↑Abrahamov, Binyamin (1998). Islamic Theology - Traditionalism and Rationalism. Edinburgh University Press. p. 15. ISBN9780748611027. al - Lalaka'i , tried to refute their opponents through using reason and systems of Kalām .
↑ ۶٫۰۶٫۱Holtzman, Livnat (7 March 2018). Anthropomorphism in Islam - The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350). Edinburgh University Press. p. 183. ISBN9780748689576. Al - Lalaka'i was most probably an Ashoarite : he studied Ashoarite kalām with the illustrious mutakallim Abu Ishaq al - Isfaraoini ( d . 1027 ) and his most famous disciple was al - Khatib al - Baghdadi (d. 1071) who was uncompromising in his Ash'arism