<![CDATA[This study examines Imam al-Sanūsī’s theological (kalām) thought of Imam al-Sanūsī and its impact on the consolidation of Islamic creed (ʿaqīdah) in Indonesia. Its central problem concerns the extent to which the influence of his creedal text Umm al-Barāhīn extends into the works of Nusantara scholars, and the degree to which they adhered to his theological methodology or adapted it—an issue that has not previously received independent analytical study despite the renown of the scholars examined. The research aims to uncover this continuity through an analytical study of the manifestations of Sanūsian theological thought, in both method and content, in Dharīʿat al-Yaqīn by Shaykh Nawawī al-Bantanī and Risālah Jumānat al-Tawḥīd by Shaykh Wan Ahmad al-Fatani, in comparison with what is contained in al-Sanūsī's Umm al-Barāhīn. The researcher employed the descriptive-analytical method, describing the historical context of the spread of theological schools in Indonesia. The study concludes that both shaykhs transmitted the essence of al-Sanūsī's creedal methodology, with only minor modifications in presentation and arrangement suited to the local educational environment—confirming the continuity of the Sanūsian Ashʿarite school in consolidating creed in Southeast Asia and its adaptation to Indonesia's particular context. The novelty of this research lies in its tracing of this influence across two texts that had not previously received sufficient analytical study, and in its linking of the Moroccan theological heritage with the scholarly tradition of the Islamic Southeast Asian world more broadly.]]>
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