schools to exactly thirteen issues.

Nature of the Disagreement: The book establishes that the disagreement between the two parties in most of these issues is a verbal (lafzi) disagreement that does not result in a corruption of doctrine, and that they are in agreement regarding the major fundamental principles (Usul).

Conclusion: Al-Subki concluded that out of these 13 issues, there are (7) issues where the difference is merely verbal, and (6) issues where the difference is real (ma'nawi) but minor, indicating the unity of ranks between Ash'aris and Maturidis.

In Short: The book is a scholarly document aiming to bring the Ash'aris and Maturidis closer together and to demonstrate that the difference between them is very limited and marginal.

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