EBÛ’L-MUÎN EN-NESEFÎ’YE GÖRE MAHİYET, ARTMA VE AZALMA YÖNÜYLE İMAN

The nature of faith according to Abu’-Muîn an-Nasafi Abu’l-Muîn an-Nasafi probably made the most important contributions to the theolological system of Mâtürîdî school. For this reason he is called second person in Maturîdî Kalam School. In this paper, first, after giving brief discussion on faith in general we will focused on definition of faith according to him. Second, we will try to explain his views about the definition and essence of faith whether it increases and decreases. Finally, we will summarize and critizize his views on this subject.