Mihna
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The Mihna was an Islamic inquisition instituted in the 9th century that tested and persecuted scholars over their adherence to the doctrine of the createdness of the Qur’an.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mihna canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic inquisition
ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | al-Mutawakkil ⓘ |
| aim |
to assert caliphal authority over religious scholarship
ⓘ
to enforce doctrinal conformity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Islamic inquisition
ⓘ
Miḥna ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| causeOf |
dismissal of judges
ⓘ
execution of some opponents ⓘ flogging of scholars ⓘ imprisonment of scholars ⓘ |
| chronology |
early reign of al-Mutawakkil
ⓘ
reign of al-Ma'mun ⓘ reign of al-Mu'tasim ⓘ reign of al-Wathiq ⓘ |
| continuedBy |
al-Mu'tasim
ⓘ
al-Wathiq ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Islamic heresiographical works
ⓘ
Sunni biographical literature ⓘ |
| endTime | 848 ⓘ |
| enforcedDoctrine | created Qur'an ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic theology
ⓘ
Qur'anic doctrine ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decline of Mu'tazilite influence in Sunni Islam
ⓘ
limitation of caliphal interference in doctrine ⓘ strengthening of Sunni traditionalism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ideology |
Muʿtazilite theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Mu'tazilism
|
| inception | 9th century ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Arabic ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
ordeal
ⓘ
trial ⓘ |
| location |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| mainTopic | createdness of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
ⓘ
Sahl al-Tustari ⓘ
surface form:
Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari
Yahya ibn Ma'in ⓘ |
| opposedBy | traditionalist Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | uncreated Qur'an ⓘ |
| partOf | Abbasid religious policy ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent | trial of Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ |
| startTime | 833 ⓘ |
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