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Someone asked before what the "Summa" of Islam is. I said that depends on your creed. I will repeat my suggestions on this with more information on each creed.

Maturidi creed: upholding the doctrine of free will and natural law, Maturidis place high value on reason, science and classical philosophy. Their jurisprudence is Hanafi. The Maturidi "Summa" is Tabsirat al-Adilla

Ash'ari creed: denying efficient causation and natural law, Ash'aris subscribe to decisionism and consider esoteric teachings of the Sufis to be the focal truth of Islam. Ash'ari jurisprudence includes two schools, Shafi'i and Maliki. The Ash'ari "Summa" is "Iyha Ulum al-Din"


Athari Creed: rejecting layers of interpretation of the Qur'an, Atharis believe the text only has one meaning and that meaning is plain. Their school of jurisprudence is Hanbali. The Athari "Summa" is Ibn Taymiyya's "Kitab al Iman"