What do most Muslims believe in today and how have these theological
beliefs been understood throughout the intellectual history of Islam?
These are the questions that The Muslim Creed: A Contemporary Theological Study
seeks to answer. Dr Amjad Hussain presents a concise introduction to
what Muslims believe in and practice, and also why they continue to do
so in the twenty-first century. The work is divided into three parts: an
introduction to Islamic creed and theology, including discussions of
the schools of the Ash'ariyya and the Maturidiyya; the articles of faith
and theology; and the future of Islamic theology. The reader is given
an overview of the intellectual history of Islamic theology and an
insight into contemporary Islamic theology through the six articles of
the Islamic faith: God, the angels, the prophets and messengers, the
sacred scriptures and the divine decree.
The Muslim Creed: A Contemporary Theological Study
introduces the reader to the range of debates and discussions that have
occurred in relation to the subject of creed and theology throughout
Muslim history, including the opinions of various theologians who
represent the unity as well as the diversity of Muslim theology. It also
raises the subject of the future of Islamic theology and makes a
genuine contribution to this debate.
