Amal bint Abd al-Aziz al-Amr
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Amal bint Abd al-Aziz al-Amr is a contemporary Saudi scholar and researcher in Islamic theology (aqidah), known for her comprehensive study of theological vocabulary and concepts related to divine lordship (tawhid al-rububiyyah) .
Academic Work and Research
Al-Amr prepared her doctoral dissertation in the Department of Creed under the title al-Alfaz wal-Mustalahat al-Mutaalliqah bi-Tawhid al-Rububiyyah: Jam‘an wa-Dirasah (Words and Terminology Related to the Unification of Lordship: A Collection and Study) . Her project was undertaken alongside complementary doctoral studies registered in the same department addressing terminology across other branches of theology, including the unification of divine names and attributes (tawhid al-asma wa-al-sifat) by Asma bint Abd al-Aziz al-Salman and prophethood (al-nubuwwat) by Munirah bint Farraj al-Uqla .
In her academic research, al-Amr examined the linguistic roots and theological definitions of concepts associated with divine lordship according to Ahl al-Sunnah, juxtaposing them with the usages and underlying principles of differing theological factions . Her work critically analyzed the methodological approaches of theological opponents concerning religious phrasing—such as the employment of non-scriptural, ambiguous, or innovated expressions, and reliance on figurative interpretation (ta'wil) . She also evaluated classical reference works on theological definitions, including al-Mubin by Sayf al-Din al-Amidi, al-Ta‘rifat by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Jurjani, and al-Tawqif ‘ala Muhimmat al-Ta‘arif by Zayn al-Din al-Munawi . The applied portion of her study systematically categorized terms pertaining to the characteristics of lordship, proofs of divine sovereignty, manifestations of polytheism in lordship, and innovated terminology .
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al-Alfaz wal-Mustalahat al-Mutaalliqah bi-Tawhid al-Rububiyyah (Words and Terminology Related to the Unification of Lordship) is an academic study in Islamic theology dedicated to collecting, defining, and analyzing vocabulary and technical terms pertaining to divine lordship (tawhid al-rububiyyah) from the perspective of Ahl al-Sunnah and other theological groups.