The Prophetic Narrations in Praise of the Ash'aris
p. 15
The Ash'ari School From the Time of al-Ash'ari
p. 17
Al-Ash'ari's Refutation of the Hashwiyya and Mu'tazila
p. 18
Ibn Mahdi al-Tabari (d. 380)
p. 21
Al-Khattabi (d. 388)
p. 22
Al-Halimi (d. 403)
p. 23
Al-Hakim (d. 405)
p. 24
Ibn Furak (d. 406)
p. 26
Allah's Names And Attributes
p. 29
What Allah Is Not
p. 29
The Self-Exalted (al-Muta'al)
p. 29
The Most Hidden (al-Batin)
p. 30
The All-Hearing (al-Sami')
p. 30
The All-Seeing (al-Basir)
p. 30
The Witness (Al-Shahid)
p. 30
Allah's "Nearness" And His "Cover"
p. 31
The Unity Of Tawhid
p. 31
Allah's Speech
p. 32
The Recitation Of The Qur'an
p. 32
Allah's Self (Nafs)
p. 34
Allah's Form (Sura)
p. 35
Allah's Hand, Palm, Fingers, etc.
p. 36
The Method In Interpreting The Attributes
p. 38
The Beginning of Creation
p. 39
Allah's Establishment Over The Throne (Istiwa')
p. 39
Allah's Coming (Ityan) And Arrival (Maji')
p. 43
Allah's Descent (Nuzul)
p. 44
Allah's Facing Of The Worshipper
p. 45
Allah's Face (Wajh)
p. 45
Allah's Astonishment ('Ajab) And Laughter (Dahik)
p. 47
Allah's Love (mahabba), Hate (bughd), and Dislike (karahiyya)
p. 47
Appendices
p. 55
Allah's Beautiful Names
p. 55
The Controversy Over the Pronunciation of the Qur'an
p. 59
The Vision of Allah in the World and the Hereafter
p. 71
Allah's "Hand"
p. 81
Istiwa' Is A Divine Act
p. 87
Allah's "Coming" And "Arrival"
p. 95
Allah's "Descent"
p. 99
Ibn Hajar's Commentary
p. 101
Some Misleading Reports From the Salaf
p. 104
Al-Khattabi's Commentary
p. 105
Al-Maturidi, Ibn Hazm, and Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
p. 107
Ibn 'Abd al-Barr's Controversy
p. 108
Ibn al-'Arabi's Refutation of Ibn 'Abd al-Barr
p. 109
Al-'Iraqi and Ibn Jahbal's Dismissal of Ibn 'Abd al-Barr
p. 113
Al-Qari's Recapitulation
p. 114
Bibliography
p. 121
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