The Attribute Of Takwin In Maturidism: Its Meaning And Its Relation To The Essential Attribute
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https://doi.org/10.57033/mijournals-2026-4-0218Keywords:
scholar (alim), knowledge (ilm), powerful (qadir), power by/4.0/) (qudrah), theologian (mutakallim), speech (kalam), creator (khaliq), creation (takhliq), agent (fa’il), act (fi’l), object (maf’ul), creature (makhluq), originated (muhdath), unbelief (kufr)Abstract
This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the concept of Takwin (divine origination) within the Maturidi theological framework and its relation to the essential (dhati) attributes of Allah. The author explores the Received: 15-05-2026 differing perspectives between the Maturidis and other theological schools Accepted: 28-05-2026 (mutakallimun) regarding Takwin, showing that the disagreement stems from Published:04-06-2026 fundamental doctrinal principles concerning divine attributes, divine acts, and their relation to human actions. The Maturidis consider Takwin to be one of Allah’s eternal and pre-existent attributes, placing it alongside essential attributes such as Power (qudrah), Will (iradah), and Knowledge (ilm). According to them, the various manifestations of Takwin – such as creation, provision, giving life, Copyright: © 2026 by the authors. and causing death – stem from a single attribute and do not imply multiplicity Submitted for open access publication in the Divine Essence, but rather reflect the diversity in the effects of this single under the terms and conditions of the attribute. The views of prominent Maturidi scholars such as Abu al-Mu’in al- Creative Commons Attribution (CC Nasafi and Abu Mansur al-Maturidi are used to support the claim that Takwin BY) license is intrinsically linked to the Divine Essence in both meaning and reality. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/References
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