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.