Islamic inquisition
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concept
The Islamic inquisition (mihna) was a state-enforced religious trial system, most notably under the Abbasid caliphs, used to test and compel scholars’ adherence to official theological doctrines, particularly regarding the nature of the Qur’an.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| theological inquisition | 1 |
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
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| Mihna | — |
| Islamic inquisition | theological inquisition |
| Miḥna | — |