ATTITUDES TOWARDS DOGMA ISSUES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPANION

The paper gives information about the early stage of the development of the dogmatic theology in the period of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad. In particular, it includes information about the disagree- ment between the companions on the legal and theological issues. Besides, the views of the companions on the dogmatic theology were analyzed. There are 10 fundamental issues that have been the subject of heated debate among Islamic theologians of the Middle Ages. Approaches to these issues are comparatively analyzed from the point of view of modern Islamic studies. Actual conclusions have been developed on some of the fundamental problems concerning the differ- ences between modern Islamic trends and schools