The attributes of Allah is one of the most important topic debated in Islamic faith. This was based on its importance how to relate neoteric subject that is human with ancient one who is Allah the Almighty as it was described and understood through the sixth pillar of faith in Islam which is belief in qada’ wa qadar(judgment and predestine) of Allah the Almighty. Generally, debating on the attributes of Allah cannot be avoided from polemical matter. It is obvious, not just referring to the argumentative by scholars from various Islamic schools of thought even by the same school which is Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah. Describing the polemical aspect on the attributes of Allah from their perspective, this article will elaborate how we cannot find any polemic causing separation and exile as we found it from debatable in the same issue –the attributes of Allah –between other Islamic schools of thought. Even, what we will find is compatibility and intimacy in methodical and understanding. This article formulated the disagreement is in context of pronunciational and not contextual which can caused discrepant in understanding in Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah’s school of thought when Asharite and Maturidis agree in creating connection between Allah and human through medium that can suit attributes of Allah with human which recognized by Asha rite as al-ta‘alluq and by Maturidis as al-takwin.

This article aims to delineate al-Baqillani’s responses to the Anthropomorphists regarding their views on the attributes of God. As an Ash‘arite, al-Baqillani disproved some theological doctrines formulated by this group in dealing with a number of theological topics; the speech of God, the Quran and its characteristics, and other attributes of God. He obviously shows his capacity and attempts to maintain the mainstream of Ash‘arites’ theological framework. Through this study, the author concludes that his theological position takes the combination between rationalistic method and application of the revelation. This research applied a textual analysis approach, using descriptive and analytical methods to investigate and analyze primary sources related to the issues. It also adopts the historical method to scrutinize several events on the subject.

Ibn Hazm al-Zahiri stood out as a critical analyst of Christian scriptures, however without giving any justification (ta’lil). Thus, his analysis methodology is known as the al-Zahiri’s Methodology. This paper seeks to introduce his methodology, analyze the approaches, his objections and critiques adopted by him in his study of christianity. The interaction between Muslims and Christians in al-Andalus (Spain) stimulated Ibn Hazm to master Christianity and its scriptures. His book al-Fasl is an outcome of the continuous friction between Islam and Christianity in al-Andalus. Kitab al-fasl fi al-milal wa al-ahwa wa al-nihal continues to be considered a work of monumental significance in comparative religion, the first of its kind to systematically study of the religious doctrines of Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Al-bada’ which denotes a meaning of ‘distinct or clearer than before’, was first introduced by the followers of Shiite al-Ithna ‘Ashariyyah to affirm the imamate in accordance with their thought. They affirmed that God knew best the needs and interests of the imamate which were previously unknown. This was due to the realization that if they were merely guided by the proclamation of scripture and testament, their claims of the twelve chosen imamate would be contradicted to the original concept of the imamate that had been held earlier by the Shiite al-Imamiyyah school of thought. Subsequently, the Shiite al-Ithna ‘Ashariyyah detached from upholding the supremacy of Ahl al-Bayt. Their claims have in fact violated the understanding as expressed in the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah as well as in the consensus of the majority of Muslims. This is summed up in the present article that the affirmation of imamate through al-bada’ which alledgedly for the benefits of men is fallacious as well as would impair the perfection of God Al Mighty.