Diyanet İlmi Dergi

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Khabar/naql has priority in terms of providing information about the
states in the Akhirah, which is called “sam’iyyat” that is one of the main
subjects of the scientific field of Kalam. In this respect, Imam al-Maturidi
provided an account of the circumstances in the Akhirah according to the Qur’an
and authentic hadiths, and he also made reasonable and rational considerations
about the reality of the life in the Hereafter. He examined the principles of
belief on the subject for the most part in the light of the Qur’anic data. In
doing so, he responded to certain philosophers who rejected the life in the
Hereafter, and also opposed the religious schools, which he called innovation/
bid’ah, such as the Mu’tazila particularly, by identifying and explaining the
authentic aqaid. He also offered unique, rational opinions about hasab, sirat,
and the people of Araf, which are considered as some stages in the Akhirah, as
well as some other stages. His opinions 
about  some  stages of the Akhirah are especially
important in terms of their rationality. It is so because the issues dealt
within the field of sam’iyyat cannot be sensed by the five sensory stimuli and
the mind. However, problems arise when the stages in question are not evaluated
in a well-thought manner. In this regard, Maturidi interpreted the information
available in the Qur’an and hadiths about the life in the Hereafter.