| Imam al-Bayhaqi and the Ash'ari School | p. 3 |
| Al-Bayhaqi | p. 3 |
| Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari | p. 9 |
| The Prophetic Narrations in Praise of the Ash'aris | p. 15 |
| The Ash'ari School From the Time of al-Ash'ari | p. 17 |
| Al-Ash'ari's Refutation of the Hashwiyya and Mu'tazila | p. 18 |
| Ibn Mahdi al-Tabari (d. 380) | p. 21 |
| Al-Khattabi (d. 388) | p. 22 |
| Al-Halimi (d. 403) | p. 23 |
| Al-Hakim (d. 405) | p. 24 |
| Ibn Furak (d. 406) | p. 26 |
| Allah's Names And Attributes | p. 29 |
| What Allah Is Not | p. 29 |
| The Self-Exalted (al-Muta'al) | p. 29 |
| The Most Hidden (al-Batin) | p. 30 |
| The All-Hearing (al-Sami') | p. 30 |
| The All-Seeing (al-Basir) | p. 30 |
| The Witness (Al-Shahid) | p. 30 |
| Allah's "Nearness" And His "Cover" | p. 31 |
| The Unity Of Tawhid | p. 31 |
| Allah's Speech | p. 32 |
| The Recitation Of The Qur'an | p. 32 |
| Allah's Self (Nafs) | p. 34 |
| Allah's Form (Sura) | p. 35 |
| Allah's Hand, Palm, Fingers, etc. | p. 36 |
| The Method In Interpreting The Attributes | p. 38 |
| The Beginning of Creation | p. 39 |
| Allah's Establishment Over The Throne (Istiwa') | p. 39 |
| Allah's Coming (Ityan) And Arrival (Maji') | p. 43 |
| Allah's Descent (Nuzul) | p. 44 |
| Allah's Facing Of The Worshipper | p. 45 |
| Allah's Face (Wajh) | p. 45 |
| Allah's Astonishment ('Ajab) And Laughter (Dahik) | p. 47 |
| Allah's Love (mahabba), Hate (bughd), and Dislike (karahiyya) | p. 47 |
| Appendices | p. 55 |
| Allah's Beautiful Names | p. 55 |
| The Controversy Over the Pronunciation of the Qur'an | p. 59 |
| The Vision of Allah in the World and the Hereafter | p. 71 |
| Allah's "Hand" | p. 81 |
| Istiwa' Is A Divine Act | p. 87 |
| Allah's "Coming" And "Arrival" | p. 95 |
| Allah's "Descent" | p. 99 |
| Ibn Hajar's Commentary | p. 101 |
| Some Misleading Reports From the Salaf | p. 104 |
| Al-Khattabi's Commentary | p. 105 |
| Al-Maturidi, Ibn Hazm, and Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab | p. 107 |
| Ibn 'Abd al-Barr's Controversy | p. 108 |
| Ibn al-'Arabi's Refutation of Ibn 'Abd al-Barr | p. 109 |
| Al-'Iraqi and Ibn Jahbal's Dismissal of Ibn 'Abd al-Barr | p. 113 |
| Al-Qari's Recapitulation | p. 114 |
| Bibliography | p. 121 |
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