Islamic inquisition
C28309
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic inquisition canonical | 2 |
| theological inquisition | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Islamic inquisition
Generated description
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.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mihna | — |
| Islamic inquisition | theological inquisition |
| Miḥna | — |