introduction to and edition of al-abhari’s tahrir al-dala’il fi taqrir al-masa’il

athir al-din al-abhari has a treatise bibliographies have called “thamani ‘ashra mas’ala fi al-kalam” (i.e., 18 problems in theology) or “al-mas’il” (i.e. the problems), but our findings show that its real name is “tahrir al-dalail fi taqrir al-masa’il” (i.e. the introduction of arguments for the establishment of the problems). the treatise, which is presumably his only writing in kalam, contains 18 theological problems that are more-or-less compatible with the 20 problems which al-gazzali introduces in tahafut al-falasifa. in most of the problems, al-abhari defends ash’rite school against muslim philosophers and mu’tazilits. in this article, on the basis of ibn taimiyya’s testimony, abhari’s style of writing, and his philosophical thoughts, i prove the authenticity of his treatise. also, i edit it through the median method according to the raghib pasha 1461, majlis 1830, mar’ashi 35/59’s manuscripts all of which presumably have been copied in 11th century a.h.