Muʿtazilite theology
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Muʿtazilite theology is a rationalist school of early Islamic thought that emphasized divine justice, human free will, and the createdness of the Qur’an.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muʿtazilism | 7 |
| Mu'tazilism | 3 |
| Muʿtazilite theology canonical | 2 |
| Muʿtazili theology | 1 |
| Muʿtazilite kalam | 1 |
| Mu‘tazili theology | 1 |
| Mu‘tazilite theology | 1 |
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Target entity: Muʿtazilite theology Context triple: [Mihna, hasCause, Muʿtazilite theology]
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Sunni theology
Sunni theology is the mainstream doctrinal framework within Sunni Islam that systematizes beliefs about God, prophecy, scripture, and the unseen world, drawing on the Qur’an, hadith, and classical scholarly traditions.
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Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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Maturidi
Maturidi is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason alongside revelation to articulate Islamic creed and defend core doctrines.
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Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
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Islamic philosophy
Islamic philosophy is the tradition of philosophical inquiry within the Islamic world that engages with metaphysics, ethics, theology, and logic, drawing on the Qur’an, Greek philosophy, and diverse intellectual currents such as Sufism, kalam, and falsafa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Muʿtazilite theology Target entity description: Muʿtazilite theology is a rationalist school of early Islamic thought that emphasized divine justice, human free will, and the createdness of the Qur’an.
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A.
Sunni theology
Sunni theology is the mainstream doctrinal framework within Sunni Islam that systematizes beliefs about God, prophecy, scripture, and the unseen world, drawing on the Qur’an, hadith, and classical scholarly traditions.
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B.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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C.
Maturidi
Maturidi is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason alongside revelation to articulate Islamic creed and defend core doctrines.
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D.
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
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E.
Islamic philosophy
Islamic philosophy is the tradition of philosophical inquiry within the Islamic world that engages with metaphysics, ethics, theology, and logic, drawing on the Qur’an, Greek philosophy, and diverse intellectual currents such as Sufism, kalam, and falsafa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological school
ⓘ
kalam tradition ⓘ rationalist theology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Da'wah
ⓘ
surface form:
al-amr bi-l-maʿruf wa-n-nahy ʿan al-munkar
al-manzila bayna al-manzilatayn (intermediate position) ⓘ al-tawḥid (divine unity) ⓘ al-waʿd wa-l-waʿid (promise and threat) ⓘ al-ʿadl (divine justice) ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Ash'ari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashʿarite theology
traditionalist Sunni theology ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
createdness of the Qurʾan
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divine justice ⓘ divine unity ⓘ human free will ⓘ intermediate position of the grave sinner ⓘ promise and threat doctrine ⓘ rational obligation to know God ⓘ |
| declinedAfterCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion |
Basra
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Iraq ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
incompatibility of divine injustice with God’s nature
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moral responsibility of humans ⓘ use of reason in theology ⓘ |
| historicalFigureAssociated |
Abū al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf
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Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ ⓘ Al-Jahiz ⓘ
surface form:
al-Jāḥiẓ
al-Qāḍī ʿAbd al-Jabbār ⓘ ʿAmr ibn ʿUbayd ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic philosophical theology
Zaydi kalam ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Shia theology
some Imami Shia theologians ⓘ |
| language | Arabic terminology ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical reasoning (kalam)
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rational interpretation of scripture ⓘ |
| modernReception | studied as early Islamic rationalism ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ashʿarite theologians
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Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ
surface form:
Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
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| religiousTraditionOf | Islam ⓘ |
| supportedBy | some Abbasid caliphs ⓘ |
| teaches |
God must act justly
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Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qurʾan is created in time
good and evil are knowable by reason ⓘ humans create their own acts ⓘ |
| textualSourcesInclude | works of al-Qāḍī ʿAbd al-Jabbār ⓘ |
| viewOnAttributesOfGod | divine attributes are not distinct entities from God’s essence ⓘ |
| viewOnEschatology | denies beatific vision of God in the hereafter ⓘ |
| viewOnSin | grave sinner is neither believer nor unbeliever ⓘ |
| wasOfficialDoctrineDuring |
Mihna (inquisition)
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surface form:
Miḥna (inquisition)
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