Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine Maturidi and Qādi Abd al-Jabbār's views on the existential emotion basis of faith. It is stated that faith, which is the basis of psychosocial actions in divine religions, has special importance. Beliefs are considered to be formed by mental abilities and emotional experiences. There are different approaches to the nature of faith, its emotional and psychological existentialism. In the description of faith the expression “work/action of the heart” or “approval of the heart” can be said to describe the existential dimension of faith, in other words, it also describes the effect of feelings such as trust, consent, love, respect, will and obedience in the process of forming faith. The faith and Islam are the ways in which a person directs all his senses and feelings towards the pleasure of Allah and obeys him. The faith consists of the actual confirmation of the heart, that is, the confirmation of something true from the heart with feelings of trust, consent, love and will, obedience to good and avoiding evil. This happens by trying to convince one’s senses, feelings and self by proving the realm of the unseen, moving from the visible realm. In the Qur'an faith is exemplified by analogies such as a beautiful tree, a beautiful word, a healthy sense of hearing and vision, vitality, light, and a beautiful plant of the hometown. Faith is characterized by feelings of shame and compassion. It is said that faith is beautiful and like an adornment for its owner. All these are qualities and parables that reveal the emotional aspect of faith. Therefore faith is a process that develops and lives, consisting of the mind, the soul, the senses and emotions, which are the abilities of the heart.