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"Sharh al-Aqāid" is one of the important works of the sharh tradition in the Muslim education system in terms of the science of the Kalām. As a course book, Sharh al-Aqāid has been taught in the curriculum of madrasa for many centuries. The reason of Sharh al-Aqāid for being preferred as a course book is to summarize the previous theological literature in a simple and understandable way. The fact that Sharh al-Aqāid has a theological content, it needs to be evaluated from different angles. In the study, It has made some determinations on the theological value of Sharh al-Aqāid, as method, content and literature. Thus, an attempt was made to reach an analytical judgment on the work and what mean in terms of Muslim thought.

Sharh al-Aqāid edited by Teftāzānī is the most famous of the sharhes on “Aqāid an-Nasafī” is Omer an-Nasafī’s theology text. This reputation of the work has caused it to be one of the classical works in the field of kalām. There are two basic elements in the method of Sharh al-Aqāid used when describing the theological issues. The first of these is that it is prepared in a simple and short way according to the classical kalām problems. The second one is to give competing views of the rival sects in a comparative way and also partly to make their philosophy. In this respect, it is possible to see Sharh al-Aqāid as a kalām philosophy effort as well as being a work of kalām.